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[published_date] Katie Maracle's nightmare has now come true. Her husband Murray Maracle is from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory near Belleville, Ont., and their only child, eight-year-old Ethan Maracle, is autistic, non-verbal and has epilepsy. He's used the Jordan's Principle initiative to access therapy and education since 2018-19. Jordan's Principle exists to ensure First Nations youth can access essential health and social…

[published_date] The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has released its final report into the July 2022 fire aboard the MV Holiday Island ferry off Prince Edward Island's coast, saying it will launch a national safety issue investigation on vessel fires and emergency response practices to lessen the impact of future incidents. That investigation "opens the…

[published_date] B.C. Premier David Eby has confirmed three miners are trapped underground in a mine in northern B.C. The miners work at the Red Chris mine on Talhtan Nation territory near Dease Lake, B.C. Two of the miners are from B.C. and one is from Ontario, the premier said at a news conference at the…

[published_date] The Ontario coroner has announced an inquest into the death of a 64-year-old New Brunswick mining worker northwest of Thunder Bay in 2020 that resulted in hefty fines for the companies involved. Edouard Gallant died on May 27, 2020, after sustaining critical injuries in a run of muck (an uncontrolled flow of blasted ore saturated with…

[published_date] Provincial fire duty officer Wes Morgan says crews will be on the ground fighting the Chance Harbour and Musgrave Harbour fires. (Submitted by Ryan Pitts)Rainfall continues to help crews fighting fires in Newfoundland and Labrador as the number of active wildfires drops from five to three, says the provincial fire duty officer. The active…

[published_date] WARNING: This article references sexual assault and may affect those who have experienced​ ​​​sexual violence or know someone affected by it. It also mentions thoughts of suicide. A Hamilton police officer who stands accused of sexually assaulting his colleague in 2022 "would not take no for an answer," Crown lawyer Jason Nicol argued as he completed his closing…

[published_date] The co-creators and stars of a new comedy series about the world of competitive cow showing say the show is a "love letter" to the small towns and "hard-working, honest, generous people" of rural Ontario. All six episodes of Cows Come Home's first season premiered in June on Bell Fibe TV1. The show's quirky premise centres on the unexpected world…

[published_date] The nursing home wait-list crisis hitting some of New Brunswick's biggest hospitals this summer may be setting new records, but it should not come as a surprise. Governments have known for decades the province's population was aging, and they would have to cope with an ever-growing number of seniors needing care. "We're well behind…

[published_date] In the weeks leading up to her daughter's second double lung transplant, Lisa Ali of Cole Harbour, N.S., said she was scared to answer the phone, unsure of who would be on the other end. For more than a year, she and her 20-year-old daughter, Tahlia Ali, had been living in Toronto waiting for the life-saving…

[published_date] Parks Canada says a U.S. singer and rising star in the MAGA movement will not perform at a national historic site near Halifax after the federal agency revoked the organizer's permit. Christian rocker Sean Feucht was slated to play a concert on Wednesday night at the York Redoubt National Historic Site, a fortification constructed in 1793 to help…

[published_date] Premier Danielle Smith wasn't doing anything politically revolutionary when she demanded the repeal of Ottawa's environmental assessments act during the federal election campaign. Then she demanded it again, many times, when the Conservatives who promised to do so lost and the Mark Carney Liberals won. It was a longstanding, years-old cry from Alberta leaders,…

[published_date] Whether you're camping under the stars, jumping off the dock at a lakeside cottage, strolling the coast or exploring a new city, there's arguably nothing better than a summer vacation in Canada. Assuming, of course, you can afford it. From accommodations to flights, Canadians may be noticing higher prices on domestic travel this season. And that's in part…