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It’s safe to say learning to square dance with strangers was not on the list of expectations Lt.-Col. Travis Hanes had when he embarked on his 5,200-kilometre Canadian Ranger patrol along the edge of the Northwest Passage this past winter.Yet, in many of the 17 Arctic communities he and his…
Airlines around the world are cutting flights as they face what some experts are calling the worst aviation crisis ever, with fuel shortages caused by the blockage of the Strait of Hormuz.Several Canadian airlines have cancelled flights in the last week, and the list of carriers making cuts globally continues…
Before sentencing a 30-year-old LaSalle man to two years in jail, the Windsor judge described his antisemitic crimes as “vile, filth, disgusting.”Nicholas Amor was sentenced Thursday for public incitement of hatred and possession of a weapon charges after pleading guilty on March 6.He’s been in jail since his arrest in…
Over the course of about 90 minutes of a recorded conversation between Dean Penney and a fictitious crime boss, a theme emerged: Honesty.”I don’t give two shits if you lie on your taxes,” the crime boss, an undercover RCMP officer with the pseudonym of Rudy, told Dean Penney. “The person…
An apology isn’t enough. That’s the message the head of the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) has sent the prime minister this week, rejecting the RCMP’s recent statement of regret for a secret surveillance program that targeted hundreds of Indigenous people starting in the late 1960s.In an April 13 letter to…
Listen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.The Saskatchewan Roughriders have kicked receiver Ajou Ajou off the team after a league investigation concluded he violated the…
The Canada Revenue Agency has paid out another $5-million refund to a single taxpayer, this time to a B.C. businesswoman, despite what it now alleges was a bogus return that included “illogical” and “falsified information.”According to court records obtained by CBC’s the fifth estate and Radio-Canada, the seven-figure refund was…
Listen to this articleEstimated 2 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.It was the fans versus the referees in a tense and at times chaotic Western Hockey League (WHL) playoff…
What to know about today’s inquest proceedingsOfficials with Niagara Health and a former peer support worker provided prominent testimony on Day 12 of the inquest for Heather Winterstein.Winterstein, 24, died after a lengthy wait in the St. Catharines, Ont., emergency department on the second day she tried to seek help…
The Canada Revenue Agency has paid out another $5-million refund to a single taxpayer, this time to a B.C. businesswoman, despite what it now alleges was a bogus return that included “illogical” and “falsified information.”According to court records obtained by CBC’s the fifth estate and Radio-Canada, the seven-figure refund was…
The night was meant to be a celebration. Last July, a group of around 25 cricketers, fresh off a win at a major provincial tournament gathered at a restaurant in Surrey, B.C. Amidst the din of conversations and aromas of chicken curry and aloo gobi, what took place has become what…
Kim Herrick runs a mostly screen-free household. Her children, 6 and 3, spend much of their idle time playing outdoors with friends, reading books and making crafts. Apart from watching an occasional episode of Bluey on Herrick’s laptop, they have no access to electronic devices at home.The Coldbrook, N.S., mother wishes…
The Alberta Liberal Party has long been mired in obscurity — more than a century removed from being in power, 14 years removed from a lengthy tenure as Official Opposition, and held without a legislature seat in the last two elections.The party barely showed up last election, running candidates in…
The Canada Revenue Agency has paid out another $5-million refund to a single taxpayer, this time to a B.C. businesswoman, despite what it now alleges was a bogus return that included “illogical” and “falsified information.”According to court records obtained by CBC’s the fifth estate and Radio-Canada, the seven-figure refund was…
Timothy Clark felt a growing sense of duty. To say something, to protect others. So he popped some coins into a school payphone and dialed the number for the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Halifax.It was 1984 and he was 14 years old.A member of the archdiocese office staff answered, he…
Listen to this articleEstimated 5 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.It was the slowest jog around a soccer pitch in his life but every second mattered over 10 minutes…
A pep talk from the final 2 authorsBefore the final vote took place, our panellists received a pep talk from a very special person: the author of the book they’re championing! Loghan Paylor, author of The Cure for Drowning, told Quin how proud they are of her. “I’ve been blown away by…
The Canada Revenue Agency has paid out another $5-million refund to a single taxpayer, this time to a B.C. businesswoman, despite what it now alleges was a bogus return that included “illogical” and “falsified information.”According to court records obtained by CBC’s the fifth estate and Radio-Canada, the seven-figure refund was…
Although Premier Wab Kinew’s promise of cheaper rotisserie chicken may be amusing, there are more consequential aspects of Manitoba’s new budget that may compel fiscal policy nerds to cry foul.The NDP government’s plan to remove provincial sales tax from a wider array of groceries this summer will cost the province…
Lawyers who had over $500 million in legal fees struck down by an Ontario court are appealing the decision, arguing the case could have wider implications. In 2023, lawyers with the firm Nahwegahbow Corbiere negotiated a landmark $10-billion settlement for 21 Anishinaabe First Nations, for breaches by the Crown of the…
The Alberta government and the father of a man who suffered cardiac arrest and permanent brain damage after he was allegedly given a “massive overdose” of a potent sedative at a Winnipeg hospital two years ago are suing the facility, three medical providers and two Manitoba health authorities for negligence.Zachary…





















