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Provincial and federal officials were in Thunder Bay this week to announce millions of dollars in funding for housing projects aimed at urban Indigenous people. As the northwestern Ontario city considers how to meet the provincially set target of 2,200 new homes by 2031, advocates weigh in on what those …

The City of Prince George is stepping up enforcement of garbage bylaws as bear sightings hit record numbers.  City has stepped up enforcement of garbage bylaws as bear sightings hit record numbers. Five young black bears treated a B.C. woman to a “once in a lifetime photo opportunity” this week …

A Black Montreal family says they were victims of racial profiling when they were removed from a Florida-bound flight after telling Air Canada staff their bags hadn’t been loaded on the plane. Members of the Wright family are calling for accountability today as they described the situation July 28 at …

Christopher Drummond says he’s still in shock after his car was stolen at a hotel parking lot in Quebec, forcing him and his family to return to P.E.I. in a rental vehicle. Drummond said the family of five was in Laval, Que., so they could watch his son’s baseball team …

First Nations from across Ontario are demanding the provincial government return environmental protections to land it recently removed from the Greenbelt in order to build housing.  Chiefs of Ontario says province didn’t adequately consult First Nations on Greenbelt decision. UPDATE: Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced Tuesday the government is “exploring” …

With early signs indicating the COVID-19 caseload is poised to grow in the weeks ahead, Health Canada is actively reviewing three new vaccines specifically designed to target an Omicron subvariant of the virus.  If authorized for use, new vaccine formulations will roll out this fall. With early signs indicating the …

Lowertown residents living in the struggling heart of the nation’s capital say their community is on the front lines of the fentanyl crisis.  Drug possession arrests down 36% as police adapt strategy to new reality. A glimpse into the drug crisis in the heart of the nation’s capital During a …

Days after the death of Sharif Rahman, the wife and young daughter of the Owen Sound, Ont., man who police say was attacked outside his restaurant over an unpaid dining bill are struggling to comprehend what life might be like without him.  ‘We just started our beautiful family,’ Shayela Nasrin …

The federal government is looking at dropping the dilapidated home at 24 Sussex in Ottawa as the prime minister’s official residence and is considering several other sites in the city for a replacement, sources say.  Federal officials exploring safer locations for prime ministers and their families. The federal government is …

A Fort Smith, N.W.T., man is recounting his terrifying effort to flee a wildfire with his wife a couple of weeks ago — and crediting a Hay River man for steering them out of danger.  Franco Nogarin says Ray Shields helped warn him and other drivers of fire ahead. A …