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Mon, 7 Jun 2021 04:00:07 EDT
$1,600 taken from customer's account — and her bank won't say why
A Vancouver woman wants to know why her bank, Tangerine, allowed $1,600 to be transferred out of her account and sent to another financial institution. Tangerine won’t tell her, or Go Public, and th...

Mon, 7 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Postpartum mental health visits spiked by more than 25 per cent in pandemic, research shows
For months, Canadian parents have shared stories of pandemic anxiety and stress. Now, just-published research suggests the strain on new mothers in particular has translated into more postpartum indiv...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 22:20:55 EDT
Statue of Egerton Ryerson toppled after hundreds rally in downtown Toronto
The statue of Egerton Ryerson, one of the architects of the residential school system in Canada, was toppled and vandalized Sunday evening following a demonstration in downtown Toronto. ...

Mon, 7 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Pandemic likely to drive a surge in immigration fraud, border agency warns
The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to drive an increase in immigration fraud and human smuggling as desperate migrants try to get into Canada, says a strategic intelligence report prepared by the Canada ...

Mon, 7 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Man convicted of manslaughter after throwing trailer hitch at Indigenous woman gets sentenced today
Brayden Bushby, convicted of manslaughter in the 2017 death of Barbara Kentner of Wabigoon Lake Ojibway Nation, will be sentenced this morning in Thunder Bay, Ont., in a case that struck chords across...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 06:00:00 EDT
New Brunswick's long and little-known history of assimilating Indigenous children
A residential school was never established in the province, but it was home to several institutions with the same objective — to assimilate Indigenous children into settler culture.

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 11:00:00 EDT
B.C. homeowner's court challenge threatens to open 'floodgates' to assessment appeals
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has sided with a Whistler homeowner in a court battle the provincial body responsible for property valuations warns could open the "floodgates" for British Columbians to cha...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 08:00:00 EDT
'We decided to figure out how to love again,' Sask. residential school survivor says of long marriage
This is a story of one of Canada's longest-running Indian residential schools, but it's also a love story told by 91-year-old survivor Therese Seesequasis from Saskatchewan.

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 20:47:53 EDT
The Weeknd wins Album of the Year, Artist of the Year at 2021 Juno Awards
The Weeknd took home Artist of the Year and Album of the year at the 50th annual Juno Awards on Sunday, while singer-songwriter Buffy Sainte-Marie opened the show by asking for compassion following t...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 20:52:43 EDT
Canadiens defeat Jets to take commanding series lead
Joel Armia had two goals and an assist, Carey Price made 26 saves and the Montreal Canadiens defeated the Winnipeg Jets 5-1 on Sunday to take a 3-0 lead in their second-round playoff series. ...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 14:00:00 EDT
Photographer captures 'odd but exciting' crow behaviour known as anting
A Victoria area photographer captured a crow in the process of anting, a behaviour that has been confounding experts for decades.

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 07:00:00 EDT
Where were Manitoba's residential schools — and what stands there now?
Here's a look at the 14 sites across Manitoba officially identified as former residential schools. It includes several where First Nations are searching for unmarked graves.

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 13:38:36 EDT
Ottawa approves NHL travel exemption for Stanley Cup playoffs
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino has issued a "national interest" exemption for NHL teams that requires them to enter and leave the country using private planes, undergo pre- and post-arrival test...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 08:00:00 EDT
As vaccination rates climb, thoughts across the North turn to reopening
The territories have seen 900 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic — a tiny sum to southerners, but outbreaks here have had an outsized impact.

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 12:21:52 EDT
Papal apology for church's role in residential schools may not be 'way forward': archbishop
The archbishop of Toronto suggested that the Catholic Church should work "quietly, gently" with Indigenous people and downplayed the idea that the Vatican has any additional records.

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
The number of misconduct investigations of border officers soared last year
The number of misconduct investigations of the officers who control Canada's border and entry points grew last year, despite a dramatic reduction in international travel during the pandemic. ...

Thu, 3 Jun 2021 21:17:43 EDT
Winnipeg homeowners looking for answers after wet concrete backs up into houses through sewer
Fraser Jack's living room armchair is now cemented to his floor, along with his vacuum. He's one of several Winnipeg homeowners in Scotia Heights dealing with the aftermath of a sewer backup of wet co...

Sat, 5 Jun 2021 22:22:29 EDT
B.C. weekend events mourn Indigenous children buried at Kamloops residential school
A mourning ceremony at Peace Arch Park, and a truck convoy in Kamloops were both held Saturday afternoon to mourn the loss of 215 Indigenous children the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation says a...

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 17:42:22 EDT
Canada's Stephen Ames wins PGA senior tour event, Mike Weir comes 2nd
Vancouver's Stephen Ames has won the Champions Tour's Principal Charity Classic. Mike Weir of Brights Grove, Ont., finished second.

Sun, 6 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Airlines offer cheap domestic flights to entice Canadians to take to the skies again
Despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and interprovincial travel restrictions still in place in several provinces, some of Canada’s airlines are advertising discounted domestic flights as a way to e...



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