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After outcry, Air Canada says its top executives giving back bonuses
-RCI- Air Canada says its senior executives have chosen to return their 2020 bonuses in response to “public disappointment.” The airline company says in a news […]
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International Criminal Court called on to investigate Kamloops residential school findings
RCI More than a dozen lawyers from across Canada have formally requested the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigate the Canadian government and the Vatican for […]
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Summer job market for Canada’s students gets off to slow start
By: Morgan Sharp, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, National Observer The summer job season for Canada’s students got off to a slow start in May, Statistics […]
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Economy lost 68,000 jobs in May, unemployment rate rose slightly to 8.2%
RCI Canada’s labour market shed 68,000 jobs last month as tighter public health restrictions continued or were introduced in many regions of the country to […]
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Ottawa ups fine to $5,000 for travellers who refuse to quarantine in a hotel
RCI Air passengers entering Canada who refuse to quarantine in a designated hotel will soon be subject to a $5,000 fine. The federal government has announced (new […]
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Communities will tell government the way forward on Residential Schools response: Bennett
By: Marc Lalonde, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, Iori:wase Federal Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett said the horrific discovery of the bodies of 215 unidentified Indigenous […]
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Why COVID vaccination progress at home risks being undone by spread of variants abroad
RCI Variants of the coronavirus sweeping through parts of the globe are a stark reminder that despite the increase in vaccinations in North America, there […]
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Survivors, faith leaders call on Catholic Church to take responsibility for residential schools
-RCI- Taking in the sight of hundreds of shoes on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery, the magnitude of what was found buried beneath […]
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Remains of 215 children found buried at former B.C. residential school, First Nation says
-RCI- WARNING: This story contains details some readers may find distressing. Preliminary findings from a survey of the grounds at the former Kamloops Indian Residential […]
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Trudeau Issues Apology to Italian Canadians
By: Laura Steiner Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has issued an apology to Italian Canadians over the government’s treatment during World War II. Trudeau rose in […]