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Mon, 20 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Ukrainian couple's Canadian visa was supposed to take 2 weeks. 3 months on, they're still waiting
Three months after Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada received an emergency visa application from Oksana Grygorieva's parents, they're still waiting for it to be processed and remain displac...

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Documents reveal Hockey Canada received $14M in federal funds over the past 2 years
As Ottawa politicians ask if public money was used to compensate a woman who alleges she was the victim of a gang sexual assault by eight junior hockey players in 2018, documents obtained by CBC News ...

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Victims of sexual abuse upset convicted clerics cared for in Catholic retirement home
CBC has confirmed at least nine convicted sex offenders — men who abused children in residential schools, northern Indigenous communities, and various parishes across the country — have taken refu...

Fri, 17 Jun 2022 11:51:56 EDT
I wrote a memoir about my family's secrets. Then I had to move back in with them
After publishing a tell-all memoir about her family’s struggles with undiagnosed mental illness, Lindsay Wong was surprised by their reaction when she moved back in with her parents during the pande...

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 03:26:58 EDT
CN Rail signal and communications workers go on strike across Canada
The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), which represents about 750 Canadian National Railway Co. employees, says signal and communication workers have walked off the job across the...

Mon, 20 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Sex assault charges withdrawn against Toronto dentist
Charges of sexual assault and sexual interference have been withdrawn against Toronto dentist Dr. Amir Haydarian after prosecutors said there was "no reasonable prospect of conviction" and that they...

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 15:14:15 EDT
RCMP say shots fired at officers in La Ronge, Sask., 2 suspects sought
Saskatchewan RCMP have ended a dangerous persons with firearms alert for the area around La Ronge, saying multiple people are in custody.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 12:29:03 EDT
Manitoba parents warn of global sextortion targeting teenage boys
Jill and Derek Lints say they are dealing with unimaginable tragedy. Their son Daniel, whom most people called Danny, was the victim of a growing global sextortion scheme that is largely targeting tee...

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 11:50:08 EDT
Man charged after woman lit on fire on Toronto bus in hate-motivated attack, police say
A 33-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after a woman was lit on fire on a Toronto public transit bus in what police are calling a hate-motivated incident.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 09:00:13 EDT
Dozens of homes evacuated in Saguenay, Que., as landslide danger looms
The latest order comes just days after 24 other residences were evacuated following a landslide that swept away a house on Monday.

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 08:40:12 EDT
Manitoba Marathon cancelled mid-race as mercury climbs to dangerous levels
The Manitoba Marathon has been cancelled after Environment Canada issued a heat warning, organizers confirmed to CBC News.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 18:09:57 EDT
Long-term care home unveils 'Rainbow Wing' for LGBTQ2 residents in Toronto
A long-term care home operator unveiled a "Rainbow Wing" at one of its downtown Toronto facilities on Saturday to address the need for a dedicated space for LGBTQ2 seniors.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:38:56 EDT
Quebec lifts mask mandate on public transit, but not everyone is on board
As of today, people in Quebec no longer have to wear masks while riding the bus or Metro. While it's welcome news for some, others say it's too soon to drop the measure.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 17:36:03 EDT
50 Calgarians summoned from mall for immediate jury selection
Dozens of Calgarians were summoned for jury selection — immediately — during lunch hour at a downtown Calgary mall this week, invoking a rare law procedure imported from England.  ...

Sun, 19 Jun 2022 00:51:19 EDT
Vancouver family elated after stolen homemade sailboat recovered by police
A Vancouver family that spent a year building a sailboat from scratch, only to have it stolen upon completion, says they are thankful for its recovery by police after onlookers reported seeing it bein...

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 06:00:00 EDT
Playing the pipe organ is a dying craft, and P.E.I. churches are struggling to find organists
Local organists say a lot of the 20 or so churches in P.E.I. with pipe organs have had trouble finding people to play the instrument.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 12:56:24 EDT
Teen sensation McIntosh, Canadian women's relay team win silvers on opening day of aquatics worlds
Summer McIntosh of Toronto won the first medal of the day for Canada, followed by the highly-touted Canadian women's 4x100m relay team.

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 07:00:00 EDT
Families hope trauma-informed policing becomes the rule, rather than the exception, in MMIWG cases
The trauma-informed approach Winnipeg police appear to be taking in their investigation into the death of a young Indigenous woman is one some MMIWG advocates hope will continue — and be adopted by...

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:30:00 EDT
A researcher has spent decades trying to unravel the mystery of a 95-year-old missing plane
The disappearance of the L'Oiseau Blanc — the White Bird — in 1927 has left historians and aviation enthusiasts stumped. "This is the most important missing airplane in history," says Ric Gille...

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 06:00:52 EDT
Sask. residents taking out loans, holding off on paying bills to cope with inflation: survey
A new survey found that about seven in 10 respondents are worried about their ability to pay for everything they need in the next six months.



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