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Baby orca ‘not ready’ to leave remote B.C. lagoon despite ‘perfect unison’ to herd with oikomi pipes

The team working to save a baby orca trapped in a lagoon on northern Vancouver Island nearly succeeded in getting the whale out on...

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Hamilton pizzeria wins best cheese slice in the world, after race to get dough to Vegas from Canada

In search of the world’s best cheese pizza? Look no further than Hamilton.  Local pizzeria Cowabunga won the best slice of cheese pizza at...

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Do you cross-country ski? Thank this Norwegian who lived to 111

As we move out of the threatening bite of winter into the warm embrace of spring, some of us may be reflecting on...

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Some Airbnb hosts lie about units being their main residence. Montreal says proving that is hard

Months into its operations, a municipal task force responsible for tracking down illegal short-term rentals in Montreal says it still lacks the tools...

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When a Leaf turns into a ‘brick’: Juno winner describes EV catastrophe

The owner of a Nissan Leaf electric car says his experience has been a cautionary tale for others who might make the leap...

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Canada evacuates some embassy staff in Haiti as violence engulfs capital

Canada has evacuated a portion of its embassy staff from Port-au-Prince, Haiti, by commercial helicopter charter due to rampant gang violence in the...

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B.C. patients worry as breast cancer screening wait times climb

Over the course of her life, Marliese Dawson, now 51, has seen five family members get diagnosed with breast cancer.  So since her mid-30s, Dawson...

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These single moms say landlords won’t rent to them because they have kids — even though that’s illegal

Mallory Gunn has applied to countless rental units, desperate to find a safe place to live with her two young children. But the...

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Nishnawbe Aski Police Service’s chief suspended over misconduct allegations

The board of directors for the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service (NAPS) has suspended police Chief Roland Morrison over allegations of misconduct. Fabian Batiste,...

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‘He’s in great shock’: Surviving father, community struggle to process mass killing of family

Barrhaven residents and members of Ottawa’s Sri Lankan community say they are struggling to process the horrific mass killing of four young children,...

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Lawsuit claiming Flo Health app shared intimate data with Facebook greenlit as Canadian class action

A Canadian class-action lawsuit accusing a popular fertility tracking app of sending users’ intimate health information — including details about their periods, sex lives...

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Here are all the Canadian Oscar nominees to cheer for at the Academy Awards

The 96th Academy Awards are coming up this weekend, and there is no shortage of Canadian nominees. One of the country’s biggest stars,...

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This dog is at the centre of a legal fight between a man’s grieving family and girlfriend

A legal tussle over a dog has cost both sides thousands in legal fees — and plenty of heartache — while highlighting how the law treats pets in...

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After Mulroney, being a ‘green’ PM got a lot tougher

When Brian Mulroney was given the title of Canada’s “greenest prime minister” in 2006 — awarded by an expert panel convened by Corporate Knights...

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Sask. parent concerned STF ‘forcing’ teachers to use students as ‘pawns’ as strike action continues

Teachers across Saskatchewan are withdrawing from all extracurricular activities, starting this morning, for at least 48 hours.  That means clubs and activities for students, including...

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This 100-year-old Quebecer is still volunteering in his community and has no plans to stop

Sitting on his couch in his family home where he has lived alone for upward of 15 years, Louis Pagé let out a...