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This column is an opinion by Toronto lawyer Mark Morris. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please see the FAQ. Canada, we have a problem and it’s time we talked. Our love of real estate is not only creating a world where new homebuyers cannot enter the market, it is also massively distorting …
Read More »Criminal probe into KPMG offshore tax scheme ends in secrecy
A criminal investigation by the Canada Revenue Agency of KPMG’s use of an offshore tax haven ended more than a year ago without any public announcements, sources have told Radio-Canada. The status of the case is uncertain. The Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) declined to comment on the file, as did federal prosecutors with …
Read More »Break bread, laugh and learn: How to celebrate National Indigenous Peoples Day
Unreserved47:46Celebrating National Indigenous Peoples Day June 21 is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada. First celebrated in 1996, the day — which falls on the summer solstice — is meant to recognize and honour First Nations, Inuit and Métis cultures. Unreserved asked a few friends of the show — Indigenous people who …
Read More »Ukrainian doctors find new life on P.E.I. as resident care workers
Trained as physicians in their country, a Ukrainian couple is now building a new life on P.E.I. as resident care workers at a long-term care home in Charlottetown. Olena Yevchenko, 29 and Yehor Polusmiak, 28, were on vacation in Africa when war broke out in Ukraine. Polusmiak’s parents moved to …
Read More »Scientists head to one of the foggiest places on earth to study mysterious phenomenon
A major scientific field study of marine fog off the east coast of Canada is about to start. The research is funded by the U.S. Department of Defense and hopes to better predict one of the most unpredictable weather phenomena: fog. Fog can quickly ruin visibility everywhere from harbours to highways to airports, and can …
Read More »How learning a First Nations language helps these 3 people connect with culture, family, community
Chance Paupanekis credits much of his well-being to learning his traditional language. Paupanekis, who is from the Norway House Cree Nation in northern Manitoba, is studying Ininimowin — a Cree language that has five major dialects, according to Indigenous Languages of Manitoba. Language is more than just words in his culture, says Paupanekis — one of three people …
Read More »More women contact RCMP with allegations of abuse by retired Manitoba residential school priest
Warning: This story contains distressing details. At least two more women have come forward with allegations of abuse at the hands of a retired priest at Fort Alexander residential school in Manitoba. Maureen Fontaine, 67, is one of them. “I was a young age, and I had to go to …
Read More »Trump pressure campaigns in battleground states to be outlined at today’s Jan. 6 hearing
The House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol and claims of electoral fraud is set to hear Tuesday from elected officials and volunteer workers from battleground states about the effects of a pressure campaign from Donald Trump and his allies to change the results of the 2020 election. …
Read More »Winnipeg homeless killer appeals his consecutive life sentences in wake of Supreme Court ruling
The longest prison sentence ever handed down in Manitoba may soon be slashed by two-thirds. Lawyers for homeless serial killer John Paul Ostamas have filed notice with the top provincial court they want to see his sentence reviewed in light of a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision that struck …
Read More »For this northern Saskatchewan First Nation, the future is Indigenous tourism
In the heart of Saskatchewan’s boreal forest lies Waters Edge Eco Lodge. The tourism destination is located on the traditional lands of the Waterhen Lake First Nation. The people of that nation just got that land back. The nation recently bought the resort, located 50 kilometres north of Meadow Lake on …
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