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Sean Munro’s family believes his death in a downtown Vancouver hotel room is directly related to his experiences at a Vancouver private school full of teachers transferred from Mount Cashel. Sean Munro told family he was abused by former Mount Cashel teacher Joe Burke. WARNING: This article contains details of …

Justin Trudeau is facing criticism on social media following his latest statement on the Israel-Hamas war. Over the weekend, the Canadian prime minister released a message about the conflict in the Gaza Strip, noting Canada “stands firmly” with both Israelis and Palestinians and their right to live “without fear.” “Canada …

Ontario’s Special Investigations Unit is investigating after an overnight crash in downtown Windsor that killed two people. It happened around 1:20 a.m. Sunday morning, the SIU said. Preliminary information suggests Windsor police officers saw a Dodge Charger go through a red light at Park Street and Ouellette Avenue, the SIU …

A man who was illegally detained by the Royal Newfoundland Constabulary and housed for six days at a psychiatric unit against his will in 2015 is determined to bring his case to a public hearing.  Andrew Abbass is seeking accountability in a public forum for the actions of RNC officers. …

British Columbia’s Elk Valley is a grim place to be a grizzly bear, according to a new report that shows recorded conflicts and mortality rates are higher in the region than anywhere else in the province. The report, published in September in Conservation Science and Practice, was conducted by a …

Two teens say they were groped by the strangers seated next to them on flights and that the airlines did little to help.  Air Transat says its crew denied knowledge of incident; Air Canada says protocols were followed. WARNING: This story contains distressing details Two teens who say they were …

A new report from Public Policy Forum, an Ottawa-based think-tank, says the relatively shallow waters off the coast of Nova Scotia’s Sable Island are a prime location for offshore wind development.  ‘We are talking here not of something incremental, but monumental.’ Atlantic Canada is poised to harness the area’s offshore …

Health-care workers who gained experience in the refugee camp where they also lived are about to be continuing care assistants at a new nursing home in Nova Scotia. They’ve come to Canada through a federal program that seeks to bridge the gap between displaced people and a labour shortage in …

In an unprecedented season of climate disasters, CBC’s Marketplace has collected everything you should be thinking about in times of peace, so you can stay calm in an emergency.  CBC’s Marketplace got tips from across the country on what you should do in an emergency. From record flooding in Nova …

The history of tensions surrounding Sikh separatism in India and abroad goes back decades, but experts say Canada is seen as the country where the movement is the strongest. As a result, it’s drawn sharp criticism from India, especially in the face of Justin Trudeau’s recent allegations about India’s involvement …