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- NewsThe Canadian Press
In-utero surgery gives baby Sebastian good heart-start in life
Watching Kristine Barry and husband Christopher Havill cuddle their two-month-old son Sebastian, it's hard to believe their little guy has been through more major medical procedures in his short life — and even before being born — than many people experience in a lifetime. Weeks before his birth
- NewsCBC
Yee Hung Chin, tied to notorious gang in Calgary, gunned down in B.C.
Police say they believe the fatal shooting of a man in Chilliwack, B.C. with ties to gang activity in Calgary was a targeted attack. Investigators say 33-year-old Yee Hung Chin, who was gunned down on Friday morning, was known to police. Chin's brother, Roger Chin, was gunned down in a targeted
- NewsCBC
Officer questions 'pie-in-the-sky' work on bullying and harassment within Calgary police
"When are we gonna get real here and start hearing about meaningful accountability and consequences to take care of these situations and the real ongoings in the day-to-day workplace, and not these pie-in the-sky ideas of what should happen in the CPS," said 10-year veteran Kim Prodaniuk.
- NewsCBC
Canada Post, Toronto's 'worst offender' for parking in bike lanes, vows to steer clear
Toronto's notorious bike lane vigilante, Kyle Ashley, is one step closer to fulfilling his mission of keeping the city's bike lanes clear of errant vehicles as Canada Post vows to stop its drivers from parking where they shouldn't. Canada Post announced on Tuesday their vehicles will stop
- NewsCBC
Searchers scour lake near Fort McMurray for adult male
RCMP and search and rescue teams are searching a lake south of Fort McMurray for an adult male who has gone missing.
- NewsCBC
Denys Arcand unveils upcoming new movie Le triomphe de l'argent
Acclaimed Quebec filmmaker Denys Arcand says the idea behind his new movie, which he'll start filming this fall, came to him after two men walked into an Old Montreal boutique in 2010 and fatally shot two people.
- NewsCBC
Designed to help refugees, popular Windsor Furniture Bank shuts its doors
The Windsor Furniture Bank opened April 2016 in the former Science City building on Marion Avenue and quickly became a place for anyone in need, explained Bob Cameron, executive director of the Downtown Windsor Community Collaborative, which established the bank in association with a group of local churches
- NewsThe Canadian Press
First Nations say the can build more projects with changes to federal funding
First Nations leaders say they'll be able to do more projects and build more homes because of changes that give them more control over financial resources. The federal government announced Tuesday that First Nations will now be able to carry funding from year-to-year, instead of having to return
- FinanceThe Canadian Press
B.C.'s new attorney general says province won't delay Trans Mountain permits
British Columbia's attorney general says the NDP government will not artificially delay permits for the Trans Mountain pipeline, despite the premier's vow to use every available tool to stop the project. David Eby said he's been tasked by Premier John Horgan to identify options to halt Kinder
- NewsThe Canadian Press
Saskatchewan reserve to get clean drinking water after more than five years
Plans are underway to get a Saskatchewan First Nation clean water after more than five years under a drinking water advisory, and to meet a pledge to end such advisories on all reserves. Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett announced $9.2 million to replace the water treatment system on the White
- NewsCBC
P.E.I.'s historic Glenaladale wins $15K prize in national contest
The Glenaladale Heritage Trust has been awarded $15,000 in the national heritage contest called This Place Matters. Glenaladale was one of four eastern Canadian projects vying for the prize money, and won with more than 4,000 votes.
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Immigration scam targeting Chinese community in GTA 'too good to be true': police
Police in Peel Region are sounding the alarm over what they say are a set of immigration scams promising to help customers secure documents for relatives to travel from China to Canada. The ads, which were published in several Chinese-language daily newspapers throughout the Greater Toronto Area, were
- NewsCBC
Arts in Motion Chautauqua festival returns to Summerside
Artists are filling the streets this week with music, performances, painting and much more during the annual Arts in Motion Spirit of Chautauqua Festival in Summerside, P.E.I. "It's a real opportunity to be close up with the arts community and learn about how important the arts are in building
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Yukon duo burst into first place at fireworks competition
Warren Zakus and Kiara Adams of Midnight Sun Fireworks won a fireworks competition in Sherbrooke, Que. last week. "We were just really happy to be invited," said Zakus, who designed the winning performance with wife Adams. The couple, who are firefighters by day, started designing fireworks
- NewsCBC
Vegas buzzing about Golden Knights, Gallant says
The team is drafted, the date for training camp is set and head coach Gerard Gallant is getting ready for the upcoming NHL season. Gallant, a native of Summerside, P.E.I., became the Las Vegas Golden Knights first head coach on April 13. Last week, he spoke with CBC News: Compass about the expansion
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'There's no place like the Magdalen Islands': English-speaking islanders flock home for community celebrations
Several former Magdalen Islanders arranged to come home during the celebrations to see longtime friends and catch up with family they haven't seen in a while. Vita Olsson (née Boudreault), 38, left the Magdalen Islands to study.
- NewsCBC
Frog Lake homicide victim identified as 17-year-old boy
RCMP have identified the victim of a fatal shooting on the Frog Lake First Nation in eastern Alberta as a 17-year-old boy.
- NewsCBC
Municipal election looms over controversial Formula E race
Mayor Denis Coderre hailed the City of Montreal for its "audacity" in hosting the upcoming Formula E electric-car race, an event that is quickly turning into a de-facto referendum on his political career. Coderre's political rivals have accused him of misusing taxpayer dollars to host
- NewsCBC
Parts of Toronto Island on track to officially open July 31, city says
A week before its self-imposed deadline to reopen parts of Toronto Island, the city's Parks and Recreation department confirms visitors will be allowed back to spend money and suntan starting July 31st.
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Chief Perry Bellegarde opens AFN meeting with plea to end racism, violence
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations has opened the organization's annual meeting with an impassioned plea to end racism. Perry Bellegarde said First Nations face alarming acts of hatred and violence and it must stop. Federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould said she shares
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Antoine Michel, Lutselk'e elder and former chief, dead at 64
The Akaitcho Assembly in Fort Resolution, N.W.T., has been postponed this week due to the passing of Lutselk'e elder and former chief, Antoine Michel. Michel died from a lung disease Monday morning at Yellowknife's Stanton Territorial Hospital, according to a Dene Nation news release. He was
- FinanceThe Canadian Press
Petronas-backed Pacific NorthWest LNG megaproject in B.C. scrapped
Malaysian national energy giant Petronas and its partners scrapped the Pacific NorthWest LNG megaproject Tuesday, ending months of anticipation on the fate of what would have been one of Canada's largest private infrastructure investments. The decision to cancel the development boiled down to simple
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X-rays and cadavers: How professors from Ottawa, Waterloo are enhancing concussion research
After receiving nearly $700,000 in funding, researchers from Ottawa and Waterloo are putting their heads together to study how cranial impact affects the brain, in hopes of preventing concussions. With expertise from Hoshizaki, who works with cadavers for his own research, Petel hopes their research
- NewsCBC
Heat warning for Calgary expected to last until Friday
Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for Calgary from Wednesday to Friday, with temperatures near 29 C and above.
