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Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:11:33 EST
Why Canada should have known Big Tobacco ties would risk COVID-19 vaccine approval

Sat, 2 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Rare Indigenous eyewitness account of Battle of the Little Bighorn found in Ontario
A rare Indigenous account of one of the most important battles in U.S. history was discovered at a museum in Brampton, Ont. Two archivists worked to bring Standing Bear's documents home to the Oglala ...

Sat, 2 Apr 2022 15:36:50 EDT
Canadian Forces in desperate need of new spending, procurement follow-through, experts say
Canada's military readiness is suffering from a lack of investment and the federal government must ensure that desperately needed new money actually gets spent, experts in defence and procurement s...

Sat, 2 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Texts, emails show what Ottawa police told convoy organizers ahead of protest
Text messages between one of the convoy protest organizers and an Ottawa police officer show how police told protesters where to park, which one expert calls an agreement gone awry.

Sat, 2 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Kanien'kehá:ka veterinarian hopes to inspire more Indigenous people into the profession
After uprooting her life and moving 3,000-plus kilometres from her community to a Caribbean island, Montana Diabo's dream to become a veterinarian turned to reality.

Sat, 2 Apr 2022 11:00:00 EDT
Federal changes to B.C. crab fishery could put some commercial harvesters out of business
Commercial crab harvesters in British Columbia are concerned changes over how they're able to fish for Dungeness crabs off the west coast of Vancouver Island could push some small, family-run operati...

Sat, 2 Apr 2022 16:28:59 EDT
Mixed reactions from P.E.I. potato growers as U.S. border reopens to exports
The P.E.I. Potato Board says potato growers on Prince Edward Island can expect high demand for Island spuds now that the U.S. border has been reopened to some stock.

Sat, 2 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
CODA's Oscar win puts deaf culture in spotlight, say Canadian child of deaf adults and CODA star's ASL tutor
Jessica Brockway, a Canadian child of deaf adults, and Anselmo DeSousa, the Toronto-based American Sign Language tutor of a star in the Oscar-winning film CODA, say they're excited that deaf culture h...

Sat, 2 Apr 2022 08:00:00 EDT
Ramadan fasting presents an extra challenge for Muslims with diabetes
Tens of thousands of Muslims in Calgary are starting a month of fasting, which is easier for some than others.

Sat, 2 Apr 2022 12:26:34 EDT
Saskatoon police PSA showing gang member in wheelchair sends ableist message, disability advocates say
The Saskatoon Police Service shared an image, originally from a 2015 awareness campaign by B.C. police, on its new Drop Gangs website. On Friday, SPS removed the image and apologized to people on soci...

Sat, 2 Apr 2022 07:00:00 EDT
N.B. teen lives for the grit, grime and gut-wrenching speed of barrel racing
Years before the hit series Yellowstone made it famous, Salisbury's Grace Johnston was hooked on barrel racing. Now 17, she's headed to the world championships in the U.S.

Sat, 2 Apr 2022 05:22:42 EDT
Green Party MP Elizabeth May says she has tested positive for COVID-19
Green Party of Canada MP Elizabeth May says she has tested positive for COVID-19. She says the illness is "no joke," and that this is no time for people to be in crowded indoor spaces.

Fri, 1 Apr 2022 19:30:43 EDT
'An emotional comeback': Muslims prepare for 1st Ramadan together after COVID-19 restrictions lift
After a difficult two years when Ramadan celebrations were forced online or severely curtailed because of pandemic restrictions, Muslims in Canada are preparing for a return to the kind of holy month ...

Sat, 2 Apr 2022 07:00:00 EDT
Federal justice minister says B.C. man's murder conviction was likely miscarriage of justice
Canada's minister of justice ordered a new trial this week for a B.C. man after concluding that his 1995 murder conviction was likely a miscarriage of justice.

Fri, 1 Apr 2022 13:50:29 EDT
Birds are dying by the hundreds in western Newfoundland. Seabird experts want to know why
Dead seabirds are showing up by the hundreds on the ice and on shore near the town of Hampden, leaving residents and biologists stumped. Similar reports have also come in from Labrador and northeast ...

Sat, 2 Apr 2022 09:07:12 EDT
Hajdu hopes long-term boil water advisories lifted by 2025, end of Liberal-NDP deal
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu hopes Canada will be able to lift its remaining long-term drinking water advisories by 2025 — the year a deal between the NDP and the Liberal government is s...

Fri, 1 Apr 2022 14:15:39 EDT
Grain heist 'a bit of a kick in the pants' for Manitoba farmer now out $40K
A Manitoba farmer is warning other producers to be on the lookout for thieves after about 1,600 bushels of canola were stolen from his property over the winter.

Sat, 2 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
This student society is searching swamps for sasquatch
It's no April Fools' joke. Some Peterborough, Ont., students are out searching for sasquatch. They've even formed an official student club.

Fri, 1 Apr 2022 15:24:47 EDT
Ukrainian MPs urge Canada to provide money for weapons to fight Russia
Ukrainian legislators are asking Canada to give their country the money it needs to buy military weapons to fight Russia's invasion.

Fri, 1 Apr 2022 20:01:11 EDT
B.C. government announces additional logging deferrals for at-risk old-growth trees
On Friday the B.C. government announced additional temporary protections for more of the province's iconic old-growth trees.



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