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Thu, 28 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Pope Francis to hold mass outside Quebec City on 2nd day of visit to province
After delivering a speech calling for unity and healing to a crowd of more than 100,000 on the Plains of Abraham Wednesday evening, Pope Francis will hold a mass in a basilica to a much smaller audien...

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Quebec's Conservative party surges in the polls as some of its candidates spread conspiracy theories
Once a fringe party, the Quebec Conservatives are suddenly nearing 20 per cent in some polls. But CBC News found several of the party's candidates circulate misinformation about COVID-19. ...

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Harper passes the populist-conservative torch to Poilievre
Whatever the reason for Stephen Harper’s endorsement, his imprimatur symbolically connects Harper’s personal political project with Pierre Poilievre’s own approach to politics and leadership. Bu...

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Who gets Fluffy? Lawyers see spike in pet custody cases as couples split under pandemic pressure
Lawyers who spoke with CBC News said they have seen pet custody cases involving reptiles, horses and even pot-bellied pigs.

Thu, 28 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
The best magicians in the world are gathering in Canada this week
Thousands of magicians from more than 50 countries are attending the Fédération Internationale des Sociétés Magiques (FISM) World Championship in Quebec City this week, where 110 magicians are hop...

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 19:48:28 EDT
Red Deer, Alta., emergency workers want you to stop shoving your phone into cupholders
Red Deer emergency personnel have started a social media campaign aimed at raising awareness on the number of accidental 911 calls caused by placing your cellphone in a cupholder.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 16:21:51 EDT
Amanda Todd feared extortion would continue for the rest of her life, Crown tells jury
A Crown lawyer says British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd pushed back against the person harassing and extorting her online, sending them a message saying she hoped they felt guilty for "ruining a you...

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 18:56:57 EDT
Pope says Catholic communities to promote Indigenous cultures 'in the spirit of' UNDRIP
After arriving in Quebec City, Pope Francis made a public address at the Citadelle, the fortress overlooking the plains and St. Lawrence River and bordering the old city.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 08:00:00 EDT
Just how healthy is Alberta's soil? A new database aims to find out
A new database is being put together at the University of Alberta measuring the province’s soil health, carbon storage capabilities and providing data to farmers to help plan management practices. ...

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 21:27:14 EDT
'I've never seen tragedy like this,' says man after child killed by GO train
Workers were seen putting up new fencing on Wednesday morning near a rail line in Mississauga, Ont., where a child was struck and killed by a GO train the previous evening.

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:29:19 EDT
Danielle Smith faces criticism of sovereignty plan, cancer remarks in UCP leadership debate
Danielle Smith, considered one of the front-runners in the United Conservative Party leadership race, faced sharp criticism Wednesday from debate rivals over her Alberta sovereignty plan and contro...

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 17:01:32 EDT
Stellantis confirms layoffs coming to Windsor, Brampton auto-assembly plants in Ontario
Stellantis has confirmed an unspecified number of job cuts are expected at the automaker's Windsor and Brampton assembly plants in Ontario as it looks to find "efficiencies" ahead of a planned shift t...

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 09:15:29 EDT
Rogers profits jumped 35% in the three months prior to the recent outage
Rogers Communications Inc. took in 10 per cent more revenue and saw its profits jump by more than a third in the three months up until the end of June, a financial reporting period that ended just bef...

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Canada needs a firm emissions reductions target for the aviation sector: open letter
The federal government needs to be more transparent — and ambitious — about its upcoming plan to reduce carbon emissions from the aviation industry, a group of environmental organizations are sayi...

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Royal Bank ordered to reveal who's behind 97 offshore accounts
A Federal Court judge has ordered Royal Bank of Canada to divulge the real owners of 97 offshore corporations that used its services, but a critic is wondering why it's taken the Canada Revenue Agency...

Wed, 27 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Dear Mom, the Pope is in Canada to meet residential school survivors
For residential school survivor Vivian Ketchum, the Pope’s visit has stirred up complicated feelings of what it means to forgive. She wrote this letter to her mom to process her emotions. ...

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:03:04 EDT
Pope's apology doesn't acknowledge church's role as 'co-author' of dark chapter: Murray Sinclair
A former Manitoba senator and chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada says there's a "deep hole" in the apology issued by Pope Francis on Monday.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 17:19:58 EDT
Convoy organizer Tamara Lich again granted bail
Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich has again been granted bail.

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 15:46:40 EDT
B.C. teen's harasser posed as child protection staff to family, Crown tells jury
Crown and defence counsel have finished calling evidence in the B.C. Supreme Court trial for the Dutch man accused of harassing and extorting teenager Amanda Todd before she died a decade ago. ...

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 20:13:11 EDT
Sex charges stayed in case of former Indigenous leader
The Crown asked for a stay of proceedings after the alleged victim spent hours on the stand under cross-examination.



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