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[published_date] A Winnipeg woman says she never imagined her dog could start a fire on her stove, but now she's warning the public that's just what happened — and she says she didn't find out a safety recall had been issued for her appliance until after the fire. Michelle Burkowski had new Samsung appliances, including…

[published_date] The University of Victoria (UVic) has fired one of its longest-serving professors after complaints he sexually harassed two women — including a graduate student.  In his 45 years at UVic, Robert Gifford pioneered the burgeoning field of environmental psychology, drawing students from around the world to study topics like climate change anxiety and the interplay between human…

[published_date] A Norwegian trekker, who RCMP say lost one of his two dogs to a wolf attack, is missing in northern Manitoba and an all-out search is underway. Steffen Skjottelvik, 29, left Fort Severn, Ont., on foot on July 25 with his two dogs and the intention to arrive in York Factory, Man., on Aug.…

[published_date] A Toronto mother whose eight-year-old son was killed by a stray bullet over the weekend says he had the "best spirit" despite experiencing trauma at a young age. Before Holly Roy lost her son, Jahvai, to gun violence, two of her other children were touched by it as well. Roy told CBC Toronto her…

[published_date] Rory Linkletter took Cam Levins's Canadian half marathon crown, and now he's aiming for his national record in the marathon. The Calgary-born Linkletter edged Levins of Black Creek, B.C., at the line on Sunday in Edmonton, collecting his first-ever Canadian title with a one-hour three-minute half marathon. Levins, the national record holder in the…

[published_date] Catherine Galliford, a former high-profile RCMP spokesperson who later sued the force alleging widespread sexual harassment, has died at the age of 58. Galliford, who spoke on behalf of the force during high-profile cases like the Air India bombing trial and the investigation into serial killer Robert Pickton, rose up the RCMP ranks in the 90s…

[published_date] McGill University researchers say cycling infrastructure in the city isn’t meeting demand. They created a new measurement tool to calculate how much street space is available to different kinds of commuters. Source link

[published_date] When Brittney Griner landed in Vancouver on Friday night to set foot in Canada for the first time, she wished she had visited sooner. Griner, along with the rest of her Seattle Storm and the opposing Atlanta Dream were in town to take part in a historic moment in the WNBA — the first ever regular-season game…

[published_date] Lily Azli is excited to compete in the World Archery Youth Championships in Winnipeg this week, but she is also disappointed core members of her team from Australia won't be firing arrows alongside her amid a strike that's plaguing air travellers heading to or from Canada. About 570 athletes from 63 countries were slated to arrive…

[published_date] Indigenous Services Canada is conducting a forensic audit at Poundmaker Cree Nation in Saskatchewan, making it the third such audit into First Nations spending made public in the province since 2024, CBC Indigenous has learned. The audit will examine spending on federally funded programs over the last seven years, with a focus on social assistance,…

[published_date] The Toronto Raptors' search for a new team president is over — they won't have one. General manager Bobby Webster will have his contract extended and take charge of the NBA franchise's basketball operations without a change in title. The Raptors said they will not appoint a president, but Webster will be getting support…

[published_date] Four-time Olympian Moh Ahmed is one of 413 Canadian signatories calling on Tennis Canada to cancel Canada's Davis Cup tie with Israel in Halifax this September. Ahmed, a runner from St. Catharines, Ont., who won a silver medal at the Tokyo Olympics, signed a letter that frames the Sept. 12-13 Davis Cup tie against…