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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 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 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
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
Trauma resurfaces for residential school survivors amid discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves in Sask.

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...

Sun, 27 Jun 2021 00:40:49 EDT
Elderly couple safe after 'miraculous' rescue from Manitoba backcountry
An elderly Morris couple who spent the night in the dense southern Manitoba bush after their car got stuck on a back road are back at home and doing well. One of the people who helped track them down...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 15:09:17 EDT
2 more Catholic churches on Indigenous land burned down in B.C.'s Interior
Lower Similkameen Indian Band Chief Keith Crow says he received a call at about 4 a.m. PT that the Chopaka church was on fire. By the time he arrived about 30 minutes later, it had burned to the groun...

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Calls to 'Cancel Canada Day' draw mixed reaction
CBC News asked people in many parts of the country whether they will be celebrating Canada Day and whether they support the cancellation of events in light of the findings of potential unmarked graves...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 22:49:33 EDT
Western Canada heat wave expected to break daily, all-time temperature records
A heat wave stretching across Western Canada is set to break daily and all-time temperature records much earlier in the year than usual. And that, scientists say, is directly linked to climate change....

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 11:00:00 EDT
From the screen to the stage, live music making a slow and steady comeback in B.C.
Vancouver International Jazz Festival runs with limited crowds; large venues booking bigger shows for August and September.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 15:58:16 EDT
Royal Canadian Navy returns to Far North with commissioning of HMCS Harry DeWolf
HMCS Harry DeWolf was commissioned at a naval base in Halifax on Saturday, the first Royal Canadian Navy vessel built for Arctic military operations in decades.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 06:00:00 EDT
N.B.'s Jake Allen heads to second Stanley Cup Final in three years
For the second time in three seasons, Fredericton native Jake Allen is on his way to the Stanley Cup final. The veteran NHL goaltender signed with the Montreal Canadiens before this season began, afte...

Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:11:33 EST
New guidance for vaccinated Canadians leaves plenty of room for confusion

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Lack of LGBTQ health education for doctors is 'medically harmful,' researchers warn
Right now, education on LGBTQ health issues in medical schools is limited and inconsistent, according to a recent article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
RCMP looking at legal options to remove serial sexual harassers from the ranks
The RCMP says it's looking into whether it can automatically fire Mounties accused in multiple sexual harassment cases and stop other alleged perpetrators from retiring early.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 05:00:00 EDT
This 16-year-old is one of the youngest U of T grads — but she says it's all been 'pretty normal'
Vivian Xie is the University of Toronto's Faculty of Arts & Sciences youngest graduate at the age of 16 and is gearing up to head to U of T’s Temerty Faculty of Medicine in the fall.

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
In the home of the Habs, to raise the traffic cone is to raise the Stanley Cup
In many ways Montreal's famous traffic cones are a perfect metaphor for the Montreal Canadiens run to the Stanley Cup Final

Sat, 26 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
The House: O'Toole says he's hitting Trudeau where it hurts — his ethics
Conservative leader Erin O'Toole heads into a possible election campaign this summer knowing the restrictions imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic put him at a competitive disadvantage compared to Prime ...

Fri, 25 Jun 2021 17:46:14 EDT
Residential school survivor walking to Ottawa to honour 'lost little souls' reaches Manitoba
A still-growing group is walking from Saskatchewan to Ottawa to honour the children buried in hundreds of unmarked graves recently identified on the sites of former residential schools across the coun...



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