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Ice cover on Lake Superior is less than 5% in the middle of January. Researchers say that's the new normal
The Canadian Ice Service is predicting that Lake Superior is on track to have a low year for ice cover, and above-average temperatures predicted for the rest of the season won’t be helping.
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In Ukraine, the battle for Soledar may be a life-wasting diversion for a looming, larger fight
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Travel insurance giant refuses payout, claiming Ontario man's COVID not severe enough
Travel insurance giant refuses payout, claiming Ontario man's COVID not severe enough
Despite having both trip interruption and emergency COVID-19 coverage, an Ontario man’s insurance claim was denied after he tested positive while vacationing in Antigua. Why? He wasn’t sick enough to qualify. But one lawyer says the policy was clear and Manulife was wrong to reject the claim.
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Co-pilot of downed Nepal passenger plane was widow of pilot killed in 2006 crash
Co-pilot of downed Nepal passenger plane was widow of pilot killed in 2006 crash
In 2010, Anju Khatiwada joined Nepal’s Yeti Airlines, following in the footsteps of her husband, a pilot who had died in a crash four years earlier when a small passenger plane he was flying for the domestic carrier went down minutes before landing.
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School meal programs struggle to serve growing number of students in need as food prices climb
School meal programs struggle to serve growing number of students in need as food prices climb
After weathering nearly three tumultuous years of adapting to restrictions and lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic, school nutrition programs across Canada are now struggling with ever-rising food costs and a surge of students in need. Ottawa says it’s working on a national school food program.
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The military cadet program is wrestling with its own systemic sexual misconduct problem
The military cadet program is wrestling with its own systemic sexual misconduct problem
A lawyer representing former cadets in a class action lawsuit says the Canadian cadet program is facing many of the same sexual misconduct issues as the Canadian Armed Forces as the military police report hundreds of incidents of sexual contact in the cadet system.
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Trains, buses and trucks: How 2023 could be pivotal for hydrogen technology in Canada
Trains, buses and trucks: How 2023 could be pivotal for hydrogen technology in Canada
There is excitement in the Canadian hydrogen industry about what the next 12 months will bring as several demonstration projects are set to take place, while construction will also begin on a massive new production facility.
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The National | Russia attacks Dnipro, Nepal plane crash, Car thefts
The National | Russia attacks Dnipro, Nepal plane crash, Car thefts
Jan. 15, 2023 | We’re in Dnipro, Ukraine, where dozens are dead after a Russian missile hit an apartment building. Plus, the big increase in auto thefts.
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Maskwacis students get trip to Calgary Flames game, others go on shopping spree
Maskwacis students get trip to Calgary Flames game, others go on shopping spree
Junior high and high school students in Maskwacis, Alta., got into the holiday spirit last week thanks to the local hockey teams and Kids Up Front.
Maskwacis Cree Junior High School students attended a Calgary Flames game on Dec. 7, while kids from both the junior high and high school went on a shopping spree in Edmonton, sponsored by a player for the Edmonton Oilers.
David McMann, a youth worker…
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Avatar: The Way of Water — bigger, wetter and a little bloated
Avatar: The Way of Water — bigger, wetter and a little bloated
When Avatar hit screens in 2009 it was an event. With his obsessive vision and drive, James Cameron transported us to Pandora, a lush paradise plundered for its mineral wealth. While the “colonizers vs. Indigenous warriors” story was familiar, audiences were transported by the technological tour de force — CGI and 3D combining to service a gung-ho sci-fi epic.
Avatar wasn’t just a hit. It…
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'They've just become slicker': Why critics doubt FIFA's claims of having kicked corruption in soccer
‘They’ve just become slicker’: Why critics doubt FIFA’s claims of having kicked corruption in soccer
The see-through exterior of FIFA’s headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland, was meant to be a symbol of transparency. But with most of its levels below the ground, the home of soccer’s global governing body doesn’t get a lot of sunlight.
Seven years ago, a massive corruption scandal led to the arrests of dozens of FIFA officials and their associates. With the men’s World Cup final set for Doha,…
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Reclaiming two-spirit roles with a new non-profit organization for Quebec Cree
Reclaiming two-spirit roles with a new non-profit organization for Quebec Cree
Three friends are picking up their two-spirit roles to serve underrepresented 2SLGBTQ folks in northern Quebec.
The group, called Two Spirits of Eeyou Istchee, is a new non-profit organization for Quebec James Bay Crees. The founders, Scott Wabano, Geraldine Shecapio and Jomarie Einish, are well-known changemakers for the 2SLGBTQ community (two-spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender…
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Flying for the 1st time since the pandemic started? It doesn't have to be stressful
Flying for the 1st time since the pandemic started? It doesn’t have to be stressful
The holidays are always a busy time for travel, maybe more so this year with almost no travel restrictions and many people flying for the first time since the pandemic started.
Travel numbers aren’t quite back to pre-pandemic levels, but they’re getting pretty close. In November, Canadian airports (excluding Toronto Pearson’s Terminal 1) were experiencing about 90.6 per cent of their 2019 volume…
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2,398 for the U.S., 1 for Canada: That's the lopsided record on targeting forced labour
2,398 for the U.S., 1 for Canada: That’s the lopsided record on targeting forced labour
A Uyghur activist raised a concern during an event in Washington, D.C., this month. It came during a discussion about a new U.S. law targeting modern slave labour.
At that think-tank gathering, people were evaluating how the law has worked and how it hasn’t since it took effect six months ago.
During the discussion, Omer Kanat pointed to one problem: U.S. trading partners. He said some are doing…
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Why doctors recommend you get a flu shot this week
Why doctors recommend you get a flu shot this week
Families making plans to gather for the holidays should consider getting vaccinated against influenza and stay up to date on other immunizations as part of their preparations, public health officials and medical experts say.
Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, said influenza continues to be well above expected levels for this time of year, with worrisome increases in…
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A senior says she ended up in the ER after being denied the COVID treatment Paxlovid
A senior says she ended up in the ER after being denied the COVID treatment Paxlovid
Canada’s abundant supply of Paxlovid, the potentially life-saving COVID-19 treatment, has largely gone unused — an oversight that experts say has likely caused a number of unnecessary deaths.
Patricia Johnston, 72, of Edmonton recently contracted a bad case of COVID-19. She said she sought a prescription for Paxlovid from her doctor to help stave off the worst effects of the disease.
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Nunavut health officials urge caution amid surge of RSV, flu and COVID-19 cases
Nunavut health officials urge caution amid surge of RSV, flu and COVID-19 cases
Nunavut health officials are urging people in the territory to take precautions amid a surge in cases of respiratory illness across the territory, and a health care system under strain.
“Generally speaking, from a staffing perspective our system across Nunavut is fragile right now, and things are also fragile in the South, and the word ‘crisis’ is being used quite often,” said Health Minister…
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