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The Tragic Death Of Country Music Star Mickey Gilley
Mickey Gilley’s honky tonk was the backdrop for the John Travolta film “Urban Cowboy,” with its huge dance floor and the famous mechanical...
Bullied as a child, Indigenous coach Terry Crook now inspires young athletes on and off the track
When Terry Crook walks onto the track at Calgary’s Stu Peppard Arena, there is an air of familiarity that comes only with someone...
Residential schools: How the U.S. and Canada share a troubling history
WARNING: This story contains distressing details. A member of the U.S. federal cabinet says she wept when she heard news from Canada about...
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...
Ford shuffles cabinet, Rod Phillips replacing Merrilee Fullerton as long-term care minister
Ontario Premier Doug Ford is shuffling his cabinet, with former finance minister Rod Phillips — who resigned from his post following a Caribbean vacation...
Outrage over developer’s plan to buy single-family homes reveals a Canadian fixation
In the current overheated dog-eat-dog race to buy a home in Canada, we probably shouldn’t have been shocked by the wave of outrage triggered...
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...
Doug Ford’s PCs enter final year before election in the lead, but vulnerable
With exactly one year to go before the 2022 Ontario provincial election, Premier Doug Ford’s Progressive Conservatives still have the upper hand in...
Veterans Affairs asks for public feedback on Canada’s Afghan war monument
Almost a decade after Canada’s combat operations in Afghanistan ended, Veterans Affairs is asking for public feedback on five design proposals for a...
Auditor general grading Ottawa’s performance on PPE, pandemic response in Indigenous communities
Canada’s auditor general is releasing audits today of the federal government’s performance in securing personal protective equipment (PPE) and medical devices before and during the pandemic,...
How urban gardening could be at the forefront of climate change adaptation in Canada’s cities
Jewel Gomes is getting ready for another growing season in her tiny Toronto backyard, home to her many experiments in agronomy. This summer,...
How a change in the Pfizer shot’s storage temperature could completely alter vaccine access
The Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine can now be stored at typical refrigerator temperatures in Europe for weeks longer than previously thought, which could have...
How a vacancy in a safe Conservative seat could mean headaches for Erin O’Toole
A new vacancy in a safe Conservative riding gives the party an opportunity for renewal — or it could trigger the same problems that have...
Federal budget lacked a plan to combat violence against Indigenous women, advocates say
Advocates for missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls (MMIWG) say the federal government sidestepped the national inquiry’s finding of genocide in its budget —...
As Sask. faces growing COVID-19 cases, Indigenous communities have charted a different path
As cases of COVID-19 have climbed in Saskatchewan in 2021, the case counts among the province’s Indigenous communities have dramatically decreased. Data obtained...
Blue roofs could help reduce the flooding effects of big storms
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...
