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[published_date] Prime Minister Mark Carney promised First Nations rights-holders wealth and prosperity for "generations to come" at a summit Thursday designed to allay leaders' concerns about the government's major projects law, which has ignited criticism because it allows for fast-tracked approvals. Carney's remarks drew mixed reviews from First Nations leaders in attendance, with some expressing tempered optimism…

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[published_date] This First Person column is by Rachel Phan, who lives in Toronto. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please see the FAQ. I never thought the price of celery would send me spiralling. I was on my weekly Sunday phone call with my mother when she asked, "Rachel, you know how much…

[published_date] Nearly seven months after Angelina Geraldi's death, her family is no closer to understanding what happened after she fell out of bed at her long-term care facility just before Christmas last year. The 97-year-old died at CHSLD LaSalle less than a day later and the coroner opened an investigation into her death — referring the…

[published_date] When Dan was released from the Toronto South Detention Centre last December after serving about 60 days, he was given a TTC token and sent on his way. He walked to a bus stop, but he had nowhere to go. "There's no plan," Dan said. "I'm a criminal, right? Nobody wants me." Dan, who was convicted of…

[published_date] In the push to reduce barriers to interprovincial trade, Sask. Premier Scott Moe is inviting all provinces to join the New West Partnership Trade Agreement (NWPTA). The NWPTA was established in 2010 by Saskatchewan, Alberta and B.C., with Manitoba joining in 2017. "Through the NWPTA, member provinces have committed to fully recognize or reconcile rules…

[published_date] A woman in her 70s was fatally stabbed while unloading groceries into her car in North York on Thursday in what police say was an "unprovoked" attack.  Toronto police say officers found the woman with stab wounds after they were called to the area of Parkway Forest Drive and Sheppard Avenue E. at around 9:35 a.m. "We do…

[published_date] It is a sellers' market across Saskatchewan and first-time homebuyers say they are having a hard time making that milestone purchase, bidding on multiple homes that end up selling for more than the asking price.  "I just thought that it would be a lot easier in a city like Regina," said Ruth Aguilar, 25,…

[published_date] A B.C. couple is begging people to stop calling them.  For over a year, Natasha Lavoie and Jonathan McCurrach have been fielding dozens upon dozens of calls from strangers claiming they've found the couple's cat, Torbo.  But they don't have a cat named Torbo.  And their cat, Mauser, isn't missing.  "Sometimes, like six times…

[published_date] Mark Zuckerberg and current and former directors and officers of Meta Platforms agreed on Thursday to settle claims seeking $8 billion for the damage they allegedly caused the company by allowing repeated violations of Facebook users' privacy, a lawyer for the shareholders told a Delaware judge on Thursday. None of the parties disclosed details…

[published_date] Canada needs a transparent, public-facing agency in charge of managing reports of mystifying things seen darting, blinking or hovering through our skies, according to a new report commissioned by Canada's top scientist. The Sky Canada Project report published this week calls for a federal framework for managing UFO sightings by the public and pilots as a replacement for the current patchwork…

[published_date] Local labour advocates are asking the National Hockey League (NHL) to right what they call a historic wrong when the league punished the city's NHL team for going on strike in 1925.  "This is an injustice no one has taken accountability for 100 years," said Anthony Marco, president of the Hamilton and District Labour Council on Wednesday, as he…