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First flight bringing Afghans who helped military arrives in Canada, with more still to come
A government flight carrying dozens of Afghan workers who assisted the Canadian military during the war in Afghanistan has landed in Toronto, the federal government...
Unions warn Canadians to expect disruptions at airports and border crossings starting Friday
The unions representing Canada’s border agents are warning travellers to expect long lineups and delays at airports and border crossings if workers proceed with...
Ontario appeal court dismisses Ford government’s appeal over controversial Student Choice Initiative
Ontario’s Court of Appeal has dismissed the Ford government’s bid to overturn an earlier decision that quashed its so-called Student Choice Initiative —...
Northwestern Ontario under smoke alerts due to forest fires in region and Manitoba
As northwestern Ontario continues its weeks-long battle against forest fires, Environment Canada has issued more air quality statements for the entire region due...
Long-term care improvements would cost $13.7 billion, PBO says
Governments would have to double their spending on long-term care to implement a range of improvements proposed in the wake of the COVID-19...
No evidence found of unmarked graves related to Shubenacadie Residential School in Nova Scotia
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. The team of researchers searching for evidence of unmarked graves at the former Shubenacadie Residential School in...
Bullied as a child, Indigenous coach Terry Crook now inspires young athletes on and off the track
When Terry Crook walks onto the track at Calgary’s Stu Peppard Arena, there is an air of familiarity that comes only with someone...
B.C.’s small towns face existential questions about wildfire summers to come
This summer marks the third time in five years that B.C. has seen more than half a million hectares burn in a wildfire...
How Niagara museums plan to tell the story of COVID-19 50 to 100 years from now
A number of Ontario museums are working overtime to collect artifacts such as social distancing signs and multimedia files — including high-resolution photographs — as...
Sixties Scoop survivors call for federal inquiry and apology
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Former Canadian senator Murray Sinclair and a group representing survivors of the Sixties Scoop are calling for...
Family of Black man fatally shot by police in Repentigny, Que., blame racism for his death
The family of a Repentigny, Que., man who died after police shot him three times in the stomach on Sunday are blaming anti-Black racism in the...
Line 5 pipeline between U.S. and Canada could cause ‘devastating damage’ to Great Lakes, say environmentalists
An aging pipeline that carries oil along the bottom of the ecologically sensitive and turbulent Straits of Mackinac, where Lake Michigan and Lake Huron...
Canadians have a lot to learn about this country’s history of slavery, experts say
WARNING: This story contains disturbing details about slavery. As Sharon Robart-Johnson walks around the Black history room at the Yarmouth County Museum, she points...
Quebec’s relationship with forestry industry under scrutiny as pressure mounts to protect woodlands
As it runs from the Otish Mountains south to Lac-Saint-Jean, the Péribonka River cuts through a valley in Quebec that is home to...
It’s hard having to cheer from home, not in the stands, says family of Montreal Olympian
As Quebec artistic swimmer Jacqueline Simoneau prepares to compete at her second Olympic Games, her family won’t be in the stands cheering her on. Due to...
Desperate employers dangle signing bonuses to lure in workers
Security systems firm Fitch Security Integration had to lay off employees at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic last year. Now the company is facing...
