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As families grieve, search continues for fishermen missing in Bay of Fundy

The search for five fishermen — and for clues about what happened to their missing scallop vessel in the Bay of Fundy —...

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Meng Wanzhou’s lawyers claim extradition would violate international law

Lawyers for Meng Wanzhou claim Canada would be violating established international law if it sent the Huawei executive to the United States to...

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5 Ontario regions tightening restrictions, Peel and Toronto to remain in lockdown

Ontario is tightening public health restrictions in five regions as hospitals say they are inundated with COVID-19 patients.  Those regions include Hamilton, which will...

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Oncologist fears ‘tsunami of cancer’ after COVID-19 lockdowns limited screening

In the months since the pandemic hit, many parts of normal life have come to a stop. But while so much has been...

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After evacuating twice over tainted water, Neskantaga residents plan their return home

Members of a First Nation that has been under a boil-water advisory for longer than any other in Canada are hoping to return home...

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Massive landslide on B.C. coast imperils dwindling salmon stocks, says First Nations chief

An enormous landslide that tore through a remote valley in B.C.’s Central Coast region and spilled into Bute Inlet in November has put the...

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COVID-19 has made reading next year’s real estate market harder than ever

Canadians are about to get an update on the state of the housing market and the latest resurgence of COVID-19 has only added...

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NDP MP calls on Lametti to preserve St. Anne’s residential school abuse documents

NDP MP Charlie Angus is urging Justice Minister and Attorney General David Lametti to stop the destruction of key compensation claim documents from...

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Shamattawa First Nation in Manitoba receives more military support for COVID-19 battle

More help from the Canadian Armed Forces has arrived in Shamattawa following a desperate plea from the First Nation’s chief. The northern Manitoba fly-in...

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3-digit suicide prevention hotline gets green light from House of Commons

The House of Commons took a step closer to establishing a national three-digit suicide prevention hotline today. MPs voted unanimously in favour of a Conservative...

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2 dead, 4 in hospital after partial building collapse at London, Ont., construction site

Two people have died and four others remain in hospital after a building partially collapsed Friday in London, Ont. Doctors at the London Health...

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Looking for COVID-19 trends: Academic experts and private forecasting company form pandemic partnership

Some of Canada’s top academic experts on pandemics are partnering with a company in the Greater Toronto Area to work on national and...

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IPOs this week have DoorDash and Airbnb worth billions of dollars despite not turning a profit

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a boon for tech company shares as lockdown measures for millions of people feed record demand for digital services. And two...

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Alberta tried to build ‘a wall of defence’ around its most vulnerable citizens. It has crumbled

The Alberta Legislature was suspended in the spring due to COVID-19 and, when it resumed in late May, Premier Jason Kenney spoke at length...

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Indigenous tourism group paid CEO $25K bonus days after it was tasked to distribute COVID-19 relief funds

This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during...

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Provinces should adopt surveillance testing to battle COVID-19, long-term care home review says

One of the largest operators of Canadian seniors’ residences and long-term care homes is calling for provinces to adopt widespread surveillance testing as...