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Tributes are pouring in for Dr. Tracy Pickett, a Vancouver doctor who was found dead on Thursday. Pickett, 55, went missing from her home in the Dunbar area Tuesday night, according to her family. Vancouver police launched an investigation into her disappearance on Wednesday and said they found her remains …

Folks across northwestern Ontario will begin October on the lookout for severe thunderstorms, a rare way to spend the heart of fall across the northern Great Lakes. Visit our Complete Guide to Fall 2023 for an in-depth look at the Fall Forecast, tips to plan for it and much more! …

Calgary Flames vice-president of data and analytics and assistant general manager Chris Snow has died of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Diagnosed in 2019 with ALS, Snow ‘continued to do his job to the best of his ability every day.’ Calgary Flames vice-president of data and analytics and assistant …

WARNING: This story contains distressing details. Maria Benoit says she wasn’t surprised by the results of this summer’s ground search of a former residential school site in her community. But the Haa Shaa du Hen (chief) of the Carcross/Tagish First Nation in Yukon says it still feels a “little bit …

A recent string of break-ins at places of worship across the Greater Toronto Area has meant institutions have had to beef up security. Experts say they’re likely targeted because they rely largely on cash donations. Temples, monasteries beefing up security measures in response to incidents. Welcoming strangers into places of …

Sophie Dupuis’s Solo is getting a rare Toronto theatre release this weekend. The Quebecois film is set in Montreal’s drag scene and won top honours at TIFF — taking home the award for best Canadian feature. Sophie Dupuis’s film won best Canadian feature at TIFF, hits Canadian theatres Friday. Sophie …

This week, Quebec and Ottawa committed $2.7 billion toward an electric vehicle battery factory near Montreal. Such projects have faced questions, given the amount of public money involved. ‘We either remain competitive in this race to electrification or we get left behind,’ policy analyst says. Standing before a backdrop that …

The president of the Ukrainian National Federation of Canada is defending a Second World War veteran of a Nazi unit who was recently lauded as a hero in Canada’s Parliament. Jurij Klufas has not met 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka but says the veteran is being treated unfairly. He says Hunka was …

‘Doesn’t mean a lot without action’: Reflections on Canada’s third National Day of Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30 People attend the second annual Orange Shirt Day Survivors Walk and PowWow on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Winnipeg, Friday, September 30, 2022. The Manitoba government will not make …

Alberta Finance Minister Nate Horner says he’s looking forward to a future meeting with his provincial and federal counterparts on his province’s potential withdrawal from the Canada Pension Plan. Trudeau, Poilievre both oppose possible provincial withdrawal. Alberta’s finance minister says he’s looking forward to a future meeting with his provincial …