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‘Everybody sees her exactly as a girl’: 9-year-old Sask. girl embraces identity through makeup, ribbon skirts
Reece Okemaysim was only four years old when she told her mother that she wanted to be a girl. Up until then, Reece,...
Saskatchewan First Nation erects blockade after company enters territory without consent
A northern Saskatchewan First Nation blockaded a road and issued a cease-and-desist order against a Toronto uranium company. Birch Narrows Dene Nation officials...
Reopening plans ‘shortsighted,’ doctor says as Ontario reports 1,087 new COVID-19 cases
A doctor who was demoted after speaking out about the province’s handling of the pandemic expressed concern on Sunday about Ontario’s reopening plans as...
Federal government seeks fourth extension to update assisted-dying law
The Trudeau government is seeking a fourth extension to a court-imposed deadline for expanding access to medical assistance in dying. Justice Minister David...
Federal government extending Canadians’ access to pandemic benefits
The federal government will extend the period of time claimants can receive several pandemic income benefits, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today. Trudeau told reporters...
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...
Yes, the pandemic will end — but COVID-19 isn’t going away any time soon
As the months passed in 2020, and a mysterious new virus spread around the world, prompting lockdowns and whirlwind scientific research, it was...
Colleges stress public responsibilities as MD, nurse set to speak at rally against COVID-19 measures
As a B.C. doctor and a registered nurse get set to speak at a Vancouver “freedom rally” this weekend, their regulatory colleges say...
Who Is Kat Von D’s Husband, Rafael Reyes?
It’s no surprise Kat Von D fell in love with a rocker. Rafael Reyes is the frontman and “poet behind Prayers,” according to his interview with Vice....
Anti-Chinese sign outside Ontario bar sparks calls for action
People in London, Ont., are calling for political action after seeing a sign at a downtown bar earlier this week that they say...
NASA’s Perseverance rover — sporting the latest bells and whistles — set to land on Mars today
It’s a big day for space exploration. NASA’s mission controllers are expecting to confirm the Perseverance rover’s landing on the surface of Mars at 3:55...
Canada’s private COVID-19 testing industry is booming, but some experts say oversight is lacking
Whether you’re a traveller getting a mandated COVID-19 test at the airport, or a worker on a job site like a film set...
How some Canadians plan to circumvent Ottawa’s new hotel quarantine requirement
Some Canadians abroad plan to change their route home and cross the border by land, instead of air, to bypass Canada’s pricey new hotel...
In vow to protect campus free speech, Quebec premier joins global ‘war on woke’
Quebec Premier François Legault has steered his government toward yet another divisive ideological debate by declaring his intention to move swiftly to protect campus free speech...
Foster teen killed in Ontario home run by for-profit company
Battered, bloody and nearly naked, 15-year-old David Roman made a simple plea moments before he was stabbed to death in an Ontario foster...
