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colleagues friends reflect on fallen manitoulin island opp officer
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Colleagues, friends reflect on fallen Manitoulin Island OPP officer

A retired OPP officer and former colleague of Constable Marc Hovingh says all of Ontario’s Manitoulin Island is in a state of shock...

nunavut woman calls 911 from ottawa hospital after being denied water she says
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Nunavut woman calls 911 from Ottawa hospital after being denied water, she says

An Inuk woman from Pangnirtung, Nunavut, says she was mistreated by nurses at a hospital in Ottawa, who refused to give her water and change...

in the arctic everything is changing massive animal tracking study finds
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In the Arctic, ‘everything is changing,’ massive animal tracking study finds

Animals across the Arctic are changing where and when they breed, migrate and forage in response to climate change, says a new study...

how canadas track and field olympians are navigating pandemic
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How Canada’s track and field Olympians are navigating pandemic

You could feel the excitement and pure joy on the other end of the phone. Alysha Newman, full of life and energy, is...

coronavirus whats happening in canada and around the world wednesday
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Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world Wednesday

The latest: A B.C. health authority facing an uptick in COVID-19 cases — including a recent dance studio outbreak now linked to 36...

3 dead 1 injured after shooting in rural vancouver island community
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3 dead, 1 injured after shooting in rural Vancouver Island community

Police are investigating after the discovery Sunday of three bodies and another person who was injured in a popular off-roading area near a rural Vancouver Island...

teachers say return to school this fall has left them with overwhelming stress and a never ending workload scaled
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Teachers say return to school this fall has left them with overwhelming stress and a never-ending workload

Teachers Under Strain: CBC News journalists in Atlantic Canada and eastern Ontario teamed up to send out questionnaires to thousands of teachers to...

b c ndp will form decisive majority government cbc news projects scaled
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B.C. NDP will form decisive majority government, CBC News projects

The NDP will form a historic majority government in British Columbia for the first time in more than 20 years, CBC News projects, as...

retail sales grew for 4th straight month in august but september looks flat
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Retail sales grew for 4th straight month in August — but September looks flat

Canadian retailers logged $53.2 billion in sales in August, the fourth month in a row that sales have increased since cratering in April...

canada added 378000 jobs in september even more than in august
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Canada added 378,000 jobs in September, even more than in August

Canada’s economy added 378,000 new jobs in September, Statistics Canada says, almost all of which were full-time positions. September’s job gains mean that...

innu nation suing for 4b over disruption to land and culture caused by churchill falls project
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Innu Nation suing for $4B over disruption to land and culture caused by Churchill Falls project

Saying their community’s culture and way of life was devastated by the construction of a hydroelectric project, the Innu Nation of Labrador is taking...

toronto lawyer annamie paul elected leader of the federal green party
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Toronto lawyer Annamie Paul elected leader of the federal Green Party

Green Party members have picked Toronto lawyer Annamie Paul as their next leader, bringing to a close the year-long race to replace Elizabeth...

covid 19 cases continue to surge in ontario and quebec
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COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Ontario and Quebec

The latest: The Canada emergency response benefit (CERB) expires on Sunday, ending the income support program the federal government rolled out during the...

p e i restaurants suffered the worst downturn in the country in july
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P.E.I. restaurants suffered the worst downturn in the country in July

While the pandemic hit the bottom line of restaurants across the country, as summer arrived it was restaurateurs on P.E.I. who were hit...

schools scramble to make up for learning losses that have already occurred in the pandemic
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Schools scramble to make up for learning losses that have already occurred in the pandemic

You’ve likely heard of the summer slide: where students might start the school year having lost some numeracy and literacy skills after a...

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