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[published_date] Iranian Canadian filmmaker Alireza Khatami's psychological thriller, inspired by his own family trauma, is Canada's submission for consideration at the Academy Awards. He just hopes his relatives don't see the film. Telefilm Canada announced on Tuesday that The Things You Kill will be submitted as Canada's entry for best international feature. Earlier this year, the movie…

[published_date] The inquest for Zakery Rogers is over, and while his sister is relieved their family has answers to many questions after his death five years ago in a Hamilton jail cell, she says they still want accountability for the "domino effect" of failures he faced.  In a recent interview with CBC Hamilton, Kylee Rogers…

[published_date] Construction on a $20-million modular housing factory is underway in Kirkland Lake — and there's a unique aspect to it. Keepers of the Circle, operated by the Temiskaming Native Women's Support Group, is building the 24,000-square-foot factory in hopes of bringing more sustainable and durable homes to First Nations communities in northern Ontario.  "Our goal is that…

[published_date] A concerted and co-ordinated push by social conservative groups to train candidates and campaigners for upcoming school board elections is raising the stakes in this fall's municipal elections, with voting day less than two months away. Groups like Take Back Alberta have actively been courting and training grassroots members since the last municipal election…

[published_date] A Canadian athlete, with an eye on the World Athletics Championships next month, was preparing for a gym session when she received an email from Athletics Canada. The Aug. 13 message stated the saliva test (cheek swab) the athlete and other females took at the recent national championships in Ottawa to be eligible for…

[published_date] Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe is trading blame with pro-Palestinian protesters over the cancellation of this year's Pride parade. Sutcliffe called it "deeply regrettable that a small group of activists chose to block the parade" on Sunday. The Ottawa chapter of Queers for Palestine brought the march to a halt by blocking the parade route…

[published_date] The family of a Norwegian hiker whose body was recovered on the weekend from the shores of the Hayes River in northern Manitoba says an autopsy shows he drowned. Steffen Skjottelvik, who was 29, was on a cross-continental journey of the Canadian wilderness when he set out on foot with his two dogs from…

[published_date] Canada's new safe sport warden hopes the Future of Sport in Canada Commission's first report gives direction on patching up cracks when it comes to abuse and maltreatment. The Canadian Centre For Ethics in Sport took over the receiving and investigating of complaints and reports of maltreatment and abuse from the Office of the…

[published_date] A judge has ruled that former Oromocto First Nation chief Shelley Sabattis and eight co-accused will stand trial on charges of assault and breaking and entering. Judge Natalie LeBlanc told a Fredericton courtroom Tuesday that there was "clear and compelling evidence" that all nine individuals acted "in concert towards a common goal." Nine people are…

[published_date] When Lauren Schmidtke found an interesting-looking spider at her sister's house in Airdrie, she wasn't sure what exactly it was —  until she took a closer look at a photo of it. "I zoomed in and, sure enough, there was a perfect hourglass," she said, referring to one of the most identifying traits of…

[published_date] Police say the man who allegedly killed and dismembered two people in Barrie, north of Toronto, this year once lived in the same encampment as the victims, and the murders were targeted. "What began as a missing person investigation in January this year has grown into one of the largest investigations Barrie police have…

[published_date] Emergency managers across B.C. have been issuing emergency alerts this summer, with notifications about wildfires and a potential tsunami.  But some wish they had better tools at their disposal.  Emergency alerts are the responsibility of local governments and First Nations.  When there is an immediate threat to life, and there is information that could…