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Canada’s Maggie Mac Neil wins gold in women’s 100m butterfly

Maggie Mac Neil won Canada’s first gold medal of these Olympics, capturing the women’s 100-metre butterfly in a Canadian record of 55.59 seconds...

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Cord Blood Bank of Canada owner claims in lawsuit all samples destroyed 3 years ago, but hasn’t told clients

A Toronto company that was paid to store potentially life-saving stem cells from the children of roughly 3,000 clients across Canada is now...

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Meet the unvaccinated: Why some Canadians still haven’t had the shot

Canada’s vaccine campaign has been crushing it lately, with an impressive 80 per cent of eligible Canadians having had at least one dose of...

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‘Sibling rivalry’ helps push sisters to top of P.E.I. tennis rankings

They were supposed to just hit the ball right back to each other. Keep the rally going. This was a practice drill, after...

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B.C. man accused of stealing $200K in 2019 CRA phone scam has fled Canada, court documents say

A former resident of B.C.’s Lower Mainland allegedly fled Canada after posting a $10,000 release bond following his arrest by immigration officials investigating a...

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Former staffers say racism, sexual harassment rampant at Royal Canadian Mint

Female security guards at the Royal Canadian Mint operation in Ottawa faced constant sexual harassment and racial taunts while superiors either stood by...

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Why mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for health-care workers could help Canada fight a 4th wave

The debate over mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for health-care workers is growing louder in Canada as more countries move forward with the controversial approach in...

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Man charged with uttering threats after comments targeting women and Winnipeg police

Police have arrested a Winnipeg man they say posted comments online that expressed contempt toward women and threatened to kill someone. Justin Peter...

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First Nations invite public to witness search for unmarked graves at Sask. residential school site

Warning: This story containts details some readers may find distressing. A group of Saskatchewan First Nations is inviting the wider public to witness...

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Investment in renewable energy favoured over oil and gas, but regional differences persist, poll finds

A majority of Canadians favour more investment in renewable energy such as wind, solar and hydrogen over oil and gas, with divisions evident based...

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Winnipeg man accused of murdering daughter lacked remorse for assaulting girl’s mother: court report

He came to Canada as a young man from a conflict-filled east African country and set his mind to successfully learning English and American...

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Insect poop can be used to make sustainable fertilizer — and help plants weather climate change

Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...

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Plenty of room for house prices in Canada to rise as interest rates stay low

In what’s shaping up as a post-pandemic battle for talent, an Ontario company has a plan to harness the Canadian itch to get into...

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Orange Shirt Day ‘not approved’ for military members honouring residential school survivors

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. A top Canadian Armed Forces official last fall ordered soldiers not to wear orange to honour Indigenous...

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Canadian fishers keep eye on U.K. as activists raise lobster concerns

Once again politicians in Europe are asking: do lobsters feel pain? Is it animal cruelty to drop them live into pots of boiling...

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