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Mon, 5 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Vaccine passports ignite debate over privacy vs. public health
As the steadily growing number of fully vaccinated Canadians embrace the gradual return to normalcy, a conundrum looms: what to do about those who, for whatever reason, haven't had a shot? ...

Mon, 5 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Quebec COVID restrictions are loosening, but jails are still putting inmates in solitary to quarantine
Life in Quebec is the freest it's been in months. Restaurants and bars are open. So are theatres, gyms and concert halls. The entire province is considered a low-risk "green zone." In provincial ja...

Mon, 5 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Indigenous ex-cop finally paid $630K in lost wages due to PTSD after years of living in poverty
Ralph Thistle's decade-long battle with Ontario’s Workplace Safety and Insurance Board came to an end last week when he opened his mailbox and found a series of cheques totalling $630,000. ...

Mon, 5 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
I hate sweet spaghetti, balut, and dinuguan. Am I a bad Filipino?
Filipino-Canadian Jim Agapito is on a recovery mission to learn about his Filipino roots and culture in his new CBC podcast and radio series Recovering Filipino.

Mon, 5 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Sexually assaulted at 8, incarcerated 4 times and lost the will to live — how this woman found her stars
Jessica Compton was only eight years old growing up in North Bay, Ont., when a man broke into her home at 2 a.m., took her out of bed, brought her to his car and sexually assaulted her. Now an educati...

Sun, 4 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
COVID-19 has delayed criminal trials across Canada. Is the justice system doing enough to address the problem?
Judges across Canada are being asked to consider whether trial delays due to COVID-19 have been entirely unavoidable - and if enough was done to reduce the impact on the families of victims and the ac...

Sun, 4 Jul 2021 22:53:19 EDT
Lytton resident praises firefighters for saving animals she had to leave behind as she fled
A Lytton couple were relieved to hear that their animals are safe and in local firefighters' care nearly 3 days after a devastating wildfire destroyed their property and the village around them. ...

Sat, 3 Jul 2021 18:58:24 EDT
BC Coroners Service confirms 2 deaths in Lytton wildfire
The BC Coroners Service has confirmed two people died as a result of a rapid-spreading wildfire that destroyed most of the village of Lytton earlier this week. 

Sun, 4 Jul 2021 13:55:29 EDT
Sask. Catholic bishops resurrect fundraising campaign for residential school survivors
Catholic bishops in Saskatchewan are restarting fundraising efforts for residential school survivors and their families. The announcement follows calls for a church boycott until action is taken to f...

Sun, 4 Jul 2021 10:23:32 EDT
Border restrictions to begin easing slowly for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers Monday
Effective today, fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents — those who have had a full course of a COVID-19 vaccine approved for use in Canada — will be able to skip the 14-day quarantine...

Sun, 4 Jul 2021 17:17:44 EDT
On brink of elimination, Canadiens focused on 1st step of daunting Stanley Cup climb
The Montreal Canadiens have overcome wave after wave of adversity in 2021. The Habs now face the daunting task of climbing a mountain that only one other NHL team has ever conquered — erasing a 3-0...

Sun, 4 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
N.W.T. community built memorial to name its residential school victims. It was just a start
In the early 1990s, Albert Lafferty led a push to ensure the old burial ground near the former residential school in Fort Providence, N.W.T., would never be developed. For some, the work done to find ...

Sun, 4 Jul 2021 10:47:40 EDT
Prayers held for 7 people who died in house fire east of Calgary
Special prayers were held at Calgary's Green Dome mosque and at the Chestermere Islamic Centre east of the city in honour of seven members of the same family who perished in a house fire early Friday....

Sun, 4 Jul 2021 08:32:05 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on July 4
South Africa's resurgence of COVID-19, centred in Johannesburg and driven by the delta variant, is setting record numbers of new daily cases, health officials said Sunday.

Sun, 4 Jul 2021 07:00:00 EDT
Be vulnerable and examine Catholic Church's residential school past, Manitoba pastor urges
Some Manitoba Catholics are calling on church leadership to atone for their wrongs in light of the discovery of unmarked graves on the sites of some former Indian Residential Schools in Canada. ...

Sat, 3 Jul 2021 10:53:41 EDT
Extreme temperatures shatter provincial records across the Prairies as heat dome lingers
Extremely high temperatures in the Prairies smashed dozens of records on Friday, as several provinces grappled with an intense heat wave that's continuing into the weekend.

Sat, 3 Jul 2021 15:28:28 EDT
Crews battle more than 170 wildfires in B.C. as drying conditions continue
The BC Wildfire Service is facing another challenging day on Saturday as firefighters continue to battle over 170 blazes burning across the province.

Sat, 3 Jul 2021 16:56:54 EDT
Facing elimination, Canadiens are desperate to rediscover winning formula in Cup final
The Montreal Canadiens are thinking about how they can get back to a style of play that solidified midway through the first round against the heavily favoured Toronto Maple Leafs and propelled them on...

Fri, 2 Jul 2021 16:08:41 EDT
B.C. man says he watched in horror as Lytton wildfire claimed the lives of his parents
Jeff Chapman of Lytton, B.C., says he watched in helpless horror as his parents were killed Wednesday while they were taking cover from a wildfire that raged across their property and eventually destr...

Sat, 3 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Legal battle brewing in northern Ontario over the protection of Indigenous sacred areas, mining rights
As the mining industry heats up in northwestern Ontario, a First Nation in Treaty 9 territory has applied for an injunction to stop mineral exploration and protect a sacred area within their tradition...



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