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Thu, 5 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Montreal's recycling program is in a dire state, but there are solutions
Montreal's recycling program isn't working like it should be. Experts say a deposit program aimed at separating materials at source would ease burden, but reduction is even more important. ...

Thu, 5 May 2022 06:00:00 EDT
With school closed and evacuations forced by flood, Peguis parents make the most of life in limbo
With their kids out of home and school amid flooding on Peguis First Nation, and no sense of when they will be able to return, parents are focused on trying to keep the youngsters busy.   ...

Thu, 5 May 2022 12:12:27 EDT
Body in Toronto dumpster was that of young girl who may have died last year, police say
The body of a child found in a Rosedale dumpster was that of a young Black girl who may have been dead since as far back as last summer, police said in a grim update Thursday.

Thu, 5 May 2022 13:19:18 EDT
Halifax and Moncton, N.B., to host 2023 World Junior Hockey Championship
The World Junior Hockey Championship tournament will run Dec. 26, 2022 to Jan. 5, 2023 in Halifax and Moncton, N.B., Hockey Canada announced Thursday.

Thu, 5 May 2022 12:14:00 EDT
Family of cadet killed in Kingston, Ont., crash grieves with 'a deep hole in our hearts'
One of the Royal Military College cadets who died on campus in Kingston, Ont., last week will be remembered during a Toronto funeral service on Sunday.

Wed, 4 May 2022 22:38:26 EDT
2 fugitives tied to targeted murders among 4 B.C. men found dead in mysterious Ont. plane crash
Two fugitives who were accused in gang murders and had outstanding warrants for their arrests were among four B.C. men found dead, and now identified, after a mysterious small plane crash in a remote...

Thu, 5 May 2022 11:44:51 EDT
3 regional top doctors issue letter to Ontario urging reinstatement of indoor mask wearing
Following weeks of urging the Ontario government reinstate some COVID-19 measures during a sixth wave, three top doctors have written the province's chief medical officer of health to ask that mandato...

Thu, 5 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Low-profile apologies from Archbishop of Canterbury amounted to a missed opportunity, says former TRC chair
The former chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission says the Archbishop of Canterbury’s recent visit to Canada was a missed opportunity for the Anglican Church to have a greater influence on...

Wed, 20 Apr 2022 08:40:35 EDT
Ontario Liberals commit to cap sizes for all grades at 20 students

Thu, 5 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Why Quebec's law designed to crack down on illegal Airbnbs isn't working
Just before the pandemic the Quebec government strengthened its law designed to crack down on unlicensed Airbnbs.  It didn’t work.  Experts say there’s a pretty simple solution, but the province...

Thu, 5 May 2022 06:00:00 EDT
Sudbury, Ont., advocate says some street drugs she sent to Vancouver lab aren't what's advertised
A Sudbury, Ont., harm reduction advocate is collecting street drug samples for testing at a Vancouver lab to help protect drug users from overdoses, and she's already learned that some aren't as adver...

Thu, 5 May 2022 06:00:00 EDT
What will Jason Kenney's outspoken UCP caucus mutineers do should he win the leadership vote?
May 18 is supposed to be the day when the fighting over Premier Jason Kenney's leadership stops. That's the day we will know whether Kenney has survived the United Conservative Party's leadership vote...

Thu, 5 May 2022 07:00:00 EDT
Historian's research on coroners' inquests in B.C. gives chilling glimpse into criminalization of abortion
Decades ago, it was not unusual to find a police detective by the bedside of a woman about to die from a failed abortion. Coroner reports from that era provide a window into a story that one historian...

Thu, 5 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Mohawk Institute survivors get fraction of $9M requested from Ontario for search for unmarked graves
The group overseeing the search for potential unmarked graves at the site of the former Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, Ont., is getting $1.3 million from Ontario, a fraction of the ...

Sat, 30 Apr 2022 17:34:41 EDT
Some provinces, territories not tracking race of infants who die in their sleep
Data from three provinces shows Indigenous infants are dying during sleep at rates that are disproportionately higher than their share of the population, but several other jurisdictions in Canada ar...

Wed, 4 May 2022 20:49:06 EDT
Manitoba man found guilty of manslaughter. Eduardo Balaquit's remains have never been found
A jury has delivered a guilty verdict in trial of Kyle Pietz, who was charged with manslaughter in connection with the presumed death of 59-year-old Eduardo Balaquit, who went missing nearly four year...

Thu, 5 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
'I still can't believe it': Young Yankees fan who got home-run ball in Toronto speaks on his incredible week
It has been an incredible week so far for nine-year-old Yankees fan Derek Rodriguez: he watched his favourite baseball player, Aaron Judge, hit a home run; a Blue Jays fan snagged the ball and gave...

Thu, 5 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Ojibway chief upset at how a First Nation teen with 'massive' wound was treated in Kenora, Ont., hospital's ER
A Kenora, Ont., hospital is investigating after the chief of Ojibways of Onigaming says a 13-year-old from his First Nation was left in the emergency room without immediate care for a "massive" wound,...

Thu, 5 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Terminal cancer can't stop Ottawa woman from chasing goals
Christina Vernon has stage four pancreatic cancer, and when musician Chris de Burgh postponed his Ottawa concert by a year, she was devastated. Her palliative care doctor Christine Whetter set out to ...

Wed, 4 May 2022 19:16:41 EDT
Insurance Corporation of B.C. changes policy after outcry over repair bill sent to injured cyclist
ICBC is making changes to how cyclists and pedestrians are billed for damage to vehicles in collisions where they have some responsibility. The changes come after cyclist Ben Bolliger went public when...



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