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[published_date] Classes are set to begin for 20 Island students who are attending Prince Edward Island's new medical school, which serves as the regional home for Memorial University's doctor of medicine program. Despite the fact that construction on the building on the north end of the UPEI campus is not completed, Dr. Peter MacPherson said things have been sailing…

[published_date] International Overdose Awareness Day is being marked with ceremonies across B.C. on Sunday, as the province continues to lose more than 100 people each month due to unregulated drugs amid a public health emergency stretching back nine years. The day, first commemorated in 2001, aims to break the stigma surrounding drugs and addiction while raising awareness…

[published_date] An amusement park ride that was part of a B.C. touring fair is closed over the long weekend as investigations continue into the death of a worker.  Witnesses said that part of the fair's twirling Zipper ride hit a man during its opening night in Prince Rupert, B.C. Now, Technical Safety B.C. says that this weekend, during…

[published_date] Alanna Mah scored the lone goal as Canada fell 7-1 to the United States to earn silver at the inaugural Para ice hockey women's world championships on Sunday. Kelsey DiClaudio, who was named tournament MVP, had four goals for the U.S., which only conceded one goal throughout the six-team tournament. Catherine Faherty, Jamie Benassi…

[published_date] 1 hour ago News Duration 2:42 Montrealers only have a few weeks left to enjoy an urban sunflower garden in the Ahuntsic-Cartierville borough. The garden, at the heart of an industrial area, was meant to boost biodiversity and the quality of life of locals. As the pilot project is set to…

[published_date] Liberal MP Anthony Housefather and 31 of his caucus colleagues have issued a statement condemning a "deplorable rise of antisemitism in Canada" and calling on Canadians to stand up against hatred toward Jewish communities. The statement was posted to social media by Housefather just days after a Jewish woman was stabbed in broad daylight…

[published_date] Wildfire smoke instigated Environment Canada to issue air quality warnings for a large swath of northern Alberta, as well as the Edmonton region. "Smoke is causing very poor air quality and reduced visibility," reads the warning for Edmonton issued at 2:35 p.m. MT Sunday. Smoky conditions were already present in Edmonton on Sunday and are expected…

[published_date] Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe are off to the third round of the U.S. Open. The third-seeded duo defeated Quinn Gleason of the United States and Ingrid Martins of Brazil 6-7 (4), 6-4, 6-2 on Sunday in women's doubles action. After a back-and-forth first set, Dabrowski and Routliffe jumped out to…

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[published_date] Some small Indigenous businesses are halting shipments to the U.S. in the wake of President Donald Trump's tariff regime, even though trade ties exist that predate the founding of both Canada and the United States. "There needs to be a resolution to allow Indigenous Peoples to continue to undergo the trade routes that they…

[published_date] In nearly 30 years as a palliative care physician, Dr. Nathalie Allard has provided end-of-life care in busy hospital hallways, and consulted with families with only a curtain separating them from sick people screaming or vomiting on the other side. On Thursday, she attended the opening of a brand-new palliative care facility northeast of…

[published_date] A wildfire has led to evacuation alerts and closures for the popular Bugaboo Provincial Park in B.C.'s East Kootenay region on Sunday. An evacuation alert was issued late Saturday night for three civic addresses and multiple areas of the park, including the Bugaboo Falls and Bugaboo Septet recreation sites and CMH Lodge, by the Regional…