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[published_date] Dr. Alex Carignan posted this photo of the rash from a patient with Quebec's first reported case of Rocky Mountain spotted fever on social media this week. (Dr. Alex Carignan/X) Quebec has reported its first case of the potentially deadly tick-borne disease Rocky Mountain spotted fever. The disease has also been reported in dogs…

[published_date] In 2021, a TikTok of Canadian rapper bbno$ raising his eyebrows to the beat of his single "Edamame" started gaining traction — and eventually changed the course of his career. The platform's Canadian team suggested he recreate the clip with a safari-themed filter, then helped push it globally. "When that happened, the song just…

[published_date] Every year, the RCMP receives tens of thousands of photos and videos of suspected child pornography from tech giants like Google or Meta, all per Canada's mandatory reporting laws. But even though the majority of these images are not deemed harmful, the RCMP still plans to store them for 100 years. This emerged after a…

[published_date] The federal government is slashing the number of permanent and temporary immigrants it's admitting to Canada — but among the streams that are not only being spared but encouraged to grow significantly are francophones settling outside Quebec. Prime Minister Mark Carney promised during the last election campaign to raise the francophone immigration target to 12 per cent of all permanent…

[published_date] Sean Groves has been to some pretty tough places and done some tough things during more than three decades in the army as a combat engineer.  Now retired following multiple overseas deployments including short stints in Afghanistan, he readily concedes his experiences have shaped him in ways both seen and unseen. And it's that quiet,…

[published_date] Elsa Fitzgerald lost everything in the Kingston fire when it tore through Western Bay. But she's determined to get back home. (Patrick Butler/CBC)Elsa Fitzgerald took the phone from her husband Monday evening when the emotions became too much for him to handle. On the other end, a provincial government employee repeated to Elsa what she'd…

[published_date] The successful defiance of a hotly contested piece of Canada's Labour Code has boosted hope for worker rights in the country, labour advocates say.  The union and its thousands of striking Air Canada flight attendants refused to go back to work after the federal government invoked the Section 107 of the Canada Labour Code. As a result, Air Canada returned to…

[published_date] Though he recalls feeling anxious ahead of his military service, Daniel You planned to make the most of it.  "It's required for all Korean males; we grow up expecting it," said the 32-year-old Torontonian, "but I wanted to make sure it didn't hinder my growth in terms of career."  You immigrated to Canada in high…

[published_date] A 10-month-old baby rubs her eyes as she's held by her father, who looks concerned; his five-year-old daughter clings to him while his partner shields her eyes with a blanket.  It's a scene captured in a photo on Aug. 9 at Montreal's Place Émilie-Gamelin by photojournalist William Wilson. After he posted the photo, along…

[published_date] In a partial policy reversal, Alberta's government said Tuesday it will cover the cost of COVID-19 vaccinations for health-care workers. Maddison McKee, spokesperson to Primary and Preventative Health Services Minister Adriana LaGrange, said in an email that COVID-19 vaccine coverage will be extended to all health-care workers this fall under the first phase of…

[published_date] While RCMP say they have their eyes on the fast-moving Hayes River, a group from a northern Ontario First Nation paused their search for a missing Norwegian trekker in a remote part of northern Manitoba on Tuesday because of mounting costs. People started to worry after it was reported one of Steffen Skjottelvik's dogs arrived at…

[published_date] Less than a week after Ontario Premier Doug Ford vowed to "start hunting down" scientists who use cats and dogs in medical testing studies, one Ottawa-based researcher says he is shutting down his lab.  "It was enormously scary," said Carleton University Canada research professor Andy Adler, who closed his project lab at the university on Friday. …