As a new wave of newcomers arrives from the Ukraine, educators and settlement workers are highlighting what’s needed to support young students to continue their studies successfully in Canada.Hlib Ilin, a newcomer from Ukraine who started attending Winnipeg elementary school R.F. Morrison in mid-April, sits with two of his new Grade 4 classmates: Krystal Crampton, centre,…
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Canada’s top athletes are willing to repair breaches in trust with those who manage them, say their leaders, but the question is how.Canadian trampoline gymnast Rosie MacLennan, seen during a homecoming event in Toronto after the Tokyo Olympics in August 2021, was one of the moderators in Thursday’s meeting between some of Canada’s top athletes.…
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B.C. First Nation accuses province of ignoring its own rules in epic court battle
by Sue JonesA tiny B.C. First Nation waging an epic court battle over Aboriginal land title says the province is ignoring its own newly minted directives on how to handle lawsuits involving Indigenous peoples.Nuchatlaht First Nation Tyee Ha’with (Chief) Jordan Michael, right, is embraced by a supporter during a rally outside B.C. Supreme Court at the beginning…
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7 youths charged with second-degree murder in death of Edmonton high school student
by Sue JonesSeven teenagers have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of an Edmonton high school student.Seven teens have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of McNally High School student Karanveer Sahota, 16. (Courtesy of the Sahota Family)Seven teenagers — six boys and a girl — have been charged with second-degree murder in…
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Canada sends four pieces of field artillery to Ukraine as country braces for renewed Russian attack
by Sue JonesCanada is expected to send four of its relatively new M-777 howitzers to Ukraine to help it face down a renewed Russian offensive from the east, CBC News has learned.2nd Royal Canadian Horse Artillery Master Bombardier Art Fleming, from Chance Harbour, N.B., checks the sights on a M777 155mm howitzer at the forward operating base…
CBC Sports’ daily newsletter looks back to 1980, when the only Boston Marathon victory ever by a Canadian woman was briefly stolen by one of the most infamous fraudsters in sports history.Rosie Ruiz was crowned the women’s champion of the 1980 Boston Marathon before everyone caught on to her deception. (File/The Associated Press)This is an…
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Crown corporation proposes a bigger building to replace PM’s residence at 24 Sussex
by Sue JonesThe official residence of Canada’s prime minister, 24 Sussex Drive, should be replaced as it is not fit to serve as the home of a major world leader, says a new report by the Crown corporation responsible for government buildings in Ottawa.The prime minister’s residence at 24 Sussex needs repairs expected to cost roughly $36.6…
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Downtown Winnipeg Bay building to be transferred to Southern Chiefs’ Organization for mixed-use development
by Sue JonesGovernment sources say the six-storey, 655,000-square-foot Bay building in downtown Winnipeg is to be transferred to Indigenous leadership and will be used partly for affordable housing.The downtown Winnipeg Bay store was closed in November 2020. (Lyzaville Sale/CBC)Downtown Winnipeg’s Hudson’s Bay Co. store will be transferred to Indigenous leadership and transformed into a mixed-use development with an…
Streaming services that revolutionized how people consume entertainment are now facing a host of challenges when it comes to growing — or even sustaining — their subscriber base.Netflix lost 200,000 subscribers in the first quarter of 2022 and is expecting to lose another two million next quarter. (Shutterstock)Streaming services that revolutionized how people consume entertainment…
The president of the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) will ask Pope Francis to bless the grave of Louis Riel during a papal visit to Canada expected in late July.David Chartrand, president of the Manitoba Métis Federation (centre), attends mass at the Basilica Papale di Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. (Kat Patenaude/Supplied)WARNING: This story contains distressing…