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Is Asian identity even a thing? Who cares, pass the popcorn for K-drama

This First Person article is the experience of Jan Wong, the co-founder of the Asian Canadian Women’s Alliance. For more information about CBC’s...

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Frustration grows as Sunwing doesn’t give refunds for cancelled flights despite taking taxpayer aid

Glenn Waddingham can barely contain his frustration. “This is a terrible way to do business,” he said. “How is this even allowed to happen?”...

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2,000 patients have been transferred around Ontario to free up beds — but it’s taking a toll

When Alison McVinnie’s husband, Kevin Crozier, suffered a massive stroke in February, he was transferred between three different hospitals, all in a matter...

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Community hopes for answers from inquest into death of Atikamekw woman who filmed Quebec nurses mocking her

A Quebec coroner will begin hearing testimony and explanations as to why Joyce Echaquan died in hospital last September after being admitted with stomach pains, and...

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Alberta’s oil producers feel recovery — but analysts aren’t predicting a repeat of the last boom

When Alberta’s oil sector was thriving a decade ago, thousands of workers beat a path to Fort McMurray, Alta., as companies pumped cash...

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Woman who had breast implants removed urges Ottawa to mandate registry of medical devices

A British Columbia woman who learned second-hand that her breast implants had been linked to a rare form of cancer is demanding that...

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Nearly 30 years later, woman finds dying husband’s nurse via Facebook to give proper thanks

In February, a Thunder Bay woman put up a Facebook post in hopes of tracking down a brief, yet impactful connection from her past....

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Lulu Anderson: The history and present of Black civil rights in Alberta

This story is part of the Black on the Prairies project, a collection of articles, personal essays, images and more, exploring the past,...

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Black activists across the Prairies are calling for defunding of police. Is anyone in power listening?

This story is part of the Black on the Prairies project, a collection of articles, personal essays, images and more, exploring the past,...

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Tree poaching on Vancouver Island prompts spike in forest patrols

The municipality of North Cowichan is stepping up patrols of the region’s forest reserve, after an increase in timber theft in the area,...

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B.C. mayor apologizes for U.S. trip to visit family, get vaccinated

The mayor of a West Kootenay town has apologized for what she now says was a wrong decision to travel to the United States...

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A Harper dynasty and the end of the Liberals? How the 2011 election didn’t change everything

In just a few weeks, Canadian politics changed forever. Or so everyone thought. The Liberals, once the country’s “natural governing party,” were reduced to a...

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Your free speech is at risk with Ottawa’s push to regulate online content, experts warn

The federal government is facing an uproar over controversial changes to a bill that would bring videos and other content posted to social...

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Alberta family searches for answers in teen’s sudden death after COVID exposure, negative tests

A southern Alberta mother and father are grappling with the sudden, unexplained death of their 17-year-old daughter, and with few answers, they’re left wondering...

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Why you can’t drive on this new, $616M Toronto-area highway

The $616-million extension of Highway 427 near Toronto sits unused and off-limits to drivers amid a legal dispute between the Ford government and the...

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QMJHL only junior hockey league still going ahead with playoffs

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is now the only major junior league in the country that is still trying to complete its...

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