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students graduates politicians decry devastating cuts at laurentian university
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Students, graduates, politicians decry ‘devastating’ cuts at Laurentian University

Students at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont., continue to react to news the school is cutting dozens of programs and laying off about...

ontario to impose stay at home order closing non essential retail sources say
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Ontario to impose stay-at-home order, closing non-essential retail, sources say

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a news conference at 2 p.m. ET. You’ll be able to watch it live in...

how kahnawakes cross border ironworkers are dealing with isolation from their families community
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How Kahnawake’s cross-border ironworkers are dealing with isolation from their families, community

Like many Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) families, Hogan Gilbert’s has a rich history in ironwork, and the trade has taken him far from home. Gilbert...

scientists first nations team up in fresh attempt to revive struggling b c herring stocks
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Scientists, First Nations team up in fresh attempt to revive struggling B.C. herring stocks

Vancouver’s Coal Harbour hardly looks like a setting for a potential wildlife refuge. Noisy float planes skitter to and from a nearby dock,...

ford to impose ontario wide shutdown as 3rd wave of covid 19 hits hard
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Ford to impose Ontario-wide shutdown as 3rd wave of COVID-19 hits hard

With a record number of COVID-19 patients in Ontario’s intensive care units and its highest-ever rate of new cases in schools, multiple sources...

ottawa blames retired senator survivors for undermining trust in residential school compensation system
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Ottawa blames retired senator, survivors for undermining trust in residential school compensation system

The federal government blames the comments of survivors and public officials, including retired senator Murray Sinclair, who chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission,...

cruise ships would bypass b c under proposed alaska law prompting worries for battered tourism sector
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Cruise ships would bypass B.C. under proposed Alaska law, prompting worries for battered tourism sector

There are fears British Columbia’s tourism industry could be in jeopardy with newly tabled U.S. legislation that would allow cruise ships to sail around current...

westboro bus crash trial is time for long awaited answers victims families say
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Westboro bus crash trial is time for long-awaited answers, victims’ families say

In the two years since her mother Judy Booth died in an OC Transpo bus crash, Karen Benvie has been looking for answers....

multiple we charity donors raised money for same borehole well in kenyan village
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Multiple WE Charity donors raised money for same borehole well in Kenyan village

A fundraising drive in a tight-knit community about 150 kilometres northwest of Toronto. California philanthropists promoted by the Clinton Foundation. Hundreds of school-age...

how virtual field trips are bringing animals art music and more directly to students
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How virtual field trips are bringing animals, art, music and more directly to students

Among her childhood artistic inspirations, spoken word artist and singer I.M.F. recalls visitors at her school assemblies. Seeing performers and spoken word artists...

ex wife of christine jessops killer talks about coming to grips with the awful truth
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Ex-wife of Christine Jessop’s killer talks about coming to grips with the awful truth

Heather Hoover still has the last photo Christine Jessop gave her in 1984. It’s a school picture of the nine-year-old in a white...

corey hurren pleads guilty to 8 charges tied to rideau hall incident
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Corey Hurren pleads guilty to 8 charges tied to Rideau Hall incident

The Canadian Forces reservist who pleaded guilty today to eight charges related to his storming the gates of Rideau Hall with loaded firearms...

some snowbirds still flying south despite travel rules because they can
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Some snowbirds still flying south despite travel rules — because they can

Despite tough new measures imposed by Ottawa to curb travel abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic, some snowbirds are still flying to U.S. sun destinations....

disrupted schooling learning loss will have effects long after pandemic say education
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Disrupted schooling, learning loss will have effects long after pandemic, say education experts

Compared to last spring’s nationwide school shutdown, Monica Belyea and her kids children having a slightly easier time with remote learning this winter term....

fishing vessel found off delaps cove n s 5 crew members still missing
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Fishing vessel found off Delaps Cove, N.S.; 5 crew members still missing

The fishing vessel that went missing off the coast of Delaps Cove in southwest Nova Scotia in December has been found. Five of the...