Red Cross distributes nearly $6.2M to families after N.S. mass shooting
Karen Dean knew her friend Gina wouldn't want her to be frozen in grief. In the days after Dean learned Gina Goulet and 21 other people were…
Ontario reports 4,227 new cases of COVID-19, nearly topping single-day record
Ontario reported another 4,227 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the second-most on a single day at any point during the pandemic.The province logged 4,249 new infections on…
Greg Fertuck lies but that doesn’t make him a killer: defence lawyer
This case is the focus of the CBC investigative podcast, The Pit. Listen and subscribe to the podcast at cbc.ca/thepit.Defence lawyer Morris Bodnar said he doesn't trust…
Prince Edward makes royal visit to Canada — pandemic-style
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‘People are talking about the same things they talked about back then’: COVID stirs up memories of polio
When Elizabeth Lounsbury was eight years old, she snuck out of the house to go swimming with her friends.She had been taught to fear polio, a virus…
Cruise ships would bypass B.C. under proposed Alaska law, prompting worries for battered tourism sector
There are fears British Columbia's tourism industry could be in jeopardy with newly tabled U.S. legislation that would allow cruise ships to sail around current laws and…
The movement to address environmental racism is growing. This bill could provide the data it needs
Ada Lockridge has been fighting for cleaner air in her community for 20 years. She recalls times when she and other residents of Aamjiwnaang First Nation "would…
Wedding dresses never worn, pets surrendered: Kijiji sales show people’s pandemic losses
As the World Health Organization prepared to declare COVID-19 a global pandemic last March, online classified platform Kijiji was inundated with high-priced listings for hand sanitizer, face…
A year of misfortune: How the global pandemic has battered N.L.’s oil and gas industry
Amanda Young had her dream job as a cook on the Terra Nova FPSO, one of four oil-producing platforms in offshore Newfoundland and Labrador."We all thought that…
Commanding officers interfered in sexual assault investigations, retired military police officer says
A former military police officer says he faced commanding officers who interfered in his sexual assault cases and prosecutors who were reluctant to move forward with charges…
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 TV star Kevin…