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National Indigenous Veterans Day
November 8th is National Indigenous Veterans Day. Commemorated since 1994, it's a day to recognize and acknowledge the many achievements and sacrifices of First Nations, Inuit, and Mtis peoples - not ...
Nov 08, 2023
Education costs soar, NS and Ontario top list
Nova Scotia and Ontario have topped the list as the two most expensive provinces to get an education, that's according to a Canadian RESP company. Embark released a forecast of how much an average fou...
Nov 08, 2023
First Canadians leave Gaza
Dozens of Canadians have left the Gaza Strip as the Israel-Hamas war rages on. Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly confirmed Tuesday that a first group was able to leave via the Rafah crossing into E...
Nov 08, 2023
MPs vote against Poilievre's motion to expand pause on carbon tax
A motion pushed by the federal Conservatives to expand carve-outs on the carbon tax on all forms of home heating, was voted down. The NDP backed the plan, but the Liberals and Bloc Quebecois did not, ...
Nov 07, 2023
Nelly Furtado to host 2024 Junos in Halifax
The host of the 2024 Juno Awards in Halifax has been announced. Nelly Furtado will host the awards on March 24th at Scotiabank Centre. The Victoria, B.C. native is starting to perform again after a fe...
Nov 07, 2023
Stamp honours Second World War resistance fighter Mona Parsons
A new Remembrance Day stamp pays tribute to the only female Canadian civilian to have been imprisoned by the Nazis during the Second World War. Canada Post unveiled the stamp featuring Nova Scotia-bor...
Nov 07, 2023
$5 million from Ottawa to vulnerable communities to help with enhanced security
Funding for enhanced security measures across the country. The federal government announced $5 million to the Security Infrastructure Program. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says it's in respo...
Nov 07, 2023
Explosion at Canada's High Commision in Nigeria kills two people: Joly
An explosion at Canada's High Commission in Abuja, Nigeria has left two people dead. Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says it started as a fire, which has since been put out. Details are few at t...
Nov 06, 2023
Premiers call for meeting with prime minister on carbon tax
Canada's premiers want to meet with the prime minister to apply more pressure on the feds to lift portions of the carbon tax as winter closes in. Nova Scotia's Tim Houston says it is not lost on the p...
Nov 06, 2023
Widespread effects of time change, says psychology professor
Perhaps you're feeling a little off with the time change over the weekend. Dr. Rebecca Robillard is a psychology professor at the University of Ottawa and a member of the Canadian Institutes of Health...
Nov 06, 2023
