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A proposed telecommunications tower on Pelee Island is prompting birders — like Margaret Atwood — to push back
14 Nov 2026
A proposed telecommunications tower, which could be situated on Pelee Island, has prompted a petition and outcry from Canadian author Margaret Atwood, among other birders concerned about how the tower
No jail for passenger who told driver to flee scene of Winnipeg crash that killed cyclist
14 Nov 2026
A passenger involved in a hit-and-run that killed a Winnipeg cyclist on his way to work in 2024 has avoided jail time for telling the driver of the vehicle to keep going after the crash and later taking the wheel himself.
Manitoba group visits Indigenous items for sale by Swiss collector
14 Nov 2026
Coleen Rajotte, Karl Stone and Gerald Neufeld are a part of a group working to bring over 3,000 Indigenous artifacts back to Canada from a private collector in Switzerland.
Missing Ebb and Flow First Nation teens found safe, Manitoba RCMP say
14 Nov 2026
Two teenagers who were missing from a Manitoba First Nation have been found safe, RCMP say.
Former Saskatoon massage therapist accused of sexual assault testifies at trial
14 Nov 2026
Kenneth Braun, 70, told court he never touched the complainants, who were clients, for sexual purposes.
Sentencing delayed for Edmonton man who left beaten girlfriend to drown, believing she was already dead
14 Nov 2026
WARNING: DISTURBING AND GRAPHIC CONTENT. The family of an Edmonton woman who was brutally beaten and left to drown by her boyfriend want her to be remembered beyond the horrific circumstances of her death.
Alleged vandal who defaced Vancouver's oldest mosque 'meant to intimidate': police
14 Nov 2026
Security footage captured a person spray-painting the doors of the Al Masjid Al Jamia mosque on Thursday night. Mosque director Haroon Khan said he was heartbroken to hear about what had happened.
B.C. arbitrator imposes 1st union contract for Amazon workers in North America
14 Nov 2026
A union representing about 800 Amazon workers in Delta, B.C., says they are now covered by the first binding collective agreement for the retailing giant's workers in North America.
B.C.'s Woodfibre LNG gets $200M federal cash injection
14 Nov 2026
The federal government is investing $200 million in British Columbia's Woodfibre LNG project over three years, funding that Energy Minister Tim Hodgson says will help diversify Canada's energy exports.
COVID-19 school disruptions still impacting students today, learning loss report finds
14 Nov 2026
A new report says Canadian students are still feeling the impact of the COVID pandemic's massive upset to their schooling, with declining achievement — particularly in math — and a discrepancy between
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