Canadian News
Tue, 6 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDTTurning 'anger into something good,' this Mi'kmaw boy is walking 200 km for residential school survivors
When Landyn Toney, 12, laces up his shoes for the last day of his walk, the Mi'kmaw boy will have already covered 180 kilometres — pushing himself through each step with the reminder that his ancest...
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 17:22:16 EDTPrime minister, Sask. premier to sign child welfare agreement at Cowessess First Nation
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe are set to sign an agreement that will see Cowessess First Nation retake jurisdiction of child welfare, according to Chief Cadmus Delo...
Tue, 6 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDTCannes 2021: A Canadian guide to the world's most prestigious film festival
The 74th edition of the Cannes Festival kicks off on July 6, with a number of Canadian films screening across several programs. CBC News gives a rundown of this year's titles produced and set in Canad...
Tue, 6 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDTIt's hard to maintain cultural identity when you move out of the family home
Until she moved out of her parents' home, Neha Chollangi writes, she never understood how much she relied on her family to reinforce her cultural identity.
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDTVaccine 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?
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Mon, 5 Jul 2021 19:36:47 EDTMore than a billion seashore animals may have cooked to death in B.C. heat wave, says UBC researcher
A marine biologist at the University of British Columbia estimates that last week's record-breaking heat wave in B.C. may have killed more than one billion intertidal animals living along the Salish S...
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 06:00:00 EDTAfter 60 years, a DNA test may have uncovered a secret identity, solved a cold case and reunited a family
On Easter weekend 1958, 23-year-old Mervin Sinclair was seen hitchhiking from Calgary back to his army base. Now, more than 60 years later, his family has uncovered information that might shed light ...
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 09:16:03 EDTBlack man says Montreal police targeted him after he stopped to observe arrest
A young Black man is accusing Montreal police of racial profiling after he says he was violently handcuffed after stopping to observe the potential arrest of another Black man on Saturday.
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Mon, 5 Jul 2021 12:22:07 EDTFederal plan to upgrade search-and-rescue choppers grounded by 'unaffordable' cost estimate
A defence department project to extend the life of the air force's search and rescue helicopters has hit a major snag, forcing senior officials to go back to the drawing board.
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 14:52:32 EDTEdmonton man falls to his death while attempting to rescue his dog from cliff ledge
The family of a 42-year-old man who died Friday while trying to rescue his dog from a cliff ledge west of Edmonton is thanking the Good Samaritans who attempted to save his life.
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 12:03:51 EDTWait-list for children's dental surgery in Nunavut has doubled to 1,000
A Nunavut woman says her 12-year-old son lost 15 pounds while waiting to have a tooth removed this year. The boy in Rankin Inlet was recently one of more than 1,000 children on the territory's waitin...
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 13:33:44 EDTAlgoma Steel in Sault Ste. Marie to get $420M in federal funding to transition to cleaner technology
Algoma Steel Inc. in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., is getting up to $420 million in federal funding to help phase out coal-fired steelmaking processes, and retrofit its operations to clean technology.
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Mon, 5 Jul 2021 05:00:00 EDTBat population in Nova Scotia showing signs of recovery
Researchers are optimistic Nova Scotia's native bat population is recovering from a fungus that nearly wiped out the winged mammals a decade ago. A non-profit conservation group in southwest Nova Sco...
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDTQuebec 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 EDTEx-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.
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Mon, 5 Jul 2021 07:26:53 EDTCoronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on July 5
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson confirmed Monday that his government plans to scrap laws requiring face masks and physical distancing later this month, though he acknowledged that lifting the r...
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDTI 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 EDTSexually 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...
Mon, 5 Jul 2021 12:03:18 EDTAuger-Aliassime, Shapovalov 1st Canadian men's duo to reach quarters of a Grand Slam
Felix Auger-Aliassime and Denis Shapovalov have become the first Canadian tandem to advance to the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam tournament after defeating fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev and No. 8 ...
Sun, 4 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDTCOVID-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...