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Mon, 8 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
Alberta MLA was monitored by 5 different police officers, documents show
Over the last four years, Lethbridge NDP MLA Shannon Phillips has had suspicions that some members of the city’s police force have been monitoring her. A cache of newly released documents show she w...

Mon, 8 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
Calgary mom accuses courier giant DHL of charging 'hidden fees'
A Calgary mom says international courier DHL needs to be upfront about its “hidden fees.” The fees are often lumped in with duty and tax charges but in fact go entirely to the company. A business ...

Mon, 8 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
Multiple WE Charity donors raised money for same borehole well in Kenyan village
Three groups donated tens of thousands of dollars each in 2013 to WE Charity, then known as Free the Children, for what turned out to be the same well in a village in Kenya, contributing total amounts...

Mon, 8 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
COVID-19 has added to the educational barriers girls and women face around the world
Access to education is a fundamental human right, but for millions of girls around the globe it is a right that is not upheld, writes Alexandra Chaves.

Mon, 8 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
Kenney's close call: How the conservative grassroots put Alberta's premier on notice
While top Alberta government officials looked for ways earlier in the year to turn the page on a difficult month, some in the United Conservative Party were musing about whether it was time to turn th...

Mon, 8 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
'I couldn't let it go': How the expulsion of 2 Black students led former vice-principal to quit
A former Toronto Catholic District School Board vice-principal is speaking out about the handling of the expulsion of two Black students eight years ago. Paul Raso says he continues to see problems wi...

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
From Prairies to Bollywood: Record deal shows power of TikTok to get diverse artists noticed
Hitesh Sharma, known as Tesher, was navigating the early days of the pandemic when one of his remix songs went viral, thanks to the social media platform TikTok. He's part of a wave of diverse musicia...

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 07:00:00 EST
A year of stigma: COVID-19 fear leads to shaming of racial, religious groups in Manitoba
One year into the pandemic, numerous groups, often from marginalized communities, have been perceived as endangering public health, even if they’ve done nothing wrong.

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
Prioritizing people with specific conditions for COVID vaccine slows race for herd immunity: N.S.'s top doctor
Advocates want governments to prioritize vaccinating people with disabilities. Some Canadian provinces plan to do so, but Nova Scotia isn't one of them. The province's chief medical officer of health ...

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 10:00:00 EST
I'm mixed race, and sometimes I feel like I don't belong anywhere
My mother is Indigenous, and my dad is white. That makes me mixed — two pieces of me, split right down the middle, writes Jeremy Ratt, host of the CBC podcast Pieces.

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
Advocates urge Liberals to cancel 'devastating' cut to services for Canadians with print reading disabilities
Two organizations that provide accessible reading material to people with reading disabilities have launched a campaign to stop a planned cut to their federal funding.

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
What's an NFT? And why are people suddenly spending millions on them?
Digital assets known as non-fungible tokens or NFTs are the latest red hot investment, drawing millions of dollars in a matter of months. While there are fears that NFTs are yet another bubble, backer...

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 11:44:33 EST
COVID diagnosis for child with cystic fibrosis presents new hurdle after rest of family recovers
John Bennett, his wife and their youngest son Noah have all recovered from COVID-19. But now, 10-year-old John, who has cystic fibrosis, has contracted the virus.

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
Why winter exercise can be especially hard on the lungs
Chronic cough is a common symptom among cross-country skiers. One Edmonton researcher is trying to understand why and to encourage athletes to protect their lungs from harsh winter air. ...

Sun, 7 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
How home-office video calls are helping to boost art sales
With works ranging from $45 into five figures, gallery says it has had its best sales year yet during the pandemic.

Sat, 6 Mar 2021 10:38:55 EST
Famed hockey dad Walter Gretzky remembered as family man, proud Canadian
A formal farewell to Walter Gretzky, the famed Canadian hockey patriarch, focused on his faith, his family and his love of the game during a pandemic-adjusted funeral service held in his hometown of ...

Sat, 6 Mar 2021 15:59:49 EST
NHL star's mom donates kidney to arena manager who let her boys skate extra hours
Bonnie O'Reilly, mother of NHL player Ryan O'Reilly and AHL star Cal O'Reilly, has donated one of her kidneys to the man who gave her boys extra ice time at the Seaforth, Ont., arena when they were yo...

Fri, 5 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
Eastern Ontarians get a pricey taste of high-speed internet with Elon Musk's Starlink
Rural Canadians like Darren Boss have signed up for Starlink, the new internet service provided by Elon Musk's U.S.-based SpaceX firm, in the hopes of finally having access to a reliable, high-speed c...

Sat, 6 Mar 2021 22:02:08 EST
Dick Smyth, Canadian mainstay of news radio commentary, dies at 86
Radio and television personality Dick Smyth, whose booming commentary filled Canadian airwaves for decades with hot takes on the day's topics, has died at 86.

Fri, 5 Mar 2021 11:15:11 EST
Hamilton officer found guilty after journalist arrests resigns, avoiding penalty
Const. Jeff Todoruk arrested two video journalists at the scene of a 2017 crash.



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