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Indigenous post-secondary institutions shut out of $1.3B aid package

Indigenous post-secondary institutions shut out of $1.3B aid package

'We cannot continue to see this inequity': Consortium of Indigenous post-secondary institutions calls on province to provide equitable access to Indigenous-led education instead of prioritizing funding for mainstream colleges and universities
VIDEO: In Sudbury, Trudeau vows to get tough on provinces pushing private care

VIDEO: In Sudbury, Trudeau vows to get tough on provinces pushing private care

Prime minister touts new $3.1B Canada-Ontario health agreement during visit to Sudbury
South Porcupine hospital plan created a positive buzz back in the '30s

South Porcupine hospital plan created a positive buzz back in the '30s

Now the home to Spruce Hill Lodge, Porcupine General Hospital opened in 1938 and operated for over five decades
AGB's upcycle workshop turns trash into tiny works of art

AGB's upcycle workshop turns trash into tiny works of art

It's the latest in a series of workshops focused on reducing waste.
Inspire: Future scientist Catena Hayden is a born leader

Inspire: Future scientist Catena Hayden is a born leader

President of her student council and school board trustee, this Marymount Academy student knows where she wants to go and how she’s going to get there
Feds announce $177 million investment in wine industry

Feds announce $177 million investment in wine industry

Originally launched in July 2022, the Wine Sector Support Program provides financial support to help licensed Canadian wineries adapt to ongoing and emerging challenges
VIDEO: Put down your devices today and enjoy the real world

VIDEO: Put down your devices today and enjoy the real world

March 1 is Global Day of Unplugging, a 24-hour period in which we're all encouraged to ditch our screens and savour some real-life moments. So check out this interview — then go outside
P.E.I. budget projects $85-million deficit, increase in health-care spending

P.E.I. budget projects $85-million deficit, increase in health-care spending

CHARLOTTETOWN — Prince Edward Island's Progressive Conservative government tabled a $3.2-billion budget Thursday with a projected deficit of $85 million.
First US moon lander in half a century stops working a week after tipping over at touchdown

First US moon lander in half a century stops working a week after tipping over at touchdown

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — The first U.S. spacecraft to land on the moon since the Apollo astronauts fell silent Thursday, a week after breaking a leg at touchdown and tipping over near the lunar south pole.
Daylight shooting in north Toronto leaves one man dead

Daylight shooting in north Toronto leaves one man dead

TORONTO — A man has died after being shot while in a vehicle in north Toronto. Police say an occupant, or occupants, of a vehicle shot at another vehicle in the area of Finch Avenue West and Westmore Drive at 12:45 p.m. Thursday.