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‘We’ve got to do better’: Toronto readies to launch non-police crisis response pilot
It’s been just over a year since the death of George Floyd at the hands of police, with the world erupting into protest...
‘Where is their soul?’: Inside the failed push to make Catholic Church pay for its residential school abuses
Residential school survivor Rick Daniels and his wife, Judy Greyeyes, live in a small apartment just a few kilometres from Saskatoon’s towering $28.5-million Holy...
Man whose burned body was found in septic tank on Alberta farm identified by DNA 44 years later
A man whose death in Alberta has fascinated armchair detectives for years has finally been identified by the RCMP using genetic genealogy, The...
Canadian hyperloop company says ultra-high-speed travel between Calgary and Edmonton is feasible
Canadian hyperloop company TransPod has completed a feasibility study of the implementation of an ultra-high-speed transportation line between Calgary and Edmonton. The company...
Montreal police use tear gas to disperse Habs fans after series victory
Montreal police deployed tear gas in the city’s downtown on Thursday to disperse crowds shortly after the Habs victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. While the...
Saskatoon Catholic cathedral covered with paint after discovery of 751 unmarked graves
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. The doors of a Roman Catholic cathedral in downtown Saskatoon were splattered with paint Thursday afternoon after...
City of Vancouver endorses lowering voting age to 16 in municipal elections
The City of Vancouver is officially endorsing lowering the voting age to 16 in municipal elections across B.C. A motion passed by council on...
Priest under fire after sermon on the ‘good done’ by Catholic church on residential schools
A Mississauga, Ont., priest is under fire after a sermon referencing the “good done” by the Roman Catholic Church in residential schools, saying some...
Yukon River Quest paddlers hit the water despite cancelled race, safety concerns
They trained for months, even years, to compete in the epic Yukon River Quest — and they weren’t about to stay put on dry land...
5-year-old girl in life-threatening condition after birthday party shooting in Toronto
A five-year-old girl remains in life-threatening condition following a shooting during an outdoor children’s birthday party in the Rexdale neighbourhood of northwest Toronto...
Statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in Hamilton, Ont., covered as Indigenous community calls for it to come down
The statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in downtown Hamilton has been covered in fabric from head to toe and wrapped tightly with a red rope....
Bush plane monument in Thompson, Man., a painful reminder for residential school survivors
A bush plane monument in Thompson, Man., meant as a tribute to aviation in the North also serves as a painful reminder to residential school...
Refugees plead with Ottawa to bring their children, spouses from war-ravaged Gaza
As Israeli airstrikes pounded Gaza last month, rocking the city around him, Mohammad Jadallah’s 13-year-old son tried to shield his younger siblings, hoping to keep them...
Kingston to move Sir John A. Macdonald statue from City Park
Numbered hearts are placed on the steps of the Sir John A. MacDonald statue in Kingston, Ont., on May 31. The hearts represent...
Residential school survivor’s planned memorial wall about ‘humanizing’ Mohawk Institute students
WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. For years, Geronimo Henry carried a folding “travelling wall” bearing some 1,500 names...
RCMP say homicide suspect considered armed, dangerous could be in Winnipeg in grey SUV
Police believe a suspect in a homicide in southern Manitoba who is considered armed and dangerous could be in Winnipeg and is driving a grey...
