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Sat, 27 Aug 2022 07:00:00 EDT
B.C. judge lambastes conservation group for using protesters as 'cannon fodder'
A B.C. provincial court judge has accused a conservation groups of using frontline protesters as "sacrificial lambs" to mount illegal traffic blockades aimed at drawing attention to climate change ...

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 16:35:10 EDT
Chrystia Freeland latest target of public threats, intimidation against women in Canadian politics
Journalists, activists and politicians, especially women, have been the subject of harassment and intimidation, including a campaign of threats against journalists and the verbal harassment of Deputy ...

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
He worked for the Canadian embassy in Afghanistan. Now, he's being told to move into a shelter
In Afghanistan, he worked with the Canadian embassy. Now in a government-paid hotel, he's being told to pack his things and move to a Toronto shelter while his family's paperwork remains caught up in...

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 17:24:00 EDT
P.E.I. school teacher stumbles upon fossil that may be 300 million years old
An Island school teacher has made the discovery of a lifetime after stumbling upon a fossil that could be 300 million years old.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 06:00:00 EDT
How an adopted 'sisterhood' uses P.E.I getaways to get together
Though they're biologically unrelated, a group of young women adopted in China as babies have grown into a 'chosen family.' Each year they and their parents make the trek from Nova Scotia to P.E.I. ...

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Sport minister calls for 'change' at Hockey Canada as calls for resignations mount
As calls mount for the leaders of Canada's national hockey organization to resign over sexual misconduct scandals, Sport Minister Pascale St-Onge is calling for "change" within the organization. ...

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 07:00:00 EDT
Chinese Canadian seniors left behind as many Chinese-language newspapers stop printing
Sing Tao Daily is joining other Chinese-language newspapers that have stopped printing due to impacts from the pandemic, leaving just one Calgary printed newspaper to inform the Chinese community — ...

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
How Canadians are stretching their grocery dollars while trying to stay healthy
CBC News followers on Instagram share some ways they are cutting down on grocery bills while still putting nutritious meals on the table.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
The polar bear became an 'accidental icon' of climate change. Is it time to rethink that?
When biologist Andrew Derocher discovered in the 1990s how polar bears were affected by climate change, his work helped launch the charismatic critter as an icon — used by activists as a poster anim...

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
How Ottawa plans to launch a climate-friendly construction boom
The federal government has plans in the works to slash carbon emissions from homes and buildings substantially in the coming decades.

Sat, 27 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Conservatives call for release of report on massive Afghan immigration data breach
The Conservative Party has written to Privacy Commissioner Philippe Dufresne asking him to speed up an investigation into a federal government data breach that exposed the identities of hundreds of Af...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 08:00:00 EDT
'Today is a fantastic day': Manitoba welcomes more than 320 Afghan refugees
Tears welled up in Sayed Najib Amin's eyes and his voice cracked between sobs as he waited for his young nephews to arrive at Winnipeg's international airport on Friday, exactly a year after the boys...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 16:52:47 EDT
NATO chief warns Canada that Russia, China have designs on the Arctic
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg ended his trip to Canada’s Arctic on Friday by underlining the threats to the region posed by both Russia and China.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 16:12:30 EDT
Woof! St. John's shuts down illegal hair salon … that turns out to be a Hudson & Rex set
A television show about a dog detective fooled a St. John's neighbourhood — and a city inspector.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 12:20:39 EDT
Sask. First Nations organization calls for woman accused of faking own death to be released from custody
The Federation of Sovereign Indigenous Nations held a news conference on Friday in support of Dawn Walker, the Saskatoon mother whose disappearance sparked an extensive search before she was found in ...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 17:58:17 EDT
Goodbye, hello and welcome home: Generations of Canadian golfers converge in Ottawa
A total of 19 Canadians converged in Ottawa for the 2022 CP Women's Open, where the past met both the present and the future from 57-year-old Lorie Kane to 12-year-old Lucy Lin.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 15:14:42 EDT
Vancouver police defend use of beanbag guns as 'less lethal' following death of Ojibway man
Chris Amyotte, 42, died after being shot by beanbag guns by VPD. Witnesses say he had been asking for help.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 13:17:10 EDT
Sikh temple in Timmins, Ont., provides temporary housing to international students amid housing crunch
More international students are choosing to attend post-secondary school in northern Ontario. But that means more support and help is needed, particularly when it comes to housing.

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 11:38:48 EDT
Michelle O'Bonsawin confirmed as Canada's new Supreme Court justice
Justice Michelle O’Bonsawin’s appointment to the top court has been formally confirmed by the Prime Minister’s Office. Canada’s first Indigenous Supreme Court justice is set to take her seat o...

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 14:37:17 EDT
Liberal MP apologizes for tweet implying professor was racist
Liberal MP Chris Bittle is apologizing for implying that University of Ottawa professor Michael Geist was racist during a Twitter dispute.



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