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Boy, 9, missing in Winnipeg’s Red River since Friday found dead, police say

The body of a nine-year-old boy who went missing after going into Winnipeg’s Red River on Friday afternoon has been found in the...

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‘I don’t want to hold on to hatred’: B.C. woman seeks to forgive hit-and-run driver who left her for dead

In the years since a hit-and-run driver left Patricia Anne Peters for dead on a highway north of Whistler, B.C., in the middle of...

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Virtual Canada Day citizenship ceremony celebrates nurses, care workers

When Sweeny Karande was in her nursing program in India, her teacher presented her with an award as the best outgoing student. “This...

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From QB to cop: Ex-CFLer Brandon Bridge hopes to change perception of police

As a Canadian quarterback, Brandon Bridge helped change a CFL rule. The 28-year-old lobbied for a rule change governing the ratio of Canadians...

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Air Canada cancels 30 domestic routes, closes 8 stations at regional airports

Air Canada is indefinitely suspending 30 domestic regional routes and closing eight stations at regional airports across Canada because of an unprecedented drop in...

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Repatriate Canadian former ISIS fighters and family members, Human Rights Watch urges

The Canadian government is flouting its international human rights obligations by failing to repatriate and provide adequate consular assistance to 47 citizens who...

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Eating wild plants is a ‘world that needs to be rediscovered’

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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Trial start date, length difficult to predict in China spying case against 2 Canadians

The Liberal government is facing renewed pressure to release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and end her extradition process, a move that some believe would trigger the...

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How new American tariffs on Canadian aluminum could backfire

If the Trump administration buys the argument that Canadian aluminum exports have surged and slaps a 10 per cent tariff back on products...

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Military mission ending in most Ontario long-term care homes

Ontario drivers are being told to stay on the lookout for military vehicles on the roads this week as hundreds of Canadian Armed...

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National Indigenous Peoples Day goes virtual amid pandemic restrictions

Organizers of a major Indigenous festival in Ottawa considered postponing or cancelling it entirely after COVID-19 restrictions meant they couldn’t gather in person. ...

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China charges 2 Canadians with spying in Huawei-linked case

Chinese prosecutors charged two detained Canadians with spying Friday in an apparent bid to step up pressure on Canada to drop a U.S....

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What is Juneteenth and why is everybody talking about it this year?

It is a 155-year-old day of celebration that many non-Black people in the U.S. and around the world only started to hear of recently....

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Small Alberta town’s Black Lives Matter demonstration draws hundreds despite racist backlash

Hundreds kneeled on Saturday to mourn victims of racism and police brutality. If it weren’t for the backdrop, the image could have been captured...

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Tornadoes touch down in southern Alberta, as floods and tennis ball-sized hail hit Calgary

At least one tornado touched down in southeast Alberta on Saturday evening, as severe thunderstorms brought intense hail and flooding to Calgary and the...

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The joys and heartbreaks of raising biracial daughters in a world that doesn’t always accept them

It was sometime in February when Deb O’Hanley watched her daughter approach her, enthusiastic and excited, pointing at the spot on her arm. The scratch itself...