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Faraj Allah Jarjour, a Canadian man who died in Cuba in March, was buried in a Russian town north of Moscow after Cuban government workers mistakenly switched two bodies before repatriating them to the wrong countries. Faraj Allah Jarjour’s family received body of Russian man after death in Varadero. Faraj …

The federal government’s budget is setting aside $1.5 billion to implement pharmacare – a major financial commitment with the potential to have a wide-ranging impact on the country’s health-care system. The new federal budget includes $1.5B to cover diabetes, contraception drugs. The federal government’s latest budget sets aside $1.5 billion …

The federal government has begun imposing financial sanctions on Canada Life after months of outcry from public servants, retirees and their families who were left fighting for medical claims to be covered. Public servants living, travelling abroad criticize ‘enormous’ delays with health plan. The federal government has begun imposing financial …

Air Canada says it’s sorry after staff tried to stow away the headdress of the Assembly of First Nations’ national chief in cargo storage before the departure of a flight Wednesday. Airline says it’s reviewing its policies following ‘regrettable incident.’ Air Canada says it’s sorry after staff tried to stow …

Inside a garage in an established Edmonton neighbourhood, animals were being slaughtered and the meat was advertised for sale to consumers, a CBC News investigation has learned. Police entered the rented garage in the quiet residential Woodcroft community in February 2023. Images shared with CBC News show piles of goat …

Canada’s transportation regulator says it has made progress on addressing compensation claims against airlines since a new complaint resolution process was introduced last fall — but incoming complaints have pushed the backlog to a new high. Canadian Transportation Agency says backlog being driven by record number of incoming complaints. Canada’s …

Women who have received threatening and abusive e-transfers from their former partners say Canadian banks need to step up and do more to prevent the misuse of their banking applications.  Former Australian banking exec says banks should make sure services aren’t weaponized by abusers. CBC News speaks to an Ontario …

A CBC analysis found vacant buildings are at greater risk of catching fire, posing a danger to firefighters and threatening the city’s built heritage. Despite ongoing efforts by the city to force building owners to take better care of vacant properties, these buildings continue to be at risk. Vacant buildings …

Jury selection is scheduled to happen Thursday in the case of a man accused of killing three First Nations women, and a fourth who is also believed to be Indigenous, in Winnipeg. Jeremy Skibicki, 37, has pleaded not guilty to 4 counts of 1st-degree murder. Jury selection is scheduled to …

Highly pathogenic avian influenza has shown up in at least 32 herds in eight U.S. states, but not in Canada so far. While farmers are worried, experts say there’s no cause for alarm right now thanks to national food safety standards and biosecurity measures in place.  Highly pathogenic avian influenza …