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MP Yasmin Ratansi found in conflict of interest over employing foster sister

Ethics Commissioner Mario Dion has found MP Yasmin Ratansi violated the Conflict of Interest Act while a Liberal by furthering her family member’s...

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B.C. First Nation organizes 3-day healing walk in wake of Kamloops residential school discovery

WARNING: This story contains distressing details Hundreds of people have embarked on a trek along the South Thompson River from Kamloops to B.C.’s Shuswap,...

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B.C.’s capital cancels scheduled Canada Day programming in wake of Kamloops Residential School discovery

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Victoria city council has decided to cancel its scheduled Canada Day programming this year following the discovery...

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Speakers denounce anti-Muslim hate at vigil for family killed in attack

Fourteen-year-old Hateem Amin was determined to attend the outdoor vigil in London, Ont., to honour her 15-year old friend Yumna Afzaal and three family members who were run down and...

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‘He just felt hopeless,’ widow says after partner went to hospital 3 times in 24 hours before his death

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. The wife of an Indigenous man from Alberta says a B.C. hospital failed to treat him last...

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Statue of Egerton Ryerson ‘will not be restored or replaced’ after it was toppled at Toronto rally

WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. The statue of Egerton Ryerson that stood outside the university that bears his...

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$1,600 taken from customer’s account — and her bank won’t say why

Angel Pui was pleased when the business she started in the pandemic, selling luxury handbags online, made a sale in South Korea. The...

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More Shoppers Drug Mart customers complain they were pushed to use self-checkout

Michael Kerwin said he was furious when at two Toronto-area Shoppers Drug Marts last month, he was told he must purchase his goods using...

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Pope meets 2 Canadian cardinals as calls grow for Catholic Church apology for residential schools

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Pope Francis met with both Vatican-based Canadian cardinals on Saturday as Canada reels from the discovery of...

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The House: Is it past time Canada had an Indigenous governor general?

The federal cabinet minister leading the search for a new governor general says background checks on the short list of candidates are nearly finished. But...

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How radar technology is used to discover unmarked graves at former residential schools

WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. Before the first electromagnetic waves penetrate into the ground of a suspected residential...

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Nursing homes with repeated violations continue to break law, despite Ontario’s promise to crack down

Ontario long-term care homes continue to break the law without facing serious penalties, with egregious consequences for seniors in the province. “We need...

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Partially paralyzed Indigenous man left in wheelchair he can’t operate outside Toronto ER files complaint

It felt like –7 C outside when Charles Hussin found himself kicked out of a downtown Toronto hospital’s emergency department in January and...

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Big TSX companies tripled number of Black board members in past year — but there are still only 26

This story is part of a CBC News exploration of systemic racism, including anti-Black racism, and the promises for change made last summer....

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How these 3 teachers bring anti-racist education to their elementary school classes

This story is part of a CBC News exploration of systemic racism, including anti-Black racism, and the promises for change made last summer....

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Teacher who came out as transgender at school inspires students and colleagues to live their truths

Michael Megenbir was someone who generally kept his personal life separate from work. That is, until one June day in 2017. Sitting among...