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Why retrieving former residential school records has proved so difficult

The discovery of potentially hundreds of unmarked graves near former residential schools in B.C. and Saskatchewan has prompted calls for the Catholic Church, which...

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How to watch Canada Day 2021 on CBC

Sixteen months into the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada is facing its second Canada Day under public health restrictions amid renewed conversation about Indigenous reconciliation....

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Canada’s acting top soldier gives head of navy chance at redemption after golf controversy

After two weeks of deliberations, Canada’s acting top soldier, Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre, has decided Vice-Admiral Craig Baines will continue to serve as the head...

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‘Where is their soul?’: Inside the failed push to make Catholic Church pay for its residential school abuses

Residential school survivor Rick Daniels and his wife, Judy Greyeyes, live in a small apartment just a few kilometres from Saskatoon’s towering $28.5-million Holy...

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Why reports of COVID-19 infections after 2 vaccine doses aren’t cause for alarm

At first glance, reports of people getting infected with COVID-19 despite being fully vaccinated can sound alarming, as if this crop of long-awaited...

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Regina woman who lost mother and grandmother to COVID-19 says return to normal isn’t possible

Laina Tuckanow, 21, stands beside two dirt-covered graves in Riverside Memorial Park Cemetery in Regina. They’re not marked with headstones or covered in grass yet....

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Ontario woman leaves office life behind to help save 115-year-old family farm

When Jenn Schooley works in the orchard of her family farm, surrounded by dwarf fruit trees and bright, fragrant fields of lavender — her mother’s “field of dreams” —...

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RCMP looking at legal options to remove serial sexual harassers from the ranks

The RCMP says it’s looking into whether it can automatically fire Mounties accused in multiple sexual harassment cases and stop other alleged perpetrators...

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Calls to ‘Cancel Canada Day’ draw mixed reaction

Findings at the former Kamloops Indian Residential School in British Columbia that indicate the remains of an estimated 215 children could be buried...

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Canadian hyperloop company says ultra-high-speed travel between Calgary and Edmonton is feasible

Canadian hyperloop company TransPod has completed a feasibility study of the implementation of an ultra-high-speed transportation line between Calgary and Edmonton. The company...

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Montreal police use tear gas to disperse Habs fans after series victory

Montreal police deployed tear gas in the city’s downtown on Thursday to disperse crowds shortly after the Habs victory over the Vegas Golden Knights. While the...

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The news from Kamloops shook this country. Will it change anything?

“Canadians are waking up,” Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde told Rosemary Barton Live this weekend. “Governments are waking up.” That awakening...

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Maritime provinces report no new cases of COVID-19 yesterday

The latest: There were no new cases of COVID-19 reported in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick or Prince Edward Island on Monday, as the...

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Former CEO of Aga Khan Museum to lead Canadian Museum of History

Henry Kim, the former director of the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, has been chosen to be the new chief executive officer for...

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Canada to announce easing of some travel restrictions after passing vaccination threshold

The federal government is set to announce Monday the loosening of some border restrictions for fully vaccinated Canadians and permanent residents but says “the...

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Statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in Hamilton, Ont., covered as Indigenous community calls for it to come down

The statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in downtown Hamilton has been covered in fabric from head to toe and wrapped tightly with a red rope....