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Volunteer firefighters say they’re feeling “helpless” as they endure long waits for paramedics to arrive at health emergencies in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley. Dwayne Barteaux — who has been volunteering in the Annapolis Royal Fire Department for 35 years — says he waited at the scene of a highway car …
Read More »Montreal Alouettes pull off upset victory in 110th Grey Cup
The Montreal Alouettes’ championship drought is over! Montreal claimed its first Grey Cup since 2010 in a 28-24 victory over the favoured Winnipeg Blue Bombers in Hamilton on Sunday night. Cody Fajardo threw three touchdowns, including the game winner to Tyson Philpot with 13 seconds left, as the Alouettes rallied …
Read More »Jets believe Hellebuyck will help them upset Golden Knights in playoff matchup – Winnipeg
Connor Hellebuyck doesn’t think the Winnipeg Jets feel like underdogs as they head into the first round of the NHL playoffs against the Vegas Golden Knights. The Jets battled to grab the final wild-card berth in the Western Conference and travel to play the top-seeded Golden Knights in Game 1 of the …
Read More »Major upset or ‘business as usual’? What to expect in Monday’s Mississauga byelection
At first glance, Monday’s federal byelection in a coveted Greater Toronto Area riding might seem like a nail-biter. It’s the first contest under the Conservative leadership of Pierre Poilievre, in an area of the country crucial to his party’s chances of success in future federal elections. And the contest, in …
Read More »‘Your guy really screwed the pooch,’ texts Kenney, upset with feds over Coutts blockade
Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney accused the federal government of leaving provinces “holding the bag” to clear Freedom Convoy protesters who blockaded a border crossing in southern Alberta, a public inquiry has learned. Documents released by the inquiry looking into the government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act last winter include …
Read More »Nova Scotia couple upset over 11-year wait for ALS diagnosis
A terminal illness isn’t a diagnosis anyone wants to hear, but a Nova Scotia couple are speaking out about how that news was delivered. After 11 years of waiting to confirm what he already feared, Don Hutton was diagnosed with ALS at 57 a year ago. “I just thought, ‘My life’s over,'” said …
Read More »The pandemic upset how we assess students. Experts worry that’s also hampered recovery efforts
Some young learners are struggling to build early reading skills while others stumble over math concepts. Repeated pandemic pivots have left students out of practice with classroom learning, impacted their mental health and distanced them from peers. The CBC News series Learning Curve explores the ramifications of COVID-19 for Canadian …
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