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Genealogy buff delighted to find he helped solve Jessop cold case — but also learns he’s killer’s cousin

Ken, a retired software developer from Toronto, is the consummate genealogy buff. He wrote a book about his maternal family, is working on...

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Trudeau government won’t say who got billions of dollars in aid

This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during...

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Why some travellers get permission to cross the Canada-U.S. border and others don’t

Kim Zavesky is desperate to return to her home in Golden, B.C. After retiring last year, she and her husband — both Americans...

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COVID-19 has sucked the oxygen out of the room on the climate economy

The Niagara Falls of news releases into any journalist’s in-box attest that there is always plenty of contention for the moving spotlight of media...

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Why the federal government lets Canadians travel abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic

News reports that many snowbirds are heading south this winter — despite the COVID-19 pandemic — have angered some fellow Canadians who feel they shouldn’t be...

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Despite court order, landlords still trying to reclaim luxury homes turned into illegal rooming houses

A few Toronto-area landlords are still trying to reclaim their luxury homes after an Ontario Superior Court judge voided their leases two months...

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Vast majority of travellers entering Canada allowed to skip 14-day quarantine

More than five million arrivals into Canada have been allowed to skip the 14-day quarantine requirement put in place when the country closed its borders to non-essential...

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What Ontario’s new modelling for the COVID-19 second wave can — and can’t — tell us

Ontario will release updated modelling on Thursday forecasting the course of its second wave of COVID-19, as some epidemiologists already project the province...

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Parks manager in Kimberley, B.C., quits after months of harassment over pandemic closures

The parks manager in Kimberley, B.C. has resigned following months of bullying after recreational facilities in the city were ordered closed due to...

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How Canada could learn lessons from Europe’s 2nd wave of COVID-19

The resurgence of COVID-19 cases in Europe and the introduction of new lockdowns to prevent health systems from being overwhelmed could be instructive...

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Canada’s largest school board to spend $2M in bonuses for principals, vice-principals this school year

Canada’s largest school board has announced that it will spend more than $2 million in extra compensation for its top managerial staff, citing what it...

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Teachers say return to school this fall has left them with overwhelming stress and a never-ending workload

Teachers Under Strain: CBC News journalists in Atlantic Canada and eastern Ontario teamed up to send out questionnaires to thousands of teachers to...

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N.W.T. bush pilot makes plea to end ‘fruitless’ aerial wolf cull

A bush pilot with more than 35 years of experience ferrying wildlife researchers over the N.W.T. barrenlands says a plan to kill wolves by air...

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Aviation workers call for federal plan as COVID-19 cases continue to surge in parts of Canada

The latest: Canadian aviation workers continue to urgently press the federal government for a plan to rescue the industry as the spread of...

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Like it or not, NHL could be forced to play next season in modified bubble

If the NHL hopes to start a new season in January, there probably won’t be any fans in the buildings and games could...

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Virtual schools face rocky start — with delays, confusion and technical problems

Some Canadian parents might have looked longingly at neighbouring provinces getting the option of distance learning this school year, but getting virtual schools...