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Parents of young kids feel 'left behind' as they await COVID-19 vaccine
News/Canada/Nova Scotia: Parents who spoke to CBC News say they've put their lives on hold, waiting for a chance to vaccinate their children who are under five years old. But there is no certainty on when a vaccine might become available to the youngest Canadians.
Gaping potholes, crumbling roads across rural N.L. threaten province's plan to restore tourism industry
News/Canada/Nfld. & Labrador: Scratch and patch season, also known as summer, often doesn't come at all in the province's remotest corners. This year, despite a pedal-to-the-metal marketing campaign welcoming back come from aways, not much has changed.
Killer who stabbed family was charged with stalking, sexual assault days before attack
News/Canada/Ottawa: The 21-year-old who stabbed a mother and her two daughters Monday night is the son of the family's next-door neighbour, had a romantic interest in one of the victims, and was just days ago charged with stalking and sexual assault against another woman, CBC News has learned.
Do unions at Starbucks mean the labour movement is picking up steam?
News/Business: A growing effort to unionize Starbucks cafes in the U.S. and Canada as well as Amazon warehouses, Apple stores, and Indigo book shops has union leaders and experts wondering if this the start of a shift in labour movement after decades of decline in the private sector.
Pride event in Hamilton to be indoors with police presence, 3 years after violence in Gage Park
News/Canada/Hamilton: As Pride Hamilton gets ready for its first in-person celebration since 2019, some community members say the Hamilton Police Service should be doing more to build back the fractured relationship.
Do more to counter violent extremism in Canada, MPs recommend
News/Politics: The federal government has to do more to counter the threat of ideologically motivated violent extremism in Canada, including strengthening terrorist financing laws to counter it, says the House of Commons public safety committee.
These students say virtual learning makes the transition to high school, university much harder
News/Canada: From disrupted exams to learning new studying habits, many students say they have lacked consistency with school since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. For some, the transitional years — moving from Grade 8 to high school or Grade 12 to post-secondary — already brings the fear of the unknown.
Electric-blue, shimmering clouds begin their annual appearance across Canada
News/Science: Amazing. Beautiful. Superb. These are words many people use to describe one of the sky’s most beautiful displays: noctilucent clouds. And the time is right for Canadians to try to see them for themselves.
Sea Dogs defeat Bulldogs to capture 2nd Memorial Cup in franchise's 17-year history
Sports/Hockey: Considered a long shot at the beginning of the Canadian Hockey League championship due to a first-round loss in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoffs, the host Saint John Sea Dogs downed the Hamilton Bulldogs 6-3 in Wednesday's championship game.
Regis Korchinski-Paquet's family files $10M civil lawsuit in connection with her death
News/Canada/Toronto: The statement of claim, filed on June 27, names the City of Toronto, five Toronto police officers who were at the scene that night, the Toronto Community Housing Corporation, Ontario's attorney general and Joseph Martino of Ontario's Special Investigations Unit.
Olympic soccer hero Julia Grosso a rising star after whirlwind 12 months
Sports/Soccer: Canadian women's team midfielder Julia Grosso has been on the rise ever since she made her national team debut in 2017. Now, the 21-year-old is poised to play a key role in the upcoming CONCACAF women's championship, which serves as the qualifying competition for the 2023 FIFA World Cup.
Canadian diver Mia Vallée bursts to bronze at world championships
Sports/Olympics/Summer Sports/Aquatics/Diving: It took a winding route for Canada's Mia Vallée to land on the podium. The Beaconsfield, Que., diver earned bronze in the women's one-metre springboard final at the world aquatics championships on Wednesday in Budapest, Hungary.
B.C. crash victim reunited with the 'guardian angel' that saved her life
News/Canada/British Columbia: Katie Potts broke her back, lost her leg and part of her hand in a car accident last summer and says she wouldn't have seen her next birthday if it weren't for the Good Samaritans that pulled over to help.
Risk of recession high but Alberta could avoid worst impacts, says Mark Carney
News/Canada/Calgary: The United States is facing an "uncomfortably high" risk of falling into a recession, says Mark Carney, former governor of the Bank of Canada, but Alberta could be insulated from the worst impacts if that happens.