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winnipeg man accused of murdering daughter lacked remorse for assaulting girls mother court report
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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...

augmented reality planetarium experience in sutton que opens up the sky to campers
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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...

how canadians are making sure no one is left behind in the vaccine rollout
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How Canadians are making sure no one is left behind in the vaccine rollout

Despite Canada’s success in getting vaccines into arms so far, there is mounting pressure to reach those left behind — the people who, either...

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

the high human cost of global shipping in the pandemic sailors stuck at sea for months
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The high, human cost of global shipping in the pandemic: Sailors stuck at sea for months

For 11 months, Rolly Pague was stranded at sea, stuck on a giant shipping vessel feeding insatiable global demand sparked by the pandemic....

the real reason bill cosby is getting out of prison 2
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The Real Reason Bill Cosby Is Getting Out Of Prison

Disgraced comedian Bill Cosby will soon walk out of prison as a free man. Per Pennsylvania’s, Cosby’s jail sentence has been overturned by...

why retrieving former residential school records has proved so difficult
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Why retrieving former residential school records has proved so difficult

The discovery of potentially hundreds of unmarked graves near former residential schools in B.C. and Saskatchewan has prompted calls for the Catholic Church, which...

why criminal charges for deaths at residential schools would be unprecedented and enormously
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Why criminal charges for deaths at residential schools would be unprecedented — and enormously complex

Cowessess Chief Cadmus Delorme said he is treating the site of 751 unmarked graves at the former Marieval Indian Residential School “like a crime scene.”...

false sightings reports of gunfire court documents reveal details of rcmp response to n s mass shooting
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False sightings, reports of gunfire: Court documents reveal details of RCMP response to N.S. mass shooting

The first RCMP officers to arrive in Portapique, N.S., during last year’s shooting rampage thought they had spotted the gunman, but learned hours later...

a great day electronic logging devices becoming mandatory in semi trucks in canada to combat driver fatigue
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‘A great day’: Electronic logging devices becoming mandatory in semi trucks in Canada to combat driver fatigue

A new era in highway safety regulation begins in Canada on Saturday as electronic logging devices that track a driver’s hours behind the wheel...

renewed calls for pope to visit sask to apologize for residential schools after 2017 effort failed
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Renewed calls for Pope to visit Sask. to apologize for residential schools after 2017 effort failed

For a brief period in 2016, Chief Felix Thomas allowed himself to believe that Pope Francis would come to Saskatchewan. “We were very...

solar windows shingles and cladding the building itself is now the solar panel
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Solar windows, shingles and cladding? The building itself is now the solar panel

When you walk through the sun-filled atrium of the Edmonton Convention Centre or glimpse the dramatic sloped roof of the Varennes Library in...

mps pass bill creating national day for truth and reconciliation
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MPs pass bill creating national day for truth and reconciliation

Federal lawmakers have passed legislation to create a national day for truth and reconciliation. MPs unanimously agreed to wrap debate on Bill C-5...

are your parents hesitant to get the covid 19 vaccine yeah mine too
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Are your parents hesitant to get the COVID-19 vaccine? Yeah, mine too

This First Person article is the experience of Sadi Muktadir, a second-generation Bengali Muslim who lives in Toronto. For more information about CBC’s...

with summer vacation looming educators worry about lasting fallout of pandemic schooling
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With summer vacation looming, educators worry about lasting ‘fallout’ of pandemic schooling

Schooling Under Stress: CBC News sent a questionnaire to thousands of education professionals to find out how they and their students are doing...