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CP Rail urges Kansas City Southern shareholders to oppose CN takeover next month

Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is urging Kansas City Southern shareholders to vote against the proposed merger with Canadian National Railway Co. because of...

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Worried your COVID-19 vaccine won’t be accepted abroad? Here’s what you need to know

Fully vaccinated and ready to travel? Before booking your trip, make sure your destination recognizes your COVID-19 vaccine. As some Canadian travellers have already...

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Millions meant for residential school survivors spent on Catholic Church lawyers, administration: documents

The Roman Catholic Church spent millions of dollars that were supposed to go to residential school survivors on lawyers, administration, a private fundraising...

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Nova Scotia riding will have a Black MLA no matter which party wins in election

For the first time in more than 20 years, one of Nova Scotia’s oldest and largest Black communities will be represented by a...

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Marine mammals ‘in distress,’ says agency ordering Marineland to fix its water system

A months-long inspection of Marineland by Ontario’s animal welfare watchdog has found that marine mammals at the tourist attraction were in distress due to...

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Ottawa still mulling whether officials will attend Olympics, days before it starts

With five days to go before the Olympics Games kick off, the Canadian government still isn’t saying whether a federal delegation is heading...

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Lawyer files misconduct complaint after private investigator hired to follow Manitoba chief justice

A human rights lawyer is filing a professional misconduct complaint against the lawyers representing seven churches fighting public health orders after one admitted to hiring...

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Canada orders rail safety measures to reduce risk of wildfires

Canada on Sunday ordered rail transport restrictions for areas where there is a high wildfire risk in both British Columbia and nationally after a blaze...

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Memorial University to double tuition to $6K a year, ending 22-year freeze

Memorial University president Vianne Timmons announced an unprecedented tuition hike on Friday for future students of Newfoundland and Labrador’s only university. (Patrick Butler/Radio-Canada)...

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Augmented reality planetarium experience in Sutton, Que., opens up the sky to campers

Nestled deep in the forest in the Eastern Townships, perched on the side of a mountain, there’s a 184-seat Roman-style amphitheatre, where dozens...

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Hundreds died during B.C.’s heat dome. Who is responsible for deaths caused by extreme heat?

Over the course of B.C.’s heat dome, 719 people died suddenly — triple the number of deaths that would normally occur in the province...

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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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Inuk leader Mary Simon named as Canada’s 1st Indigenous governor general

Inuk leader Mary Simon will serve as the Queen’s new representative in Canada, marking the first time an Indigenous person has held the role....

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Sexually assaulted at 8, incarcerated 4 times and lost the will to live — how this woman found her stars

WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. Jessica Compton has overcome many challenges to get to where she is today —...

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Ex-cop finally paid $630K in lost wages due to PTSD after years of living in poverty

Former Toronto police officer Ralph Thistle says he’s finally able to install a well and running water at the small cabin near Mt....