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Opposition MPs call for more transparency about secret orders-in-council

Opposition MPs are calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to be more transparent about secret orders-in-council his government has adopted. New Democratic Party Leader Jagmeet Singh said a lack of transparency erodes trust in government institutions. He said the national security exemption for keeping such orders-in-council secret should be used judiciously. …

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I’ve spent my whole life pretending to be non-disabled

This First Person article is the experience of Abi Oyewole who lives in Calgary. For more information about CBC’s First Person stories, please see the FAQ. In 2018, shortly after surgery, I used a walking stick to help maintain my balance. On my way to a doctor’s appointment, I noticed …

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‘It hurts’: Restaurants tightening belts, reducing serving sizes as food costs skyrocket

Ahmed Abdulkadir used to stock his restaurant without giving his shopping list a second thought, but now a simple stop at the store is painful. The prices of staples from rice to cooking oil have skyrocketed, leaving the restaurateur standing in the grocery aisle asking himself, “OK, do I need this?” “It hurts,” he …

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Manitoba residential school survivors hopeful about Pope’s visit, but want a say in apology

Residential school survivors met with Catholic bishops in Winnipeg Wednesday to discuss what they’d like to hear from Pope Francis when he visits Canada this summer. The Pope is expected to apologize for the Roman Catholic Church’s role in abuses suffered at the schools, but it’s the wording of that apology that was the focus of …

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High fuel costs threaten plans for a bumper tourist season in Newfoundland

The meandering 100-kilometre road from the Trans-Canada Highway to Twillingate, N.L.,  is not one ordinarily travelled by accidental tourists. Visitors to the colourful historic town of 2,000 residents, which dubs itself as the “Iceberg Capital of the World,” are what the tourism industry calls destination travellers. And that is precisely …

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Inuk identifies new subspecies of butterfly while working with Montreal Insectarium

It was a cloudless midsummer day in 2019 when Siaja Parceaud-May noticed a Booth’s sulphur butterfly that had some “noticeable differences.” She was about an hour north of her home community of Kuujjuaq in Quebec’s Nunavik region with a team of entomologists and researchers from the Montreal Insectarium, learning how to identify …

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Montreal couple forced into 14-day quarantine for failing to fill out ArriveCAN entry app

Ron Daymond and Evelyn Herskovitz were stunned when they were ordered to quarantine for 14 days after returning to the Canadian land border on May 22 following a day-trip to Plattsburgh, N.Y. The fully vaccinated couple said a border officer told them they must quarantine because they didn’t fill out the ArriveCAN …

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As the U.K. brings back imperial measurements, is it time for Canada to drop them?

For more than 50 years, Canada’s dual system for measuring things has been a source of confusion for tradespeople, crafters, newcomers and anyone who’s ever been asked for their weight in kilos. Why, for instance, are outdoor temperatures measured in Celsius — until you get into a pool? Why do we order our …

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This new course could mean better care for traumatized veterans, first responders

Teresa Riverso says she remembers when it was commonplace for mental health professionals to dismiss and minimize the experiences of patients experiencing trauma. That’s why the occupational therapist eagerly signed up when she found out about a new course on how to provide better care to traumatized front-line personnel like military veterans, firefighters and paramedics — who are …

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Change needed to combat anti-Black racism at College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia

An external review into anti-Black racism within the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia has found a lack of understanding and action about racism and a need for better policies and training aimed at eliminating it. The study was conducted by a task force made up of five people who identify …

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