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story of black woman from niagara who helped keep escaped slave free is included in new book
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Story of Black woman from Niagara who helped keep escaped slave free is included in new book

The extraordinary story of a Black man who escaped slavery in Kentucky by stealing his “owner’s” horse, and the Niagara woman who fought...

canadians have a lot to learn about this countrys history of slavery experts say
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Canadians have a lot to learn about this country’s history of slavery, experts say

WARNING: This story contains disturbing details about slavery. As Sharon Robart-Johnson walks around the Black history room at the Yarmouth County Museum, she points...

how canadian tourism sustains cubas army and one party state
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How Canadian tourism sustains Cuba’s army and one-party state

Standing on a street corner in Montreal, Reinaldo Rodriguez has a message for Canadians. “Canadian tourists are feeding the Cuban regime,” he told...

new heads of toronto csis office say they want to hire a more diverse group of spies
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New heads of Toronto CSIS office say they want to hire a more diverse group of spies

When Katherine Hannah and Zahra Musaji first started at the Canadian Security and Intelligence Agency back in 1999, they couldn’t have told you what colour the carpet...

the fashion industrys plus size label shames women to fit an unhealthy standard
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The fashion industry’s ‘plus-size’ label shames women to fit an unhealthy standard

This First Person article is the experience of Laura Sang, a physician in Montreal. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please...

ontarios hair school standards still ignore black hair 4 years after work began to include it
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Ontario’s hair school standards still ignore Black hair 4 years after work began to include it

Deanne Simms remembers walking into a salon as a teen and being met by a woman who was frantically running toward her from...

transgender woman says getting gender affirming id in ontario is an impossible struggle
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Transgender woman says getting gender-affirming ID in Ontario is an ‘impossible struggle’

Ever since Diana Bosco transitioned to female four years ago, she’s been attempting to get identification that accurately reflects her gender — a process she describes as invasive...

canadas maggie mac neil wins gold in womens 100m butterfly
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Canada’s Maggie Mac Neil wins gold in women’s 100m butterfly

Maggie Mac Neil won Canada’s first gold medal of these Olympics, capturing the women’s 100-metre butterfly in a Canadian record of 55.59 seconds...

nova scotia riding will have a black mla no matter which party wins in election
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Nova Scotia riding will have a Black MLA no matter which party wins in election

For the first time in more than 20 years, one of Nova Scotia’s oldest and largest Black communities will be represented by a...

residential schools how the u s and canada share a troubling history
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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...

b c man accused of stealing 200k in 2019 cra phone scam has fled canada court documents say
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B.C. man accused of stealing $200K in 2019 CRA phone scam has fled Canada, court documents say

A former resident of B.C.’s Lower Mainland allegedly fled Canada after posting a $10,000 release bond following his arrest by immigration officials investigating a...

former staffers say racism sexual harassment rampant at royal canadian mint
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Former staffers say racism, sexual harassment rampant at Royal Canadian Mint

Female security guards at the Royal Canadian Mint operation in Ottawa faced constant sexual harassment and racial taunts while superiors either stood by...

netflix dating shows are going faceless but conventional beauty remains the norm
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Netflix dating shows are going faceless — but conventional beauty remains the norm

Looks aren’t everything, says Netflix’s new blind dating show, Sexy Beasts — but experts say that on television, beauty is still skin deep....

man charged with uttering threats after comments targeting women and winnipeg police
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Man charged with uttering threats after comments targeting women and Winnipeg police

Police have arrested a Winnipeg man they say posted comments online that expressed contempt toward women and threatened to kill someone. Justin Peter...

woman claims she was physically assaulted by ghost while taking a shower
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Woman claims she was ‘physically assaulted’ by ghost while taking a shower

A woman claims she was scratched on the thigh by the ghost of murdered man while taking a shower. Leah Lewis, 21, from Newhall,...