First phase of finding have been released from the ʔahʔiiḥčp ʔukʷił ʔiqḥmuut (Honouring Our Ancient Ones) Residential School Research Project. Likely and potential unmarked grave locations found at schools. WARNING: This story contains distressing details ʕaaḥuusʔath (Ahousaht) First Nation released the findings from the first phase of its search for …
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Trudeau, ministers testify at foreign interference inquiry
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and a handful of cabinet ministers will take questions about what they were told, and how they responded, to allegations of foreign election interference during the past two federal elections. Inquiry will hear from Defence Minister Bill Blair and Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc, among others. …
Read More »Peter Higgs, physicist behind Higgs boson particle, recalled as ‘truly gifted scientist’
Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the existence of the so-called “God particle” that helped explain how matter formed after the Big Bang, has died at age 94. Nobel prize-winning scientist helped solve one of universe’s fundamental riddles dead at 94. Nobel prize-winning physicist Peter Higgs, who proposed the …
Read More »Big grocers, retailers want Ontario’s recycling plan changed
Premier Doug Ford’s government is facing corporate pressure to change Ontario’s plan that sees industry taking on the full cost of blue box recycling programs, CBC News has learned. Corporate groups lobby Doug Ford government for reforms they say would cut blue box costs by $100M. Premier Doug Ford’s government …
Read More »The way you pronounce Calgary says a lot about where you’re from
Jesse Stewart, an associate professor of linguistics at the University of Saskatchewan, said we need to look at the origins of the name to unpack the varying pronunciations. CBC podcast looks at local language pronunciations. In Saskatchewan, most people say the name of Alberta’s most populous city in two chunks: …
Read More »Displaced tenants call for work to stop at UBC construction site
Last week 84 residents of the Hadgraft Wilson Place building were ordered by Kelowna’s fire chief to leave their homes due to safety risks in their building. Evacuation order for 84 low-income tenants extended due to risks from UBC development project. Displaced residents of a subsidized housing complex in Kelowna, …
Read More »What’s the most expensive home you could afford?
Use this tool to calculate the most expensive home you could buy based on your income and passing the mortgage “stress test.” Use this tool to see the most expensive home you could afford. The numbers are based on what banks are typically willing to lend. If you’re buying with …
Read More »Ontario man guilty of allergy testing fraud in U.S. was key employee of DNA lab in paternity controversy
Kyle Tsui, who is currently in a U.S. jail awaiting sentencing for running a fraudulent allergy testing company, also worked in a Canadian DNA laboratory that a CBC News investigation found has a history of producing wrong paternity results. Kyle Tsui represented Viaguard on TV to discuss former PM’s suspected …
Read More »Canadian DNA lab knew its paternity tests identified the wrong dads, but it kept selling them
A DNA laboratory in Toronto knowingly delivered prenatal paternity test results that routinely identified the wrong biological fathers — ruling out the real dads — and left a trail of shattered lives around the globe, a CBC News investigation has found. Testing by Viaguard-Accumetrics seemed to use guesswork over science, …
Read More »Pay your bills or buy groceries? These are the hard choices as food insecurity rises in northwestern Ontario
Health units in northwestern Ontario have released their annual food insecurity reports, and the numbers aren’t pretty. Here’s what experts say about the impact of food insecurity on people’s health — and what patrons of a local food service in Thunder Bay say about the importance of food for both …
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