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The 11-year-old boy had been in intensive care in a Montreal hospital, after he was seriously injured during a hockey practice on Tuesday in Saint-Eustache, a suburb northwest of the city. Psychological support being offered to families, teammates, community members An 11-year-old boy, who was in intensive care for days …

Sports Olympics Winter Sports Freestyle Skiing Canadian moguls superstar Mikaël Kingsbury continues to top the podium at World Cup moguls events, but this time he was joined by fellow Canadian Elliot Vaillancourt. Canadian swept World Cup moguls events last weekend in Sweden Canadian moguls superstar Mikaël Kingsbury continues to top …

When he announced the federal government’s $13-billion dental care insurance plan, Health Minister Mark Holland said the new program is meant to “fill the gaps” — not to replace existing provincial programs. But some provinces tell CBC News they are debating whether to continue with their own dental plans. Ottawa …

Defence Minister Bill Blair says the government has no plans to ban alcohol in the military, but he will speak to senior military leaders in the coming weeks about how to improve the culture at social establishments on military bases that serve alcohol. Some Forces members resent being compelled to …

Over 160,000 teachers are on strike in Quebec, and some of them took part in the strikes against unpaid internships of 2018 and 2019. They say though the context is different, their demands are the same: they want feminized work to be valued. Strikes the result of the devaluation of …

Canadian residents whose personal data was compromised in a 2019 LifeLabs data breach can now apply for up to $150 in compensation from a multi-million dollar class action settlement approved in October. Applications for compensation from the $9.8 million settlement are open until April 6 Canadian residents whose personal data …

Toronto city council voted Thursday to rename Yonge-Dundas Square to Sankofa Square, and recommended a host of other landmarks be stripped of the Dundas name over connections to the trans-Atlantic slave trade. Dundas subway stations, Jane/Dundas Library will also be renamed Toronto city council voted Thursday to rename Yonge-Dundas Square …

The Liberals and the NDP have agreed to extend pharmacare negotiations into 2024, with a new goal of introducing legislation by March 1. The two parties were expected to deliver a pharmacare bill by the end of 2023 The Liberals and the NDP have agreed to extend pharmacare negotiations into …

A federal judge has dismissed applications from the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan and was fighting deportation back to India. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced to 8 years in prison after pleading guilty in 2019 A judge dismissed applications on Thursday from the …

The Ontario Human Rights Commission released a whopping 107 recommendations on how the Toronto Police Service can address and begin to eradicate systemic anti-Black racism in its policing. Rights commission issues 107 recommendations to end anti-Black racism in city's policing Toronto police should destroy historical street check data, provide greater …