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Canada’s nursing homes have worst record for COVID-19 deaths among wealthy nations: report
Canada has the worst record for COVID-19 deaths in long-term care homes compared with other wealthy countries, according to a new report released on...
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,...
Want to know how much added sugar is in your favourite foods? Canadian companies don’t have to tell you
Despite having to disclose many details about ingredients, specific allergens, calorie counts and other nutritional information on labels, food manufacturers are not required...
Doctor charged with murder after multiple deaths at Hawkesbury, Ont., hospital
A doctor has been charged with first-degree murder as police investigate multiple suspicious deaths at the eastern Ontario hospital where he works. Ontario Provincial Police...
Former soldier pleads guilty in high-profile military sexual assault case
A Canadian ex-soldier at the centre of a high-profile case of sexual assault in the military has pleaded guilty. Former warrant officer André Gagnon was charged...
Crown says lone breach of Meng Wanzhou’s rights would not be enough to toss extradition
The lead counsel for Canada’s Attorney General conceded Friday that the judge overseeing Meng Wanzhou’s extradition proceedings may find a Canada Border Services Agency...
Residential school survivors rebuff federal offer to review St. Anne’s documents
The survivors of St. Anne’s Residential school are rejecting Canada’s offer of an independent review of their abuse claims. Leo Ashamock is a...
Battleford-area mayors, First Nations chiefs issue anti-racist plea following Colten Boushie report
First Nations chiefs and mayors in the Saskatchewan region where Colten Boushie was killed in 2016 say more needs to be done to combat...
Colten Boushie’s family to speak out on racial discrimination found in scathing report about RCMP
The family of Colten Boushie, the young Indigenous man from Saskatchewan whose shooting death was investigated by the RCMP in 2016, will speak...
Jews in Russian city scarred by WWII massacre watch Canada’s decision on Nazi interpreter
As the evening light falls over the gentle slope of the ravine, Natalia Yefimushkina, her head tightly bound in a red scarf, stares...
B.C. boy permanently brain damaged after eating lettuce contaminated with E. coli
E. coli outbreaks used to mainly be linked to hamburgers, but the last decade has seen recall after recall of tainted romaine lettuce...
In nurses’ firing, union calls for due process, while First Nations leaders hope broader concerns aren’t lost
The two nurses accused of racist treatment against an Atikamekw woman should not have been fired before the incident was investigated fully, a...
Stepfather found guilty of murdering 3-year-old who interrupted his video game
A Calgary stepfather has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of a three-year-old girl who had interrupted his video game. ...
CP Rail leaves mountain train parked without crew or handbrakes near site of deadly 2019 runaway crash
WARNING: This story contains language that some readers may find offensive. Canadian Pacific Railway is under fire after leaving a 2.5-kilometre-long grain train...
Dramatic rise in reports of sexual assaults doesn’t lead to similar rise in charges
Reports of sexual assault to police are up significantly across the country, especially on P.E.I. where they have more than doubled in the past...
Genetic genealogy pushes Toronto detectives close to identifying killer in 2 cold cases from 1983
Detectives with the Toronto Police Service say they are close to identifying the killer responsible for two cold cases from 1983. They have...
