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Sat, 26 Mar 2022 11:34:25 EDT
Indigenous communities 'expecting more' from Pope's visit, says Gov. Gen. Mary Simon

Sun, 29 May 2022 13:24:55 EDT
Ronnie Hawkins, musician who called Canada home and mentored the Band, dead at 87
Ronnie Hawkins, the big, boisterous Southern rockabilly singer who called Canada home and helped mentor the first band from this country inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, has died. ...

Sun, 29 May 2022 12:17:01 EDT
Charter flight carrying those fleeing war in Ukraine lands in Montreal
It's the second federally chartered plane to arrive in Canada over the past seven days after a first flight arrived Monday in Winnipeg.

Sun, 29 May 2022 09:00:00 EDT
Without intervention, 'superpigs' could soon invade Alberta cities, researcher warns
Recent wild boar sightings are a reminder that the elusive animals remain a threat to rural and urban habitats. Researcher Ryan Brook says Edmonton and Saskatoon will likely be among the first Canadia...

Sun, 29 May 2022 11:00:00 EDT
In B.C.'s far north, high gas prices compound the nearly 800 km round-trip for maternity care
In Fort Nelson, B.C., seeking pre-natal care is a costly affair as gas prices climb.

Sun, 29 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
20 years after they deployed to Afghanistan, Canadian soldiers ask: Was it worth it?
At their first reunion since the Afghanistan mission, this is how Canadian veterans say they view and value their role there in the wake of the Taliban's recent takeover.

Sun, 29 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Wastewater surveillance provides crucial COVID data, but also carries privacy concerns: scientists
Wastewater surveillance has gone from niche science to mainstream public health tool over the course of the pandemic. But some experts caution that the data collected could lead to privacy concerns, e...

Sat, 28 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Montreal non-profits are buying up apartments to keep rents low
Community organizations are taking housing units off the speculative market, but advocates say the government still needs to take responsibility.

Sat, 28 May 2022 23:04:47 EDT
Vancouver vigil held for Chelsea Poorman as family, advocates hold out for more answers around death
The mother of an Indigenous woman whose remains were found a year and half after she went missing in Vancouver says she won’t give up trying to find out what happened.

Sat, 28 May 2022 20:57:02 EDT
Artist behind Vancouver shoe display commemorating residential school victims reflects on past year
Dozens of people marked the anniversary of the display of shoes on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery Saturday, placed there after suspected unmarked graves were discovered on the grounds of a fo...

Sat, 28 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
More Canadians could face late-stage cancer tied to diagnosis delays during COVID pandemic
More Canadians could experience late-stage cancer diagnoses in the years ahead, medical experts warn, forecasting a looming crisis tied to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. 

Sat, 28 May 2022 06:00:00 EDT
P.E.I. mom thankful for girl who 'knew in her heart' to call 911 as others watched son be assaulted
The unprovoked beating her 13-year-old son endured from one of his peers in a Summerside park was bad enough. But what made it worse, his mother said, was that others stood around and watched. ...

Fri, 27 May 2022 23:36:59 EDT
B.C. ranch that refused vaccinated guest but kept their deposit now says they'll issue refund
A ranch owner in Kamloops, B.C., has been criticized by the province’s solicitor general for refusing to accept a vaccinated international traveller.

Sat, 28 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Montrealers open their homes to Ukrainian families fleeing war-torn country
Some Montrealers are turning their home upside down to house Ukrainian newcomers. About 400 Ukrainians are expected to arrive in the city on May 29.

Sun, 29 May 2022 05:00:00 EDT
The death of Jeremy Stephens: 1 power outage, 3 officers, 1 fugitive, 9 bullets — and many questions
Four years after police in Summerside, P.E.I., fatally shot a man who had fled from them into a dark basement after committing a crime, his family is still seeking answers. Read all four parts of a ...

Sat, 28 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
'It feels like a nightmare': Friends, family mourn Ottawa man killed by storm
Friends of Rob Hayami say he loved hockey, music and golf. He died Wednesday after being hit by a tree during Saturday's deadly derecho windstorm. Hayami was 49.

Fri, 27 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Quebec City mosque shooter must get chance at parole after 25 years, Supreme Court rules
Supreme Court of Canada justices examining the sentencing of Quebec City mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette decided unanimously on Friday that a sentencing provision allowing for consecutive, 25-yea...

Fri, 27 May 2022 15:15:25 EDT
B.C. spending $750K to expand access to free menstrual products
The B.C. government says it is providing $750,000 to expand access to free menstrual products for people who need them and to help the United Way establish a task force to consider how to end " peri...

Fri, 27 May 2022 10:47:46 EDT
Emergency alert system not good enough, says Bill Blair
Canada's emergency alert system is not working well enough when disaster strikes, Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair said Friday.

Fri, 27 May 2022 23:32:02 EDT
Winnipeg middle-school students find body during community cleanup exercise
Pembina Trails School Division superintendent Ted Fransen said a group of École South Pointe School students involved in a community cleanup day were doing service education when they came across the...



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