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small alberta towns black lives matter demonstration draws hundreds despite racist backlash
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Small Alberta town’s Black Lives Matter demonstration draws hundreds despite racist backlash

Hundreds kneeled on Saturday to mourn victims of racism and police brutality. If it weren’t for the backdrop, the image could have been captured...

the joys and heartbreaks of raising biracial daughters in a world that doesnt always accept them
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The joys and heartbreaks of raising biracial daughters in a world that doesn’t always accept them

It was sometime in February when Deb O’Hanley watched her daughter approach her, enthusiastic and excited, pointing at the spot on her arm. The scratch itself...

from oxygen level checks to no masks customers face wide range of covid 19 safety protocols
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From oxygen-level checks to no masks — customers face wide range of COVID-19 safety protocols

A Volkswagen owner goes into a dealership and is shocked to see that none of the employees are wearing masks. A dental patient...

bike lanes installed on urgent basis across canada during covid 19 pandemic
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Bike lanes installed on urgent basis across Canada during COVID-19 pandemic

Been meaning for years to bicycle to work, as a way to improve your fitness and save money on gas and parking? Now...

ontario extends emergency orders to june 19 as province reports 455 new covid 19 cases
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Ontario extends emergency orders to June 19, as province reports 455 new COVID-19 cases

Ontario is extending its emergency orders for another 10 days, the same day the province reported an additional 455 cases, 68 of which were the...

heres what different provinces territories are planning for covid 19 reopenings
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Here’s what different provinces, territories are planning for COVID-19 reopenings

Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here’s a look at...

what might k 12 schools look like in the fall depends where you are educators say
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What might K-12 schools look like in the fall? Depends where you are, educators say

At École Constable Edward Finney School in Winnipeg, everyone from teachers and educational assistants to custodians welcomed students who returned to school on Monday. But it...

time to defund the police outrage over brutality racism in u s casts new light on torontos police budget
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Time to ‘defund the police’? Outrage over brutality, racism in U.S. casts new light on Toronto’s police budget

Would Regis Korchinski-Paquet still be alive if a mental health nurse had turned up when her family called 911, instead of just police officers? What...

bombardier to lay off 2500 aviation workers amid covid 19 struggles
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Bombardier to lay off 2,500 aviation workers amid COVID-19 struggles

Bombardier will lay off 2,500 aviation workers throughout the year as the company struggles to keep its operations afloat during the COVID-19 pandemic. In a...

inside the halifax high rise at the centre of a canadian covid 19 tragedy
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Inside the Halifax high-rise at the centre of a Canadian COVID-19 tragedy

Gerald Jackson spent his final days with COVID-19 lying just centimetres from another man’s bed, separated by a curtain in an eighth-floor room....

temporary foreign worker dies due to covid 19 as disease hits southwestern ontario farms hard
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Temporary foreign worker dies due to COVID-19 as disease hits southwestern Ontario farms hard

A temporary foreign worker from Mexico who came to Canada to work on a farm in Ontario died on Saturday due to COVID-19,...

hundreds march in windsor to show solidarity with u s protests and to honour george floyd
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Hundreds march in Windsor to show solidarity with U.S. protests and to honour George Floyd

Hundreds of people made their way along the Windsor riverfront Sunday afternoon and turned their intentions across the Canada-America border to show their solidarity with protests...

planning a canadian vacation some provinces may be off limits heres what you need to know
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Planning a Canadian vacation? Some provinces may be off limits. Here’s what you need to know

This summer, many Canadians may choose to explore their own country due to closed borders and concerns about contracting COVID-19 while travelling abroad.  “People will...

thousands in vancouver rally against police violence as george floyd protests shake u s
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Thousands in Vancouver rally against police violence as George Floyd protests shake U.S.

Thousands of people gathered in front of the Vancouver Art Gallery Sunday for a peaceful protest against police violence and white supremacy, following days of...

b c records 11 new covid 19 cases announces ban on overnight camps for children this summer
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B.C. records 11 new COVID-19 cases, announces ban on overnight camps for children this summer

11 more people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in British Columbia, bringing the total to 2,573.  There have been no new deaths in...