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Mon, 28 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Why reports of COVID-19 infections after 2 vaccine doses aren't cause for alarm
"Breakthrough infections" among fully vaccinated individuals can make for alarming headlines. But they're rare — totaling just 0.5 per cent of reported COVID-19 cases since vaccination efforts bega...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Regina woman who lost mother and grandmother to COVID-19 says return to normal isn't possible
As restrictions begin to ease and people grow increasingly excited to resume normal activities, a 21-year-old Regina woman who lost her mother and grandmother to COVID-19 says life won't return to nor...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
'Ashamed of my faith': Some Catholics struggle after discovery of unmarked graves at residential schools
Some Catholics are struggling with their faith and are angry with the Catholic Church following the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Google doodle pays tribute to Indigenous women's rights activist Mary Two-Axe Earley
Mary Two-Axe Earley, whose advocacy helped lead to changes in the Indian Act in 1985, is the focus of Google's June 28 doodle.

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
'We're here for a reason': Canadiens ready to seize moment against Lightning in Stanley Cup final
The Montreal Canadiens appreciate the magnitude of the task awaiting them in the Stanley Cup Final against the defending champion Tampa Bay Lightning. But the Habs aren't inclined to feel intimidated,...

Mon, 28 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
'Like a playbook': Former track star speaks of years of grooming by coach
It wasn't an injury that saw Mary Jane Richards' track career come to an abrupt halt in the 1990s, but rather what she says were years of grooming by her running coach — which included inappropriate...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 06:00:52 EDT
Survivors, community honour 751 unmarked graves at Sask. residential school site with vigil
Seven-hundred and fifty-one lights spanned the entirety of the unmarked graves discovered on Cowessess First Nation in southeast Saskatchewan where a large group of people, many wearing orange clothes...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 12:25:28 EDT
'Heat dome' settles in across Western Canada, bringing sweltering temperatures
Daily and all-time temperature records are expected to be broken over the coming days as a "heat dome" settles in over Western Canada, from British Columbia into Saskatchewan and up into the Northwest...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Stories of Mohawk Institute Residential School survivors fuel calls for intensive search of grounds
Residential schools "did atrocities that no child should ever have to experience in their lifetime," said director of Woodland Cultural Centre that now occupies site of former Mohawk Institute in Bran...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 16:22:51 EDT
'We're still here': Dene mark 100 years of the first Treaty 11 signing in Fort Providence, N.W.T.
Deh Gáh Got'îê First Nation Chief Joachim Bonnetrouge said elders have told him Dene don't have much to celebrate when it comes to the 100th anniversary of Treaty 11, but he feels differently. ...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 20:32:10 EDT
3 more hurt in coyote attacks in northwest Calgary, days after aggressive coyote killed nearby
The city is investigating after three women were bitten at locations just a few hundred metres apart, a few hours apart, by coyotes.

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 15:34:17 EDT
International students coming to Canada navigate numerous barriers as they look to begin fall classes
Students from out of country are facing significant challenges getting back to their studies, including visa backlogs, lack of vaccinations and fewer available flights.

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Why criminal charges for deaths at residential schools would be unprecedented — and enormously complex
A prominent national Indigenous organization says criminal charges against the operators of residential schools are not only warranted but necessary if Canada wants to fulfill its pledge of reconcilia...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Teachers need ongoing anti-Black racism training, not workshops, elective courses, experts say
Amid continuing calls to address anti-Black racism in Canadian classrooms, attention is turning to the training of educators, with a recognition that Band-Aid solutions aren't enough to 'change someth...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 13:31:30 EDT
Canadiens forward Joel Armia placed in COVID-19 protocol on eve of Stanley Cup final
Montreal Canadiens forward Joel Armia has been placed in the NHL's COVID-19 protocol and won't travel with the team for the start of the Stanley Cup final on Monday against the Lightning in Tampa, Fla...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 06:00:00 EDT
Ontario woman leaves office life behind to help save 115-year-old family farm
When Jenn Schooley works in the orchard of her family farm, surrounded by dwarf fruit trees and bright, fragrant fields of lavender — her mother's "field of dreams" — she knows it's where sh...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 10:13:10 EDT
Maritime startup invents Lego-style bricks made from recycled plastic
A startup company in Hampstead, N.B., is taking plastic at the end of its life and transforming it into a low-waste, sustainable construction material.

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Must love food: N.B. couple's 'room for rent' ad stands out for a deliciously quirky reason
Ad promises great views, wifi, fresh renovations, and meals prepared by a 'world-class chef'.

Fri, 28 May 2021 20:07:30 EDT
'Ashamed of my faith': Some Catholics struggle after discovery of unmarked graves at residential schools

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 17:46:54 EDT
751 lights illuminate unmarked graves at vigil to honour those buried on Cowessess First Nation
A councillor with the Cowessess First Nation says Saturday's vigil is important for community members as they work to heal, but also for those in the surrounding communities, as it’s not only Cowess...



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