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'Wow factor': Public website reveals best-yet picture of hundreds of bird migrations

'Wow factor': Public website reveals best-yet picture of hundreds of bird migrations

The piercing yellow eyes and deadly hunting skills of the snowy owl awe bird-lovers in the U.S. Midwest every winter.
Dozens of cyberespionage operations perpetrated against Canada since 2010: study

Dozens of cyberespionage operations perpetrated against Canada since 2010: study

OTTAWA — A new academic analysis has identified at least 75 foreign digital operations of a malicious political or industrial nature directed at Canada since 2010 – from attempts to steal COVID-19-related research to the targeting of Uyghur human rig
Text message campaign targets Quebec MP Alain Rayes, who left Conservative party

Text message campaign targets Quebec MP Alain Rayes, who left Conservative party

OTTAWA — A member of Parliament who quit the Conservative caucus says Pierre Poilievre's office sent a text message to party members in his Quebec riding asking them to encourage him to resign.
Presenters at National Gathering on Unmarked Burials want to break barriers

Presenters at National Gathering on Unmarked Burials want to break barriers

EDMONTON — The smell of burning sage filled the banquet hall of an Edmonton hotel Wednesday as Indigenous elders, youth and women wearing colourful ribbon skirts listened to presenters at the first National Gathering on Unmarked Burials.
Quebec election: Liberals correct costed platform after underestimating debt

Quebec election: Liberals correct costed platform after underestimating debt

MONTREAL — The Quebec Liberals were forced to correct their costed platform on Wednesday, confirming their debt figures were off by more than $16 billion.
Yukon to observe one-day holiday on Monday for Queen's funeral, schools closed

Yukon to observe one-day holiday on Monday for Queen's funeral, schools closed

WHITEHORSE — Yukon's government has announced it will be joining the federal government and other provinces in observing a national day of mourning to coincide with the state funeral of Queen Elizabeth II.
Monday will be a federal holiday to mark Queen's state funeral: What does this mean?

Monday will be a federal holiday to mark Queen's state funeral: What does this mean?

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has declared Sept. 19 a federal holiday to mourn Queen Elizabeth II on the day of her state funeral in London. Some provinces are closing schools and select workplaces, while others are not recognizing the holiday.
'Prepared to wait all night': Long lines as Queen Elizabeth lies in state

'Prepared to wait all night': Long lines as Queen Elizabeth lies in state

LONDON — Members of the public joined a line that stretched for kilometres along the south bank of the Thames River on Wednesday, waiting hours to say an in-person goodbye to the woman who ruled the United Kingdom for 70 years.
What to expect from Ottawa's memorial service and parade to honour the late queen

What to expect from Ottawa's memorial service and parade to honour the late queen

OTTAWA — The bells at Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa will toll on Monday as the nation bids farewell to the late Queen Elizabeth.
RCMP apprehension unit wasn't searching for Sask. suspect before stabbing rampage

RCMP apprehension unit wasn't searching for Sask. suspect before stabbing rampage

OTTAWA — The RCMP says a special unit dedicated to apprehending fugitives was not actively searching for a Saskatchewan man they believe to be responsible for a stabbing rampage that left 11 people dead and 18 others injured.