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HALIFAX — As police in Cape Breton investigate a video appearing to show a violent incident in a high school locker room, some experts and educators argue social media firms should act more swiftly to remove the disturbing images from their networks.

OTTAWA — The Royal Canadian Navy's maintenance facilities are having an increasingly tougher time fixing Canada's warships because of staff shortages, lack of spare parts and the age of the fleet, according to an internal Defence Department study.

TORONTO — Denying drug-addicted prisoners access to clean syringes deprives them of essential health care, which is a violation of their constitutional rights, an Ontario court heard on Friday.

SHERBROOKE – As the new home of North America’s first beluga whale sanctuary, the District of St.

TORONTO — Tim Hortons and McDonald's Canada are the latest coffee purveyors to stop accepting reusable mugs brought in by customers amid concerns about the novel coronavirus outbreak.

OTTAWA — If the novel coronavirus spreads to the North, Inuit communities in Canada and elsewhere in the Arctic are at a much higher risk of exposure because of a chronic lack of basic infrastructure and resources, according to the Inuit Circumpolar

SHERBROOKE – Port Hilford’s selection as the first sanctuary on the continent for captive and injured beluga whales promises undeniable economic boons for the St.

LACHUTE, Que. — A Quebec teen who was the victim of a brutal slaying last week was remembered by family and friends on Friday as a helpful, compassionate and energetic force.

SHERBROOKE – What do you get the mummy who has everything? How about a nice custom-made cabinet, courtesy of Sherbrooke Village's gifted woodworkers? Meet Ronnie Kaiser, Joey Jordan, Rodney MacDougall and Keith Laybolt.

TORONTO — In order to learn about how Canada's Indigenous astronomers see the skies, Caroline Ormrod had to look overseas.