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Residential school survivors society calls for action following discovery of children’s remains
WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. The Indian Residential School Survivors Society (IRSSS) is calling on the federal government and...
Remains of 215 children found buried at former B.C. residential school, First Nation says
Preliminary findings from a survey of the grounds at the former Kamloops Indian Residential school have uncovered the remains of 215 children buried at...
Federal COVID Alert app caught 400 cases of COVID-19 in April
The federal government’s COVID Alert app sent out 35,000 exposure notifications last month that resulted in the identification of at least 400 COVID-19 cases,...
Federal government to launch $2.6B home retrofit program today
The government of Canada is launching a new program today that offers Canadians grants of up to $5,000 to pay for energy-saving home upgrades. The Canada Greener...
Auditor general grading Ottawa’s performance on PPE, pandemic response in Indigenous communities
Canada’s auditor general is releasing audits today of the federal government’s performance in securing personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical devices before and during the pandemic,...
TikTok debuts new voice — after Canadian actor sues over the old one
Users of the social media app TikTok noticed a new female voice narrating their videos on Monday, about three weeks after a Canadian actor...
As tensions rose during N.S. fisheries dispute, province balked at paying for extra RCMP
A top RCMP officer requested help to pay for extra policing costs during last fall’s fisheries dispute in southwest Nova Scotia, but the province’s...
Ottawa failed to properly implement sexual misconduct report, top Defence civil servant says
Canada’s deputy minister of National Defence says the military’s operation to end sexual misconduct in its ranks “lost its way” because the government failed...
Erin O’Toole isn’t breaking through — and Jason Kenney and Doug Ford aren’t helping
Unable to make any headway in the polls against the Liberals, Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole could use a little help from his friends...
Customers call out banks for increasing fees during pandemic while profits are up
Audrey Williams was more than a little miffed to learn that fees at TD Bank are going up on June 1. “I looked...
Youth job prospects face ‘long-term scarring’ from pandemic, says employment minister
Canadians graduating from high school or entering the job market now are at risk of long-term damage to their job prospects because of...
U.S. law allowing cruise ships to skip B.C. ports would set risky precedent: harbour authority
When the U.S. House of Representatives swiftly passed legislation amending a historical law that some say could have severe consequences for British Columbia’s...
How Canada’s vaccines make it from the factory to your arm
You walk into the vaccination centre at the Palais des congrès, Montreal’s downtown convention centre, and the operation is almost like a dance. Soon,...
Quebec’s proposed changes to Constitution seem small, but they could prompt historic makeover
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday that Quebec could rewrite a section of Canada’s Constitution — no permission needed from the provinces...
TD Bank accused of losing customers’ RSPs — again
More TD Canada Trust customers are accusing the bank of losing tens of thousands of dollars in Retirement Savings Plan contributions they deposited with...
5 belugas doing well after being moved from Marineland, U.S. aquarium says
Five beluga whales from Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., are doing well after being moved to the U.S. over the weekend, an American...
