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Mon, 12 Jul 2021 23:08:51 EDT
B.C. First Nation says more than 160 unmarked graves found
The Penelakut Tribe in B.C.'s Southern Gulf Islands says it has found more than 160 "undocumented and unmarked" graves in the area, which was also once home to the Kuper Island Residential School. ...

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Investment in renewable energy favoured over oil and gas, but regional differences persist, poll finds
A majority of Canadians favour more investment in renewable energy such as wind, solar and hydrogen over oil and gas, with divisions evident based on political affiliations, location and age, accord...

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
How 'choice' in child care might play out in the coming federal election
The 2021 pre-election season has one thing in common with the one prior to the Martin Liberals' defeat in 2006 — the fact that we're talking about a national child care program again. But while the ...

Tue, 13 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Pandemic travel restrictions leaving the children of temporary residents stranded abroad
Children of temporary residents are being separated from their parents after recent trips outside Canada because COVID-19 travel restrictions consider them "visitors."

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 21:27:05 EDT
Another Manitoba municipality declares state of agricultural disaster due to drought and heat
Another rural municipality in Manitoba has declared a state of agricultural disaster — the second community in less than a week following a season of relentless heat, record-breaking temperatures a...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 09:57:54 EDT
Evacuations continue in B.C.'s Okanagan as fires burn across province
Residents of hundreds of homes around the south Okanagan lakeside community of Okanagan Falls have been ordered to be ready to go on short notice.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 19:07:45 EDT
Memorial to residential school victims burned in 4-hour vandalism spree in Brantford, Ont.
Over four hours, someone set fire to numerous items that had been left at the former residential school site in Brantford, Ont., to commemorate child victims of the system.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 11:43:51 EDT
Manitoba chief justice says private investigator followed him in attempt to catch him breaking COVID-19 rules
The group representing multiple churches fighting public health orders in court admitted Monday it hired a private investigator to follow a Manitoba judge presiding over the case.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 18:26:23 EDT
Liberals block bid to force campaign strategist to testify about MPs' budgets
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals successfully blocked an opposition bid Monday to force one of the party’s chief campaign strategists to testify about IT contracts paid for out of the taxp...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 18:03:48 EDT
What Canada can learn from Yukon's current wave of COVID-19
Is Yukon's wave of COVID-19 cases a cautionary tale? Or a success story? An epidemiologist who has been watching the territory's outbreak closely says the answer lies somewhere in the middle. ...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 14:04:09 EDT
Premier calls federal rejection of Sask. carbon pricing pitch 'arbitrary and political'
Premier Scott Moe says the federal government's rejection of Saskatchewan's carbon pricing pitch is "arbitrary and political."

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 05:00:00 EDT
N.S. resort backs down from policy restricting guests to Atlantic Canadians
White Point Beach Resort was turning people away if they're from outside the Atlantic region, but the resort says it will change its policy starting Wednesday.

Sun, 11 Jul 2021 17:28:11 EDT
New Calgary market will offer pay-what-you-can clothes, household goods and food
A new second-hand market is opening in downtown Calgary with no price tags. 

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 11:48:29 EDT
An accidental overdose killed his son. Now this Niagara man is trying to save other young people
After 21-year-old Jake Borisenko died of an accidental overdose, at a time when opioid use in Ontario's Niagara region has hit record levels, his father created a website and is developing an app to h...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Evidence lost in case of soldier accused of feeding cannabis-laced cupcakes to gunners, lawyer says
Evidence in a bizarre case of a Canadian soldier accused of drugging comrades with marijuana-laced cupcakes was lost by military police — a turn of events that has the soldier's lawyer accusing the...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 12:02:10 EDT
Forest fire evacuees from Deer Lake First Nation to arrive in Thunder Bay today
Some residents of Deer Lake First Nation are due to arrive in Thunder Bay, Ont., this afternoon after they were forced from their homes due to forest fires.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 10:05:37 EDT
New African Nova Scotian institute to address racism in justice system
Funded by the provincial government, the new African Nova Scotian Justice Institute will offer policing accountability, data collection, court support, legal defence and other programs and is expected...

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 11:47:25 EDT
Ottawa adds national security risk assessments to federal research grant applications
The federal government is setting new guidelines that work national security considerations into funding criteria for university research.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 08:00:00 EDT
Natural landscapes key to Canadian cities, rural areas for building climate resilience, experts say
Cities and private companies should be investing in natural infrastructure, like salt marshes or green roofs and trees in urban settings to help build climate resilience.

Mon, 12 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Here's what Quebec can learn from other regions with vaccination passport systems
Details about how Quebec may use its potential vaccine passport in September are scarce, but looking at other jurisdictions that use similar systems could give Quebecers an idea of what to expect. ...



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