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Man who died on Hamilton mall roof felt impact of 'horrendous' abuse in foster care for years, brother says

Thu, 2024-05-02 01:00

Starting when they were six years old, twin brothers Attila and Richard Csanyi survived "horrendous" physical, sexual and emotional abuse in a Toronto foster home — experiences that would impact them for the rest of their lives, Richard told the inquest into his brother's death.

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Quebec's Charlevoix region still recovering 1 year after devastating flooding

Thu, 2024-05-02 01:00

Residents of Baie-Saint-Paul, Que., are still picking up the pieces a year after flooding destroyed homes and led to the deaths of two Quebec firefighters in the Charlevoix region.

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Canada's biggest documentary festival says it's dying. Documentarians worry they're next

Thu, 2024-05-02 01:00

It might seem like documentaries are everywhere we look, affecting and influencing how we perceive society and the world at large. But even as audiences clamour for true stories on their screens, the documentarians making them and festivals that feature them are sounding alarm bells about the future of the format.

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Despite all the shouting, the opioid crisis continues to defy simple answers

Thu, 2024-05-02 01:00

The debate in Parliament about British Columbia’s decriminalization policy was being conducted at extremes even before Pierre Poilievre used the term “wacko.”

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Changes to training forced by budget cuts could leave military less ready for a fight, experts warn

Thu, 2024-05-02 01:00

Internal budget cuts at the Department of National Defence have driven the Canadian Armed Forces to make radical changes to training for fighter pilots and for soldiers destined for Latvia — an overhaul that experts warn could undermine military readiness.

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How mapping tree genomes can help plant forests resilient to climate change

Wed, 2024-05-01 21:38

A research team at the University of Alberta is looking into why some trees in Alberta are more resilient when faced with drought, disease and the risk of wildfires by sequencing tree genomes.

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LNG 'floatel' permit to house B.C. workers rejected by Squamish council

Wed, 2024-05-01 18:01

Squamish District council votes 4-3 against allowing a cruise ship renovated to house more than 600 Woodfibre LNG workers to anchor in Howe Sound.

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