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Mon, 25 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
What happened? Rogers executives to brief politicians about recent network outage
Officials from Rogers Communications Inc. and a slew of other stakeholders are set to appear at a parliamentary committee in Ottawa on Monday to explain how the company's recent massive network outage...

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Day school survivors worry they will be left out of whatever apology Pope makes for residential schools
Day scholars and day school students were not included in the Indian Residential School Settlement Agreement and were not part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. They may also not be part of ...

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Cree mother in Yellowknife not notified of son's death in Alberta for 8 days
Yvette Schreder's son Christopher died in an Alberta hospital. No one told her until eight days later, when the medical examiner called to say the autopsy was complete. 

Mon, 25 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Father, stepmother who Crown says carried out 'torture campaign' on children await sentencing
Two horrific child abuse cases involving a father and stepmother convicted of terrorizing two young boys in Toronto are nearing their final conclusions as a judge deliberates on their sentences. ...

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 15:29:01 EDT
'He never did anything halfway': Montreal volunteer fighter dies in Ukraine, mother says
Émile-Antoine Roy-Sirois, 31, died on July 18, according to his friend, Adriel Martinez, an American volunteer in Ukraine. Roy-Sirois left Montreal in March to lend support to Ukrainian forces after ...

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 04:00:26 EDT
Pride in Canada's military has eroded over the past year: report
Canadians have a high opinion of their military but recent sexual misconduct scandals in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) have damaged its reputation, says a new report commissioned by the Department o...

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 14:31:48 EDT
Rogers CEO announces new protocols, investment in wake of major service outage
Rogers Communications on Sunday announced new steps it will take to avoid a repeat of what happened during a nationwide service outage on July 8.

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 17:21:36 EDT
2 dead, 2 suspects arrested after Whistler Village shooting
RCMP say two people are dead and two suspects have been arrested after a shooting at the mountain resort of Whistler, B.C., on Sunday afternoon.

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 18:43:01 EDT
Complaints over Red Cross treatment prompt protest walk by First Nation fire evacuees in Manitoba
A small group of people evacuated from Mathias Colomb Cree Nation due to a wildfire risk are walking hundreds of kilometres back toward their community in protest of the treatment they say they've re...

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 10:56:14 EDT
Brooke Henderson wins 2nd career major at Evian Championship
Brooke Henderson closed out The Amundi Evian Championship strong on Sunday to win her second career major, aided by three birdies in the final five holes.

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
'This is my church': Residential school survivor skipping papal visit to walk in ancestors' footsteps
When Pope Francis addresses residential school survivors in Maskwacis, Alberta on Monday, one survivor won't be in the audience or watching it on a screen.

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 06:00:00 EDT
How Hamilton candidates with disabilities get the message out when they can't go door-to-door
It can be hard to knock on doors if you use a wheelchair to get around – so two Hamilton candidates in the upcoming municipal election are running their campaigns a little differently. ...

Sun, 24 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Ontario farmers say Canada's fertilizer tariff punishes them for Russia's war
As the federal government continues its efforts to punish Russia economically for its invasion of Ukraine, Ontario agriculture groups and representatives of Canada's fertilizer sector are warning that...

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 22:58:52 EDT
Canada wins gold in men's 4x100m relay at World Athletics Championships
Canada's Aaron Brown, Jerome Blake, Brendon Rodney and Andre De Grasse ran the race of their lives in the men's 4x100-metre relay to win gold for Canada in a national record time of 37.48 seconds at ...

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 16:31:34 EDT
United Church elects Carmen Lansdowne as 1st Indigenous woman to lead a religious denomination in Canada
A minister in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside has become the first Indigenous woman to lead a Canadian religious denomination.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 22:18:35 EDT
Pictures of suspected accomplices in Rabih Alkhalil escape were stock images, RCMP say
As the manhunt continues for Rabih "Robby" Alkhalil, who escaped from the North Fraser Pretrial Centre in Port Coquitlam, B.C., on Thursday, police say images they released of his suspected accomplic...

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 08:00:00 EDT
Abuse and harassment survivors 'silenced' by non-disclosure agreements fight for change to B.C. law
The B.C. government says it's considering changes to the law that would prevent non-disclosure agreements from being used in cases of abuse, harassment and discrimination.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 14:30:34 EDT
St. John's Pride parade cancelled amid heat warnings
Organizers say it was a difficult decision. They will be meeting with city officials on Monday to schedule an alternate date.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 10:14:49 EDT
Ferry service between P.E.I. and Nova Scotia cancelled as vehicles may not be recovered from burning boat
Ferry service between P.E.I. and Nova Scotia has been suspended for the weekend after a fire that forced hundreds to evacuate the MV Holiday Island on Friday.

Sat, 23 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
The Pope's 'penitential pilgrimage' will focus on reparation, observers say
Thirty-five years after the last papal visit to an Indigenous community in Canada, Pope Francis is expected to deliver a markedly different message to First Nations, Métis and Inuit communities than ...



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