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‘Gone but never forgotten’: Man. second graders pen emotional poem about residential schools
TORONTO — A group of second graders in Manitoba have come up with a special tribute to the children who…
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Retired airplane gets new life as underwater attraction for divers in Quebec
TORONTO — A decommissioned airplane at one of North America’s top aircraft maintenance schools is getting a new lease on…
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Six-year-old girl dies after drowning in residential pool during party in Oshawa, Ont.
TORONTO — A six-year-old girl is dead after she drowned in a backyard pool at a home in Oshawa, Ont.,…
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Prime minister, Sask. premier mourn death of RCMP officer killed on-duty
REGINA — Officials and community members from Saskatchewan and across Canada are sharing messages of mourning after an RCMP officer…
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Toronto residents celebrate with patios, non-essential shopping this weekend as Ontario reopens
TORONTO — There were long lines outside non-essential stores and patios were packed in Toronto on the first weekend after…
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Calls grow for action on Ontario’s thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells
The putrid smell makes Paula Jongerden sick to her stomach. It comes from a natural gas well about 300 metres…
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Advocates call for more rights for migrant workers amid deaths on the job
It’s dawn in Batangas, a city more than a hundred kilometres north of the Philippine capital city of Manila, when…
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‘Taken too soon’: Funeral service held for London, Ont. family killed in vehicle attack
TORONTO — Hundreds gathered in London, Ont. on Saturday afternoon at the public funeral for four members of a Pakistani-Canadian…
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RCMP officer, 26, killed during Sask. traffic stop
REGINA — Const. Shelby Patton of the Indian Head RCMP detachment was killed while on-duty on Saturday morning, according to…
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Canadian parents frustrated with lack of autism support seek solutions in the U.S.
TORONTO — As parents continue to navigate the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is growing frustration with the federal…
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