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Fri, 29 Apr 2022 11:59:59 EDT
Cadets on verge of graduation victims in vehicle incident at RMC Kingston
The Department of National Defence says an investigation is underway after four cadets died in an incident involving a vehicle at the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ont.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 14:01:57 EDT
Red River flood now expected to be as high as crest in 2009, the worst since 1997
The Red River crest this spring in Manitoba will come close the 2009 flood — the highest since the 1997 flood of the century, forecasters say.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 16:39:47 EDT
Hate crimes in Hamilton at their highest mark last year since 2012, according to police data
Hate-crime numbers in Hamilton hit their highest level in 2021 since 2012, with Black, Jewish, Muslim and LGBTQ communities the most common targets, according to new police data. Statistics Canada pre...

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 15:15:28 EDT
Sask. research teams make rare find inside Scotty T. rex fossil
Using the Canadian Light Source, a research team from Saskatchewan says it has discovered a preserved network of blood vessels inside a rib fossil from Scotty the T. rex.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 16:26:34 EDT
Toronto physician named new scientific director of provincial COVID-19 advisory group
Public Health Ontario, which now oversees the group, says Dr. Fahad Razak will replace Dr. Peter Juni in his role on the Ontario COVID-19 Science Advisory Table.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:21:37 EDT
P.E.I. legislature calls for Confederation Bridge to be renamed Epekwitk Crossing
The P.E.I. legislature has voted unanimously to urge the federal government to change the name of the Confederation Bridge to Epekwitk Crossing. 

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 06:00:00 EDT
Diagnosing autism in adults is more common, expert says, but getting an assessment isn't always easy
Sudbury, Ont., resident Megan Pilatzke began researching autism in 2019, but it wasn't until two years later that she was diagnosed with the neuro-developmental disorder at age 31. One expert says he'...

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Oilsands companies have an emissions problem and a plan to fix it — but who's listening?
Competitors in the Alberta oil industry have locked arms and pledged to wipe out greenhouse gas emissions as part of the Oil Sands Pathways to Net Zero alliance. But there are open questions about how...

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Intelligence agency needs to keep a closer watch on extremism in prisons, report says
Canada's spies could be doing a better job of investigating extremism in the prison system, says an internal report.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 11:29:35 EDT
Inuit organization develops shared plan with RCMP to improve strained relationship
RCMP have developed a plan with Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami to improve policing practices, which have been fraught, especially due to the high number of Inuit shot and killed by police in recent years. ...

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 10:11:45 EDT
Canada's economy bounced back from Omicron in February, growing at fastest pace in a year
Canada's economy expanded by 1.1 per cent in February, its fastest pace in a year as businesses bounced back from previous lockdowns and restrictions put in place to deal with the Omicron variant of...

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Pizza delivery worker in Windsor, Ont., sues friends after failing to get slice of $1M lottery win
A Windsor, Ont., man is accusing his friends of betraying him after they hit a million-dollar lottery win last summer, and now the matter may be headed to civil court. The winning group's lawyer says ...

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
You can watch a parade of planets in the morning sky — if you get up really early
Early risers take note: Something beautiful has been happening in the east in the wee hours of the morning, and it’s about to get even better.

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Tax returns stuck in limbo for 50,000 teachers who applied for a school-supply tax credit
The Canada Revenue Agency is holding back about 50,000 teachers’ tax returns, all because they claimed a tax credit that is part of a bill that hasn't been passed yet. Some teachers are waiting on t...

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 04:30:00 EDT
Non-profit's 'polar bear radar' aims to warn northern towns about unexpected visitors
People in William's Harbour were recently left cleaning up the destruction caused by a polar bear that broke into almost every home in the Labrador community. Now a non-profit organization from Mani...

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
A new Canadian doc follows four musicians on the autism spectrum as they release an EP
Three members of the ASD Band met onstage in 2019 for they thought would be a one-off gig alongside Supertramp's Roger Hodgson for World Autism Awareness Day. Now, the band has released an EP and is t...

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 05:00:01 EDT
How the N.S. gunman got his weapons and who may have helped him in Maine
The gunman who killed 22 people in April 2020 obtained some of the firearms he used in Maine and smuggled them into Canada. A CBC News investigation looks at how that happened and why people who knew ...

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Families of young adults killed in Windsor, Ont., say victim blaming common when youth are charged
Families of young adults who've been killed in Windsor, Ont., are worried about a lack of empathy among youth linked to criminal activity, and are calling for more programs to prevent violence. ...

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Esi Edugyan explores Afrofuturism, ghost stories and Black migration in upcoming Massey Lecture
In her 2021 Massey Lecture, Ghanaian-Canadian novelist Esi Edugyan explores the undiscovered past of Black people in the West. She also touches on Afrofuturism, little-known ghost stories and the patt...

Fri, 29 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Mahraganat — the music Egyptian authorities don't want you to hear
This week on Nothing is Foreign, a conversation with Mahmoud Refat, the godfather of Mahraganat — the Egyptian street music sensation the government does not want you to hear.



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