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Two sisters in southwest Nova Scotia want people to know about the danger of invasive group A strep — a rare but deadly bacterial infection — after losing both their parents within a couple of hours. Family didn’t know about rising number of invasive group A strep cases. Two sisters …

A B.C. woman is facing multiple criminal charges, accused of diverting over $1.8 million from her employer to her personal bank accounts to buy an expensive car, gold and a property, according to court documents obtained by CBC News. Galyna Kulykova worked as a bookkeeper for the Alacrity Foundation of …

The owner of a sailboat that sank in the St. John River has until the end of the month to get it out of the water, according to a deadline set by Transport Canada. Owner has until end of month to remove it, previous owner heartbroken over demise. The owner …

A half-hour into his appearance before the public inquiry into foreign interference, Justin Trudeau arrived at a dramatic moment, from 2019, that would reverberate three and a half years later when Canadian journalists began reporting on a series of intelligence leaks.  Doubt about the democratic process thrives without clarity and …

More than 140 Bank of Montreal customers from across the country plan to sue the bank after, they say, cybercriminals stole a total of $1.5 million from their accounts.  BMO says it works to detect cybercrime and prevent customers from being scammed. Elizabeth Bernas and her husband had planned to …

Canada’s health minister is promising “hundreds of thousands” of seniors will receive subsidized dental work next month under the Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP), despite low sign-up rates among the dentists who are expected to provide that care.  Mark Holland says Ottawa working to make it easier for dentists to …

A study monitoring wildland firefighters’ respiratory health is underway in B.C.  B.C. Wildfire Service testing respirators for firefighters who often battle smoke with little protection. After more than a decade of combating smoky wildfires in British Columbia, Kyler Gaulin says being on the front line has taken a toll on …

Six letters that a London, Ont., man received from Nova Scotia artist Maud Lewis after he began writing her in 1965 are up for auction, and his daughter says they’re a testament to her late father’s love of art and desire to help others in need.  Moved by 1965 newspaper …

Mounties and B.C.’s police watchdog are investigating after two people were found dead and a third was seriously injured by officers in a remote B.C. community on Tuesday. It happened at Tsay Keh Dene, a remote community about 360 kilometres north of Prince George and 260 kilometres west of Fort …

Toronto police are searching for two suspects who allegedly defrauded an elderly couple out of $13,000 by impersonating a police officer. In a news release, police say an elderly couple received a phone call in January from someone claiming to be a police officer. The release says the victims were …