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Tue, 10 May 2022 13:00:36 EDT
'It was splashing over the windshield': Woman describes flight from flood in N.W.T.'s Paradise Gardens
The couple had been watching water levels rise and fall all day, waiting for them to go down like usual. They'd finally started to relax, when the knock came. They were out of time.

Tue, 10 May 2022 15:10:08 EDT
N.B. tourism industry faces labour shortage as it prepares for rebound summer
In the seaside village of Alma, about 70 kilometres south of Moncton, seasonal business owners are scrambling to find staff as the summer approaches. Help wanted signs are posted in windows in shops, ...

Tue, 10 May 2022 10:31:29 EDT
GG moved to tears in visit to Kuujjuaq addictions treatment centre
A visit to the Isuarsivik Recovery Centre in Kuujjuaq, Que., brought tears to the eyes of Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, who played a role in its founding. 'It's so important to say those words, 'I need help,'...

Tue, 10 May 2022 15:39:36 EDT
Sask. wait times for knee, hip surgeries worst in Canada in first 18 months of pandemic: report
In the first 18 months of the pandemic, only 30 per cent of Saskatchewan people got knee replacement surgeries within the national benchmark time frame of six months, according to the latest report fr...

Tue, 10 May 2022 14:34:23 EDT
Lack of open dialogue about abortion perpetuates stigma and barriers, Ontario researcher says
Abortion is legal in Canada, but that doesn't mean the procedure is always readily accessible, and the lack of open dialogue allows "that stigma and that silence ... stereotypes and taboos to continue...

Tue, 10 May 2022 12:39:15 EDT
'We're in 2022': Quebecers waiting for reliable internet say connectivity is long overdue
The CAQ announced Monday that all Quebecers who want it will be able to connect to high-speed Internet by Sept. 30.

Tue, 10 May 2022 09:45:01 EDT
Amid record-high national gas prices, Calgary's Suncor triples profits in a year
Oilsands giant Suncor Energy says it's more than tripled its earnings in its first quarter.

Tue, 10 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
I love my son, but I wish having him had been my choice
Danielle Barnsley was 17 years old when she found out she was pregnant. Almost 20 years later, she doesn’t know if she would have chosen differently, but she wishes that she had been given the choic...

Tue, 10 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Why Canada's plan to criminalize Holocaust denial could be unconstitutional — and redundant
The federal government will attempt to join several countries in Europe, including Germany, that makes Holocaust denial a crime. However, like any legislation that seeks to put curbs on expression, i...

Tue, 10 May 2022 00:41:18 EDT
Hundreds flee homes in northern Alberta due to flooding
Residents in the northern Alberta community of Chateh, west of High Level, could be out of their homes for several months after flooding forced them to evacuate Sunday and Monday. 

Tue, 10 May 2022 05:00:00 EDT
Not just chickens: In Ontario, bird flu has killed bald eagles, Canada geese — and juvenile red foxes
The deadly strain of avian flu ravaging Canada's poultry industry is also felling an unusual number of wild bird species and has even jumped species, killing a pair of juvenile foxes near St. Marys On...

Tue, 10 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Rare white deer native to Europe pops up in rural south Ottawa
A white fallow deer has moved into a field near the south Ottawa suburb of Manotick, to the delight of people living nearby.

Tue, 10 May 2022 05:00:00 EDT
Cost of N.S. mass shooting inquiry climbs above $20M
The Nova Scotia government has spent $12.8 million to date on the joint provincial and federal inquiry into the April 2020 massacre. Because costs are shared with Ottawa, this means the total has surp...

Tue, 10 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Lawyer disbarred years after GTA clients lost $7.7M in syndicated mortgages
More than five years after dozens of Greater Toronto Area investors found out they’d lost the millions they collectively invested in syndicated mortgages, their lawyer has been disbarred by the Law ...

Tue, 10 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
The DEW Line at 65: Future unclear for the North's aging radar sites
The Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line, later replaced by the North Warning System, changed the face of Canada's North. Will the remaining radar sites soon be retired?

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 08:40:35 EDT
Highlights from the 1st Ontario party leaders' debate

Tue, 10 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Graduating class looks to honour 4 RMC cadets killed in Kingston, Ont., crash
Cadets set to graduate from Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont., plan to honour the four classmates who died in a recent crash on campus.

Tue, 10 May 2022 05:00:00 EDT
An 'unsuitable' climate threatens Mi'kmaw community
A 2010 storm displaced dozens of families in this small Mi’kmaq community on the Bay of Chaleur. Sewers backed up. People lost cherished possessions. It was an early indicator of the threat posed to...

Mon, 9 May 2022 23:09:21 EDT
Friends, supporters rally for B.C. family facing deportation to Mexico
A school community in New Westminster, B.C., rallied Monday night in support of a couple at risk of being deported to Mexico. 

Mon, 9 May 2022 16:39:32 EDT
Indigenous women face higher rates of systemic discrimination, violence by RCMP, says report
The Canadian Feminist Alliance for International Action says there is “growing evidence of systemic discrimination and violence” against women by the national police force.



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