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St. John’s firefighters grounded, as helicopter rescue team remains in ‘holding pattern’
The helicopter rescue team normally called in to pluck wayward wanderers from cliffs and transport injured hikers from remote inaccessible locations around St....
Hamilton officer found guilty after journalist arrests resigns, avoiding penalty
Hamilton police Const. Jeff Todoruk — who was found guilty of several charges after arresting two photojournalists in Waterdown in May 2017 —...
‘It’s not their fault’: Nunavut students who act violently let down by lack of counselling, educators say
This is Part 2 of a three-part series on violence in Nunavut’s schools. Teachers getting books thrown at their heads, punched in the...
In the shadow of her killer’s verdict, Cindy Gladue’s family wants to reclaim her humanity
Donna McLeod held her great-grandson Dayton by a firepit crackling flames in an Edmonton backyard last week and spoke about a dream she...
N.S. gunman’s spouse feared killing started while looking for her, documents say
The partner of a man who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia last April confided in a friend that she feared the gunman had...
‘My car’s on fire’: Drivers fear for their safety as years-long recall rollout drags on
Hyundai and Kia drivers say they fear getting behind the wheel of their own cars — with the risk of engine fires and...
Help for dying woman was 2 minutes away, but took 80 minutes to arrive
A grieving Nova Scotia husband wants to know why it took 80 minutes for help to come as his wife lay dying in...
‘Meant to be’: How this WW II veteran cheated death 4 times to find love
Reg Harrison slides his leather wallet out of his pocket and removes a weathered black-and-white photo of a beautiful woman. “I’ve been carrying...
Special Forces pulls new pistols from service after soldier injured in misfire
A member of Canada’s elite special forces counterterrorism unit was wounded last fall when a newly-purchased handgun, with a history of misfires and...
The Unsaid Truth Of Andy Reid
When Andy Reid joined the Kansas City Chiefs as head coach in 2013, Pro Football Hall of Fame Head Coach and former sportscaster...
Doctors failed mentally ill Ontario man who killed his mother day after seeing psychiatrist, says family
Family members of an Ontario man diagnosed with schizophrenia say his doctors didn’t do “their due diligence” when they failed to admit him to...
What’s different about the coronavirus ‘variants of concern’ flagged by WHO
The seemingly more transmissible variants of the coronavirus first discovered in Britain, South Africa and Brazil are called “variants of concern” by the...
Saskatoon doctor’s intuition leads to rescue of 29 people poisoned with carbon monoxide
A carbon monoxide leak from a boiler in a Saskatoon apartment building sent 29 people to hospital Thursday. It all began when an emergency...
Anti-government extremists promote armed protests in U.S. using website hosted in Montreal
An anti-government website is using cloud servers located in Montreal to help organize a series of armed protests across the United States this...
Flexitarianism, buying used and more: Green habits that are on the rise
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...
Why Canada’s vaccine rollout is slower than other countries — and what can be done to fix it
Canada is falling behind in its initial rollout of COVID-19 vaccines at a critical time in the pandemic, and experts say our most...
