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'Speedy recovery': Canadians respond to cancer diagnosis for Princess of Wales

'Speedy recovery': Canadians respond to cancer diagnosis for Princess of Wales

Kate said Friday in a video that she has been diagnosed with an unspecified type of cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy
'He is smiling down': Brian Mulroney's sons touched by Canadians' tributes

'He is smiling down': Brian Mulroney's sons touched by Canadians' tributes

Brian Mulroney's three sons say there's no doubt their father would have been thrilled by this week's public tributes honouring his life
Reaction mixed as Ontario pledges $5M to retain forest fire workers

Reaction mixed as Ontario pledges $5M to retain forest fire workers

‘This government is choosing PR stunts’: Union representing wildland fire employees calls one-time incentive payment of $5,000 or $1,000 a ‘drop in the bucket’
A national school food framework is on Chrystia Freeland's desk. Will Ottawa say yes?

A national school food framework is on Chrystia Freeland's desk. Will Ottawa say yes?

That money is urgently needed, community food groups argue, as Canadians increasingly struggle to put food on the table and many families find themselves in food bank lineups
Food waste is out, 'scrappy cooking' is in as grocery prices rise and budgets tighten

Food waste is out, 'scrappy cooking' is in as grocery prices rise and budgets tighten

According to a 2021 UN report, the average Canadian household produces 79 kilograms of food waste per year
Stellantis recalls over 10,000 cars in Canada over faulty airbags

Stellantis recalls over 10,000 cars in Canada over faulty airbags

Globally, 318,000 Dodge and Chrysler vehicles are affected
‘We honour the name’; Hundreds of Oakville residents upset at high school name change request

‘We honour the name’; Hundreds of Oakville residents upset at high school name change request

Iroquois Ridge High School will undergo a name change after the Halton District School Board concluded that the term Iroquois is harmful to the Indigenous community
'So heartbroken:' Newlywed offers $15K reward for dog missing since wedding day

'So heartbroken:' Newlywed offers $15K reward for dog missing since wedding day

'It has been a bit of a torture not knowing where she is,' says distraught pet owner, whose miniature husky escaped from a sitter while she was celebrating her marriage in Newmarket last October
Tech platforms face 'whack-a-mole' situation in battling health misinformation

Tech platforms face 'whack-a-mole' situation in battling health misinformation

The consequences can be harmful, if not deadly
Animal rights rally held in Burlington to protest ‘atrocity’ in Kawartha Lakes

Animal rights rally held in Burlington to protest ‘atrocity’ in Kawartha Lakes

Raccoon Freedom Fighters speak to motorists on Guelph Line March 20