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Alberta’s premier wants the advanced education minister to pave the way for private career colleges to deliver accredited diploma and degree programs. The proposal raises concern from advocacy groups that for-profit career colleges in the province could eventually receive public money after the government slashed funding to public universities, colleges …

An evacuation order has been put in place for people living near the St. Croix River system in Nova Scotia as torrential rains swamp much of the province. The order was sent out to cell phones in the area at 3:41a.m. AT.  Regional alerts warn of severe flooding, damaged homes, …

A retired RCMP officer has been charged with foreign interference, the Mounties said in a news release Friday. William Majcher, 60, allegedly helped Chinese government intimidate individual unlawfully. A retired RCMP officer has been charged with foreign interference, the Mounties said in a news release Friday. William Majcher, 60, “allegedly …

Over a dozen Inuit elders are making a historic healing journey to Hamilton this weekend to revisit the former sanatorium site where they were held in isolation and endured psychological abuse in the 1950s and ’60s.  1,200 Inuit were forced to stay at Sanatorium on the Mountain for tuberculosis treatment. …

Police are warning people in the Lower Mainland of British Columbia to expect to see a “huge” number of bikers and police officers around the region this weekend as Hells Angels gather from across the country to mark the gang’s 40th anniversary in B.C. A statement from the B.C. Combined …

An Alberta farmer is raising alarms over cattle rustling after 85 cows, calves and bulls were taken from pastures north of Edmonton. The RCMP says thieves ‘knew what they were doing.’  An Alberta farmer recently lost $175,000 worth of purebred cows, calves and bulls. In scenes reminiscent of the Old …

A Greater Toronto Area animal shelter says it is seeking support from the community as more and more pets are being surrendered and its facility is at capacity with 131 animals. A number of local rescue organizations say dog surrenders have been on the rise post-COVID. Return to office, rising …

A Canadian-born doctor who has been in a protracted battle with medical licensing authorities has finally received the documents she needs to practise medicine in Canada.  Dr. Stephanie DeMarchi was licensed two days after CBC News profiled her quest to practise in Canada. A Canadian-born doctor who has been in …

A recent study shows that doctors in eight provinces who perform genitourinary (reproductive and urologic) procedures on female patients are paid 28 per cent less on average than those who do similar surgeries on male patients.  Saskatchewan has the worst discrepancy among 8 provinces in study. A recent study found …

In a measure never before used, the N.W.T. government imposed a sweeping fire ban covering almost almost the entire South Slave region Thursday, in order to protect against the danger of fire.  Gov’t cites extreme fire risk, ‘tinder-dry’ forests and a lack of capability to fight more fires. The N.W.T. …