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Mon, 16 May 2022 08:00:00 EDT
Historically cold spring deals another blow to B.C. farmers as crops lag
Below average temperatures in April and May means some crops in the Fraser Valley are several weeks behind. Some farmers say the delay could be costly as it will mean more competition from internation...

Mon, 16 May 2022 14:03:01 EDT
Grandmother of missing 5-year-old Frank Young says family is still hopeful as search reaches Day 28
It's now Day 28 of the search for a missing five-year-old boy from Red Earth Cree Nation. Frank Young's grandmother Teresa Whitecap was in tears on Monday while addressing the public.

Mon, 16 May 2022 19:26:18 EDT
Alberta premier dismisses need for big number in leadership review
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he doesn't need overwhelming support in a leadership review because the pool of voters has been diluted by thousands of angry members bent on destruction. ...

Mon, 16 May 2022 15:54:57 EDT
Nunavut mayor 'improperly' endorsed Baffinland mine expansion, says Pond Inlet councillor
A municipal councillor in Pond Inlet, Nunavut, is accusing the hamlet's mayor of bypassing council to throw the town's support behind a controversial mine expansion.

Mon, 16 May 2022 17:34:03 EDT
'Canada is not immune,' leading Black voices say in response to Buffalo mass shooting
Members of the Black community in Canada on Monday are warning this country is also vulnerable to hate crime as they react with shock and horror to Saturday's bloodshed in Buffalo that left 10 Black p...

Mon, 16 May 2022 12:52:22 EDT
'We tolerated the intolerable,' Quebec coroner says in report on pandemic deaths of seniors
The lack of independence granted to Quebec's public health director may have slowed the government response at the beginning of the pandemic, as hundreds were dying in long-term care homes across the ...

Mon, 16 May 2022 16:45:03 EDT
Sask. govt. wants to allow municipalities, parks to permit alcohol in outdoor spaces
The Saskatchewan government is hoping to pass amendments that will allow municipalities the ability to permit alcohol consumption in outdoor public spaces, but the Opposition says it will not support ...

Mon, 16 May 2022 05:00:57 EDT
Retired tactical officer calls RCMP 'broken organization' at N.S. mass shooting inquiry
Two RCMP tactical officers testifying at the inquiry examining the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting say the response was made more challenging by not having an adequately staffed team, overnight air sup...

Mon, 16 May 2022 15:58:09 EDT
Military failing to remove barriers to diversifying ranks: ombudsman
Canada's military ombudsman is joining the chorus of those accusing the Canadian Armed Forces and Department of National Defence of having failed to address long-standing barriers to recruiting and re...

Mon, 16 May 2022 12:32:45 EDT
1st patient in Quebec gets approval from Health Canada for magic mushroom therapy
Before January, people could only get psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy through clinical trials or medical exemptions. Now, licensed experts can file applications for conditions such as post-traumati...

Sun, 15 May 2022 12:00:00 EDT
Alberta girl soars in winning performance at one of world's biggest powwows
Demi Potts, a 12-year-old member of the Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation, placed first in the junior girls fancy shawl dance at the Gathering of Nations held in Albuquerque, N.M.

Mon, 16 May 2022 13:42:10 EDT
Jury begins deliberations in Quebec City sword attacker murder trial
The fate of Carl Girouard, the 26-year-old man charged in the Quebec City sword attacks of 2020, is now in the hands of the jury, which was sequestered and sent off to deliberate Monday morning. ...

Mon, 16 May 2022 09:27:43 EDT
Canadian home prices fall 6% in April, down for 2nd month in a row
The average price of a Canadian home stood at $746,000 in April, down six per cent from the previous month but still higher than a year ago.

Mon, 16 May 2022 12:57:46 EDT
Women are owning their roles on the farm and Canada's census shows it
For generations, the role women play in agricultural life was undervalued by society and by themselves, but that's beginning to change. The census shows that since 2016, more women are operating farms...

Mon, 16 May 2022 06:26:04 EDT
Ontario driver who killed woman, 3 daughters sentenced to 17 years in prison
A driver who struck and killed a woman and her three young daughters nearly two years ago "gambled with other people's lives" when he took the wheel, an Ontario judge said Monday in sentencing him to ...

Mon, 16 May 2022 11:54:29 EDT
Canadiens' Price among 3 Masterton Trophy finalists for 'perseverance, sportsmanship'
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price is one of three finalists for the 2022 Masterton Trophy, awarded to the NHL player who "best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedi...

Mon, 16 May 2022 11:41:44 EDT
Maud Lewis painting once traded for a grilled cheese sandwich sells for record $350K
A painting by Nova Scotia native Maud Lewis that was traded for a grilled cheese sandwich 50 years ago in London, Ont., has sold for $350,000 at auction.

Mon, 16 May 2022 12:16:37 EDT
Royal visit: Will Prince Charles and Camilla connect with Canadians?

Mon, 16 May 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Buyers say Mississauga developer 'holding deposits hostage' after project went awry
After a Mississauga, Ont., development project went sideways, the builder sold the land. But buyers say they were never told about the sale or the fate of the project. Instead, they received letters s...

Mon, 16 May 2022 11:16:45 EDT
2022 Canada Day party to move off Parliament Hill
Ongoing construction work on Parliament Hill will push this year's Canada Day celebration in Ottawa to LeBreton Flats, about 1.5 kilometres to the west, Canadian Heritage has announced. ...



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