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Senator accused of being China's 'mouthpiece' worries about rise of anti-Asian racism
October 03, 2021 - 4:00 AM

OTTAWA - Last June, 33 Canadian senators voted to defeat a motion decrying China's treatment of Uyghur Muslims as a genocide.
Leave blueberries for animals, Parks Canada tells pickers on St. John's landmark
August 13, 2021 - 1:26 PM

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - People in Newfoundland and Labrador's capital are tossing their plastic buckets in exasperation after a request from Parks Canada to stop picking blueberries on Signal Hill.
COVID-19 case confirmed at Nunavut mine, one resident a contact
August 11, 2021 - 12:57 PM

POND INLET, Nunavut - A worker at a Nunavut mine has tested positive for COVID-19.
Nunavut community of Qikiqtarjuaq to get long-awaited deepwater port
August 04, 2021 - 10:20 AM

IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Baffin Island community of Qikiqtarjuaq will see a deepwater port built in its community after decades of lobbying the federal government.
'Hurts so much:' Over 1,000 Nunavut children on wait-list for dental surgery
July 04, 2021 - 7:00 AM

IQALUIT, Nunavut - A Nunavut woman says her 12-year-old son lost 15 pounds while waiting to have a tooth removed this year.
UNESCO says industry, poor governance 'likely' endanger Canadian World Heritage site
June 22, 2021 - 7:00 PM

Canada's largest national park is now so threatened by upstream development and divided governance that it likely meets the criteria to be placed on the list of World Heritage sites in danger.
Iqaluit police body camera pilot project wraps; concerns remain over accountability
June 20, 2021 - 7:00 AM

IQALUIT - A pilot project in which Mounties in Nunavut's capital wore small black recording devices on their chests has wrapped up even as concerns remain about whether wearing body cameras does anything to increase police accountability and trust.
Auditor scolds Alberta over mine cleanup fund, how province handles polluted sites
June 10, 2021 - 3:37 PM

EDMONTON - Alberta's auditor general is criticizing the government for failing to fix problems pointed out six years ago in a program that's supposed to guarantee coal and oilsands mines clean up after themselves.
Iqaluit to ease public health restrictions Thursday, Pfizer doses coming for teens
May 31, 2021 - 12:19 PM

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Iqaluit will start easing public health restrictions on Thursday as the city continues to recover from a COVID-19 outbreak.
Abandoned oil and gas wells will be cleaned up despite backlog: Alberta regulator
May 27, 2021 - 3:56 PM

EDMONTON - There's lots of life in Alberta's conventional oil industry and plenty of resources and political will to clean up the mess it leaves behind, says the head of the province's energy regulator.
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Canadian News

Senator accused of being China's 'mouthpiece' worries about rise of anti-Asian racism

Leave blueberries for animals, Parks Canada tells pickers on St. John's landmark

COVID-19 case confirmed at Nunavut mine, one resident a contact

Nunavut community of Qikiqtarjuaq to get long-awaited deepwater port

'Hurts so much:' Over 1,000 Nunavut children on wait-list for dental surgery

UNESCO says industry, poor governance 'likely' endanger Canadian World Heritage site

Iqaluit police body camera pilot project wraps; concerns remain over accountability

Auditor scolds Alberta over mine cleanup fund, how province handles polluted sites

Iqaluit to ease public health restrictions Thursday, Pfizer doses coming for teens

Abandoned oil and gas wells will be cleaned up despite backlog: Alberta regulator

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