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Dawn Lalonde of Mikkola Family Farm & Apiary in Lively, Ont., is raising money to send samples of the dead bees to a lab for further testing. She and others believe their sudden death is a warning that something is wrong in the environment. ‘I don’t want them to die …

People will gather across Canada today to mark Canada Day, including events in the national capital that will feature a flypast from the Royal Canadian Air Force and musical performances. Gatherings mark 157th anniversary of Canada’s founding. CBC News Special: Newfoundland and Labrador’s Unknown Soldier In his annual Canada Day …

WestJet says the strike that affected tens of thousands of travellers during the long weekend is now over after an agreement with the Aircraft Mechanics Fraternal Association was made late on Sunday.  News comes after roughly 100,000 passengers affected over the busy Canada Day long weekend. WestJet reaches deal with …

Newfoundland’s Unknown Soldier is now on his way to the National War Memorial, where he will be entombed in his permanent resting place.  Unknown Soldier, who died in France in First World War, will be brought to final resting place. CBC News Special: Newfoundland and Labrador’s Unknown Soldier The ceremony …

A consumer group is urgently calling on the federal government to follow other jurisdictions in the U.S and Europe and bring in legislation to stem the slide toward a cashless society. Only 10 per cent of transactions in Canada today are done using cash, according to Carlos Castiblanco, an economist …

Only a handful of people have returned to Lytton, B.C., after the community was reduced to ash by a catastrophic fire three years ago on June 30, 2021. That’s despite more than $239 million in provincial and federal recovery funding committed to help rebuild. A lot of people, including B.C.’s …

For many teachers, summer is a prime stretch to hunker down for deeper professional learning that’s tough to fit in during the school year. Educators tell us about three topical courses enticing teachers to hit the books this summer. Summer learning helps ‘rekindle that home fire within us,’ says Edmonton …

When a fire chief in rural Nova Scotia came across a post about a fire department in rural Saskatchewan losing everything in a fire, he knew his department had to do something. Matthew Mundle, the fire chief in Shinimicas, N.S., decided the answer was to donate a fire truck. On …