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Feds order financial audit into Indigenous languages office amid anonymous complaints
The federal government has ordered a financial audit into transactions and activities at a landmark Indigenous languages office after receiving anonymous complaints.
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Why Hamilton never had a Chinatown — and how its Chinese community survived
As Asian Heritage Month shines a spotlight on the stories of Asian Canadians, CBC Hamilton spoke to members of Hamilton’s Chinese community, who say despite the city not having its own Chinatown, there is a sense of community that captures the essence of what Chinatowns are all about.
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How a 97-year-old letter found in a London, Ont., home reached its author’s family
A London, Ont., woman shares the journey of returning an old letter she found in her house through the help of social media and a local genealogist. CBC News spoke to her and the author’s descendants to learn how this mystery was solved.
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N.B. student recreates ‘iconic’ Bill Reid print with thousands of Legos
A Saint Andrews high school student has recreated a popular Haida art piece with 15,000 pieces of Lego with hopes of working for the Danish toy giant after graduation.
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Honouring Canada’s Afghan War heroes: Gen. Rick Hillier celebrates new military honours review board
More than three decades after it was created to honour the nation’s military heroes, and years of passionate advocacy by supporters, the Canadian Victoria Cross could soon have its long-awaited first recipient. The Carney government has announced the establishment of an Independent Military Honours Review Board to review cases of Afghanistan veterans, where new evidence…
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Glass half empty or full? N.S. craft brewers react to Ontario trade deal
CBC News spoke with local breweries that offered mixed reactions to the new trade deal. Some like the symbolism of breaking down trade barriers, but others say more pressing issues face Nova Scotia’s craft beer industry.
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For Inuit students, going to university often means leaving home. A new school could change that
For most Inuit in Canada heading to university means leaving your homeland, culture and traditions. The barriers are many. But Inuit have a solution. They’re building their own university founded on Inuit values and culture located in Canada’s Arctic.
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N.S. seeing an increase in teens with long-lasting psychosis due to high-potency cannabis
Clinicians at Halifax’s IWK Health Centre say more young patients are arriving with severe symptoms tied to high-potency cannabis — and their symptoms are taking much longer to clear, even after they stop using the drug.
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Canadian pilot, 30, evacuates family of American doctor who contracted Ebola virus
In a high stakes rescue mission, a B.C. pilot successfully evacuated an American doctor’s family after he tested positive for Ebola virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The flight, which took place on May 20, lasted an hour and 15 minutes and Dominic Villeneuve, 30, tells National post that he was “not…
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Interview: Danielle Smith explains why she trusts Mark Carney
Can a conservative ever trust a liberal? “Just because it’s a Liberal government in Ottawa, and a Liberal prime minister, doesn’t mean it has to be fractious,” Alberta Premier Danielle Smith tells me. With mutual respect, she says, “the sky’s the limit on what we can do.” Smith points to history: Alberta premier Ralph Klein,…