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City of Vancouver endorses lowering voting age to 16 in municipal elections
The City of Vancouver is officially endorsing lowering the voting age to 16 in municipal elections across B.C. A motion passed by council on...
Moose dies swimming in northern Ontario river despite government rescue efforts
A moose swimming in a Sault Ste. Marie river was found dead in the waterway Tuesday, despite efforts by the Ontario Ministry of...
Priest under fire after sermon on the ‘good done’ by Catholic church on residential schools
A Mississauga, Ont., priest is under fire after a sermon referencing the “good done” by the Roman Catholic Church in residential schools, saying some...
Yukon River Quest paddlers hit the water despite cancelled race, safety concerns
They trained for months, even years, to compete in the epic Yukon River Quest — and they weren’t about to stay put on dry land...
Incoming heat wave raises fears for people living on the streets
A potentially record-breaking heat wave forecast for B.C. this weekend spells particular danger for people living on the streets, advocacy groups say, as they...
Tourism operators to Albertans: ‘We could really use some visitors’
In the span of 17 years, Jason Thornhill has transformed a flat section of prairie into a destination for gardeners, campers, adventure seekers...
Biologist estimates helium balloons are ending up in Great Lakes by the hundreds of thousands
The plastic balloons we use to mark some of the biggest milestones in our lives — births, deaths, graduations, homecomings, engagements, gender reveal parties — are ending up in...
3-year-old Ontario girl in urgent need of rare mixed-ethnicity stem-cell donor
Three-year-old Leia Fallico’s life depends on a stem-cell donation — the only cure for a rare genetic disorder that’s causing her bone marrow...
Pandemic-era elopements, micro-weddings could be here to stay as couples find less is more
When Katey Mac thinks back to her large-scale wedding two years ago, she says one of her biggest regrets was not eloping. Unaware of a...
5-year-old girl in life-threatening condition after birthday party shooting in Toronto
A five-year-old girl remains in life-threatening condition following a shooting during an outdoor children’s birthday party in the Rexdale neighbourhood of northwest Toronto...
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....
Syrian woman builds better life through unlikely friendship with Saint John retiree and his wife
If all of your friends look like you, talk like you and are the same age as you, you can have a good life. But...
Families of victims of police violence call for action at rally outside Trudeau’s office
A group of Black and Indigenous families brought their case for defunding Canadian police forces to the steps of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s...
Bush plane monument in Thompson, Man., a painful reminder for residential school survivors
A bush plane monument in Thompson, Man., meant as a tribute to aviation in the North also serves as a painful reminder to residential school...
3 children among people shot at 1-year-old’s birthday party in Toronto’s Rexdale neighbourhood, police say
Three children were among a group of people shot at an outdoor birthday party for a one-year-old child in Toronto’s Rexdale neighbourhood Saturday evening,...
Ontario health guidance downplays aerosol spread of COVID-19. Critics say this puts lives at risk
More than a year since she nearly died of COVID-19, registered nurse Rubina Khan is still not sure how she got infected, but...
