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Ford recalling nearly 275,000 vehicles in Canada, mainly over rupturing airbag concerns

Ford Motor Co. has issued two safety recalls involving airbags and tires and affecting more than 2.6 million vehicles in North America, including...

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Ontario moving Sarnia-Lambton into lockdown; N.B. reveals vaccine rollout details

The latest: Ontario will move the southwestern region of Sarnia-Lambton into lockdown on Monday after a recent spike in COVID-19 cases, making it the fifth...

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COVID-era school design takes lessons from Indigenous educators

A Saskatoon-based architect is already applying lessons learnt from the pandemic to the schools he is designing, and said the First Nations clients...

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Driver of 2nd boat in O’Leary crash convicted of failing to exhibit navigation light

The operator of one of the boats in a 2019 fatal crash involving a vessel driven by Linda O’Leary, wife of businessman and reality...

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Her daughter has a mask exemption, but Chapters-Indigo wouldn’t let her in

A mother is in disbelief after her 15-year-old daughter was denied entry to a Chapters-Indigo store in London, Ont., on Friday because she...

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Multiple WE Charity donors raised money for same borehole well in Kenyan village

A fundraising drive in a tight-knit community about 150 kilometres northwest of Toronto. California philanthropists promoted by the Clinton Foundation. Hundreds of school-age...

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From Prairies to Bollywood: Record deal shows power of TikTok to get diverse artists noticed

Last year, a 25-year-old rapper, producer and musician from Canada checked the YouTube page of one of his remixes. In the comments section, someone...

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Texas zoo cancels controversial deal to buy African Lion Safari elephants for $2M

Two elephants at the centre of a controversial sale between African Lion Safari and a Texas zoo will not be moving to the...

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It pays to get a 2nd home appraisal, especially if you’re a Black homeowner, hidden camera investigation shows

Almost a million home appraisals happen in Canada every year, and the outcomes can determine the terms of a mortgage or whether a...

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Gravity power? How to store wind, solar energy without batteries

Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...

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Manitoba RCMP say a First Nations man assaulted an officer. Court documents suggest that’s not what happened

On June 6, 2019, Brian Halcrow woke up in a jail cell in Thompson, Man., with four stitches across his forehead, a torn-up sweater and...

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Humboldt Broncos crash survivor Kaleb Dahlgren’s memoir tells the story of a hockey life interrupted

Kaleb Dahlgren says he still has no memory of the crash that changed his life. Dahlgren played right wing for the Humboldt Broncos...

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Canada’s pipeline regulator says it’s taking a stand against systemic racism

Rueben George says he’s not at all surprised that, in an era of racial reckoning, Canada’s top pipeline regulator is signalling it wants to...

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Young adults find careers, dreams, relationships on hold a year into COVID-19 pandemic

Manan Shah’s day starts when he logs on to his computer at 1 a.m., the glow of the screen illuminating his face as...

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Frustration grows among seniors and caregivers over Ontario’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Sam Meister is 98 years old, and he’s furious at the Ontario government’s COVID-19 vaccination plan that is forcing seniors like him to...

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Student says RCMP officer talked her out of laying charges against alleged serial voyeur on campus

WARNING: This story contains language that might be offensive to some readers. It also contains descriptions of voyeurism that might be upsetting. Taylor...

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