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Manitoba RCMP, community leaders look to Saskatchewan after deadly crash

Manitoba RCMP, community leaders look to Saskatchewan after deadly crash

The mayor of Dauphin, Man., and a city councillor in Humboldt, Sask., are members of a club that no one wants to belong to: community leaders responding to unimaginable and unexpected tragedies.
How ground-penetrating radar is used to find unmarked graves at residential schools

How ground-penetrating radar is used to find unmarked graves at residential schools

OTTAWA — Indigenous communities searching for unmarked graves have encountered a rising number of individuals questioning, or outright denying, that children disappeared or died in residential schools, says a new report from an independent special in
House of Commons passes motion to permanently allow virtual attendance, voting

House of Commons passes motion to permanently allow virtual attendance, voting

OTTAWA — The House of Commons passed a motion Thursday evening to keep hybrid workplace rules adopted during the COVID-19 pandemic. This means members of Parliament can attend sittings and committee meetings virtually, and keep voting through an app.
Housing affordability will deteriorate unless we act soon: CMHC chief economist

Housing affordability will deteriorate unless we act soon: CMHC chief economist

TORONTO — When Bob Dugan surveys the future of Canada’s housing market, he doesn’t see the rosy picture many long for.
Food inflation may be easing but prices won't return to pre-pandemic levels, RBC says

Food inflation may be easing but prices won't return to pre-pandemic levels, RBC says

TORONTO — A new report from RBC says the cost of filling a grocery cart is finally stabilizing, but don't expect food prices to go back to pre-pandemic levels.
Canmorite unknowingly wins B.C. triathlon championship

Canmorite unknowingly wins B.C. triathlon championship

“I was like, ‘What? Are you kidding?’”
Canada passes 40 million population milestone amid immigration push

Canada passes 40 million population milestone amid immigration push

OTTAWA — Canada's population has reached more than 40 million, Statistics Canada said. The milestone comes amid a wave of new immigrants as part of Ottawa's promise to bring in 500,000 people a year by 2025.
UPDATE: Six seniors injured in Manitoba bus crash that killed 15 in critical condition

UPDATE: Six seniors injured in Manitoba bus crash that killed 15 in critical condition

DAUPHIN, MAN. — Six of 10 seniors who survived a bus crash in southern Manitoba that killed 15 others were listed in critical condition in hospital, health officials said Friday.
Environment Canada says 10 tornadoes confirmed in Alberta during Wednesday storm

Environment Canada says 10 tornadoes confirmed in Alberta during Wednesday storm

EDMONTON — Environment Canada confirms what it calls a "tornado outbreak" in rural Alberta earlier this week It says between 2:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
Athabasca man wins $1 million Servus Credit Union contest

Athabasca man wins $1 million Servus Credit Union contest

Levi Ryl, 27, says he has no big purchases planned and will "invest a good chunk of it"
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