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Sat, 15 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Surge in Prairie meth use forces First Nations to find creative solutions
Methamphetamine is cheap, accessible and sweeping through the Prairies at record rates, with First Nations bearing the brunt of the impact.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 16:56:01 EDT
After 3 weeks without power, this P.E.I. neighbourhood banded together to clear trees from street
About 20 people on Prince Edward Island are still without power three weeks after Fiona hit. Nearly a dozen of those still in the dark are in Wheatley River. On Friday night, they got tired of waiting...

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 18:46:27 EDT
Suspect in Sydney, N.S.-area shooting arrested, victim in stable condition
Cape Breton Regional Police said Saturday a suspect they were searching for following a shooting in Sydney, N.S., that sent one person to hospital has now been arrested.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Ojibwe horses are endangered, but a few Canadian ranches are determined to keep them alive
Meet some of the people trying to revitalize an endangered horse breed that roamed Canada long before European contact.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 06:00:00 EDT
Do your homework on who's running for school board trustees, say researchers and candidates
As part of municipal elections in Ontario (Oct. 24) and other provinces and territories over the coming weeks, school board trustees will be among officials chosen to serve their communities. But what...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:17:00 EST
Ottawa residents felt 'abandoned' by the city and police during convoy protest, Emergencies Act inquiry hears

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 18:06:57 EDT
Aydin Coban sentenced to 13 years for sexual extortion of Amanda Todd
The man convicted of sexually extorting B.C. teenager Amanda Todd was sentenced to 13 years in prison Friday. Todd was 15 years old when she took her own life in 2012.

Sat, 15 Oct 2022 12:00:00 EDT
Work camp for new B.C. energy project raises safety concerns for Indigenous women and girls
Groups advocating on behalf of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) say they worry a major fossil fuel project in Squamish, B.C., presents risks to the safety of women in the com...

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 17:03:37 EDT
Turpel-Lafond now claims her father was adopted from a Cree family
After months of declining to directly answer CBC's questions about her father's parentage, Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond has now claimed in a statement on Twitter that her father, who she says was Cree, ...

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 17:05:37 EDT
Former Ontario attorney general Marion Boyd dead at 76
Marion Boyd, Ontario's first female and non-lawyer attorney general, has died at age 76.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Real estate agents caught on hidden camera facilitating mortgage fraud for a fee
An undercover investigation by CBC Marketplace has exposed some networks of real estate agents, mortgage brokers and bank employees facilitating mortgage fraud for a fee.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 10:10:39 EDT
Supreme Court restores conviction in Calgary murder case after ruling statements to police were voluntary
The Supreme Court of Canada has restored a Calgary man's first-degree murder conviction, ruling his statements to police were admissible as evidence against him at trial.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Price gap on heavy Canadian oil tops $30 per barrel, widest spread since 2018
A barrel of the North American oil benchmark is changing hands for about $90 US a barrel right now, but the heavy crude that comes from Canada's oilsands is fetching $30 less because of a perfect stor...

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 10:23:00 EDT
Military eases vaccine mandate, presses ahead with discipline for unvaccinated troops
The Canadian Armed Forces plans to press ahead with the forced expulsion of dozens of unvaccinated troops despite a new order from defence chief Gen. Wayne Eyre on Friday ending the military's blanket...

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 06:00:00 EDT
Why Hockey N.B. is hiring a Black drag performer to lead workshops on respect
When Hockey New Brunswick started tracking all complaints of discrimination last year, organizers expected to get just a few. Instead, 29 allegations were investigated, resulting in 15 players being ...

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 12:24:50 EDT
Oilsands group pledges to spend $16.5B on carbon capture project by 2030
Canada's biggest oilsands producers say they will spend $16.5 billion before 2030 on the first stage of a massive proposed carbon capture and storage facility near Cold Lake, Alta.

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 22:40:13 EDT
Indigenous groups rally around Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond amid calls for proof of her Cree ancestry
Indigenous organizations in Saskatchewan and British Columbia are expressing support for Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond in the wake of a CBC News investigation into her claims of Indigenous ancestry. But so...

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 05:00:00 EDT
New Brunswick 'sees no need' to release COVID-19 modelling, despite predicted surge
The New Brunswick government refuses to release its latest COVID-19 projections.

Fri, 14 Oct 2022 08:55:03 EDT
Ontario wine producers seek solutions to extreme cold weather threats as winter approaches
One extremely cold day last winter was all it took to cause widespread damage to Bill Redelmeier's crops at an organic winery in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont..

Thu, 13 Oct 2022 10:41:04 EDT
Cardy resigns as N.B. education minister, sends scorching letter to premier
Dominic Cardy resigned Thursday as New Brunswick’s minister of education and early childhood development. Premier Blaine Higgs responded by saying he'll ask caucus to expel Cardy.



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