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‘Miss the drumbeat’: the return of powwow season welcomed by First Nations

Under the early evening sun, dancers from across Canada and the United States filed onto the powwow grounds at Alexis Nakota Sioux Nation...

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B.C. declares state of emergency as wildfires grow, forcing more evacuations

A provincewide state of emergency has been declared in B.C. as wildfires continue to grow, forcing hundreds from their homes and putting thousands more on...

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Stock markets fall, oil prices plummet as COVID-19 fears rise again

The Toronto Stock Exchange had its worst day in months on Monday as rising COVID-19 infections around the world gave investors a sobering...

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Forest firefighter dies after medical emergency in northwestern Ontario

A forest firefighter has died in northwestern Ontario after a medical emergency that occurred last week in the Fort Frances, Ont., area, the...

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Search underway for unmarked graves at former Delmas Indian Residential School site in Sask.

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. A weekend of searching for unmarked graves is now underway at the site of the former Delmas...

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First Nations invite public to witness search for unmarked graves at Sask. residential school site

Warning: This story containts details some readers may find distressing. A group of Saskatchewan First Nations is inviting the wider public to witness...

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Ontario weighing COVID-19 vaccination requirements for certain jobs

Ontario government officials are considering the pros and cons of requiring COVID-19 vaccinations for health-care workplaces, CBC News has learned.  A draft provincial document...

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Former generals join fight to bring endangered Afghan interpreters to Canada

Three distinguished, former task force commanders from Canada’s war in Afghanistan have written an urgent appeal to the immigration minister to restart a...

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Manitoba municipality declares state of agricultural disaster due to drought, record-breaking heat

Relentless heat, record-breaking temperatures and a lack of rain are pushing some Manitoba farmers over the edge. The Rural Municipality of St. Laurent, in the Interlake...

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Lytton resident praises firefighters for saving animals she had to leave behind as she fled

A Lytton, B.C., couple are relieved to hear their animals are safe and in local firefighters’ care four days after a devastating wildfire destroyed...

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Extreme temperatures shatter provincial records across the Prairies as heat dome lingers

Extremely high temperatures in the Prairies smashed dozens of records on Friday, as several provinces grappled with an intense heat wave that’s continuing into...

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Crews battle more than 170 wildfires in B.C. as drying conditions continue

The BC Wildfire Service is facing another challenging day on Saturday as firefighters continue to battle over 170 blazes burning across the province. According to the...

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Pump prices expected to continue climb as oilpatch eyes better days ahead

With oil prices recently returning to some of their highest levels in years, experts say drivers should prepare to pay even more at the...

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‘Where is their soul?’: Inside the failed push to make Catholic Church pay for its residential school abuses

Residential school survivor Rick Daniels and his wife, Judy Greyeyes, live in a small apartment just a few kilometres from Saskatoon’s towering $28.5-million Holy...

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Heat dome moves toward Alberta after shattering temperature records in B.C.

Extreme heat warnings remain in place over much of Western Canada as a historic heat wave that has shattered more than 40 all-time...

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Western Canada heat wave expected to break daily, all-time temperature records

A heat wave stretching across Western Canada, from B.C. into southern Saskatchewan and up through the Yukon and the Northwest Territories, is set to break...