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Wed, 7 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Andrew Tate's been banned from social media. But his harmful content still reaches young men
Andrew Tate is the latest controversial social media star to be banned from platforms like TikTok and Instagram. But does this really do anything? Despite the bans, his content is still easily accessi...

Wed, 7 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Western University gets court approval to rename scholarships honouring 'racist' professor
An Ontario court has granted Western University permission to remove the name of an emeritus history professor from six academic prizes funded by his estate following criticism that he espoused radic...

Wed, 7 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
As a family doctor, so much of my work is invisible to patients
The next time you feel frustrated that your family doctor is running late, remember we are probably helping someone through a crisis, writes Dr. Laura Sang. She details a day in the life as a family d...

Tue, 6 Sep 2022 11:09:18 EDT
RCMP say Sask. mass killing suspect not on James Smith Cree Nation, search continues
Police are continuing to search for one of two suspects accused of murder in connection with the mass stabbing that left 10 people dead and 18 injured in the area of James Smith Cree Nation and the n...

Tue, 6 Sep 2022 15:38:41 EDT
RCMP faces extra scrutiny over hunt for Sask. stabbing suspect after admitting past failures
Experts say RCMP seems to be taking a different approach to its hunt for Saskatchewan fugitive Myles Sanderson, after facing strong criticism over mistakes it made during the Nova Scotia mass shooting...

Tue, 6 Sep 2022 01:56:15 EDT
Parole records reveal Saskatchewan suspect's violent history
Myles Sanderson’s parole documents paint a picture of a violent offender with a long record of assault, alcohol and drug abuse and intimate partner violence.

Wed, 7 Sep 2022 00:19:26 EDT
Britain's new prime minister attended this B.C. school for a year in the late '80s
Liz Truss attended Parkcrest elementary in Burnaby, B.C., for one year in the late 1980s while her father worked at Simon Fraser University. A former classmate and former teacher have vague, but fond ...

Tue, 6 Sep 2022 20:30:18 EDT
Prince George, B.C., school bus routes cancelled after sudden resignation of drivers
Dozens of families in Prince George, B.C., were left scrambling for ways to get their kids to class on the first day of school after the sudden resignation of multiple school bus drivers. ...

Tue, 6 Sep 2022 22:22:32 EDT
Canadians living with dementia expected to triple by 2050, Alzheimer's society says
A new study from the Alzheimer's Society of Canada predicts that the number of people in Canada living with dementia will triple over the next 30 years. 

Tue, 6 Sep 2022 18:33:56 EDT
2 years after dropping 'Clan' name, Simon Fraser teams to be known as 'Red Leafs'
Two years after dumping their controversial Clan nickname, Simon Fraser University's sports teams will be called the Red Leafs. SFU announced the news on Tuesday after what the Burnaby, B.C. school ca...

Tue, 6 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
High inflation leaves Hamilton parents with an expensive return to school
Parents of students returning to school this week are struggling to afford supplies, food, clothing, and to pay bills due to inflation. Many local organizations are ramping up backpack programs to hel...

Tue, 6 Sep 2022 10:42:06 EDT
Northern Alberta First Nation suing province over cumulative environmental effects
A northern Alberta First Nation has filed what experts say is the province's first lawsuit claiming cumulative effects from industry, agriculture and settlement are so pervasive, they violate the band...

Tue, 6 Sep 2022 09:56:34 EDT
Interim Conservative Leader Candice Bergen says she's not running in next election
Interim Conservative Leader Candice Bergen says she won't be running in the next federal election, but will stay on as an MP after a new leader is selected this weekend.

Tue, 6 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Excitement, adrenaline, jitters: what Canadians are feeling on the first day of school
This school year, students in kindergarten through Grade 12 are filing into classrooms much more reminiscent of pre-pandemic times. Parents, teachers and students tell us about the first day, share wh...

Tue, 6 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
How a frozen woolly mammoth moved a community — and what happens next
Thousands of years after Nun cho ga roamed what is now the Yukon, the baby woolly mammoth is the symbol of hope in a community, and Debbie Nagano hopes that’s where she stays.

Tue, 6 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Beloved veterinarian takes her own life, leaving West Quebec equine community shocked, saddened
Remembering Dr. Andrea Kelly, equine veterinarian, friend and community member in the Ottawa and Pontiac area

Tue, 6 Sep 2022 05:00:00 EDT
RCMP officer who considered N.S. gunman a contact has no memory of threats complaints
An RCMP officer who visited the Nova Scotia mass shooter about 16 times, years before the mass shooting, and was tasked with investigating at least one report of his illegal guns, is testifying before...

Tue, 6 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Toronto-area man still not buried 8 months after death amid graveyard dispute
Louis Tsotsos died of COVID-19 complications back in January. Yet he still hasn't been buried next to his father in a graveyard north of Toronto, as a legal battle rages around his family's rights to ...

Tue, 6 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Canadian Wrestling's Elite comes back with a bang as tour looks to rebound from COVID-19
If a recent show in Thunder Bay is any indication, it won't take long for Winnipeg-based professional wrestling company Canadian Wrestling's Elite (CWE) to regain the momentum it lost during the COVID...

Tue, 6 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Canadians are turning to credit cards for financial stress relief — and debt is on the rise
As high inflation rates drive up the cost of essentials, consumers are putting purchases small and large on their credit cards to alleviate some immediate pressures of their expenses. But a new report...



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