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Man accused of killing OPP officer initially denied bail in other case
Randall McKenzie, 25, and Brandi Crystal Lyn Stewart-Sperry, 30, each face a charge of first-degree murder in the death of OPP Const. Grzegorz Pierzchala on Tuesday.
Eby set to spend big with budget windfall
Eby said the New Democrat government's priorities are the same as those of B.C. residents — affordability, cost of living, public safety, health care and housing.
From fish to forests, how 2022 played out on Canada’s West Coast
First Nations, forests and fish-related news surfaced as top issues from CNO’s Island Insider beat and will likely dominate headlines in 2023 as well.
Financial literacy key to equity for students behind Target Alpha
Sharing the knowledge and power of financial literacy can help lift up marginalized students and communities, says Angelika Bell.
A monster storm, a coal mine and underwater oil: Atlantic Canada’s year in climate
What we covered in 2022 and what we're keeping our eye on in 2023.
How animals may have survived on a snowball Earth
We know there were animals during Earth’s chilliest eras. The question is: What did they look like?
The top three things you can eat to save the planet — and your wallet
Replacing meat and dairy with plants can almost halve your environmental footprint and leave more money in your wallet. That's important when prices are on the rise: food costs grew more than 10 per cent in August, September and October of this year.
Quebec's lengthy power outages shows lack of readiness for energy transition
Lengthy power outages that have left some Quebecers in the dark for days have exposed the province's lack of preparedness for the green energy transition to come, an expert said Wednesday.
Canada's health agency 'closely monitoring' COVID outbreak in China
The national public health agency says it's "closely monitoring" the COVID-19 situation in China, but gives no indication it's planning to follow the U.S. by requiring that travellers from China be tested for the virus.
Rescue mission for freezing bats that plunged to ground in coldsnap
Some 1,600 bats found a temporary home this week in the attic of a Houston Humane Society director, but it wasn’t because they made it their roost.
Bunbun, the stuffed rabbit lost at Vancouver airport, to reunite with family
It's been a chaotic Christmas for many travellers across the country, including one fluffy passenger who was separated from their family and stranded at Vancouver's airport.
Ontario officer was 'ambushed': OPP commissioner
An Ontario Provincial Police officer who was fatally shot while responding to a call was "essentially ambushed," the commissioner of the force said on Wednesday, December 28, 2022, night.
Revitalizing Indigenous languages in the North
From legislative chambers to classrooms, and on the radio and TV, Indigenous languages are spoken and heard every day across the North thanks to dedicated elders, teachers, translators and broadcasters.