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30 years under longest boil-water advisory in Canada, Neskantaga First Nation pushes for new treatment plant

30 years under longest boil-water advisory in Canada, Neskantaga First Nation pushes for new treatment plant

Neskantaga First Nation in northwestern Ontario is marking the 30th anniversary of being under a boil-water advisory — the longest in Canada — by renewing calls to fix the crisis once and for all. As the ruling Liberals prepare for a new leader, the First Nation is ramping up efforts to get the federal government to pay for a new water treatment plant.

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Amid Iran conflict, combative neighbours Armenia and Azerbaijan try to stay above the fray
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March 29, 2026

Amid Iran conflict, combative neighbours Armenia and Azerbaijan try to stay above the fray

Armenia and Azerbaijan, both of which border Iran to its…

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Ottawa's big bet on world's largest cricket farm ran into a simple problem: the 'yuck factor'
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March 29, 2026

Ottawa’s big bet on world’s largest cricket farm ran into a simple problem: the ‘yuck factor’

Ottawa backed the world’s largest cricket farm with tens of…

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'You are going to be outraged': Mother speaks ahead of inquest into daughter's death at Niagara hospital
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March 29, 2026

‘You are going to be outraged’: Mother speaks ahead of inquest into daughter’s death at Niagara hospital

Community members gathered Thursday in Fort Erie, Ont., to pay…

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I've lived in 3 provinces. Canada's health care is anything but universal
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March 29, 2026

I’ve lived in 3 provinces. Canada’s health care is anything but universal

Shannon Flaman has lived in Saskatchewan, B.C. and Alberta. Her…

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Moguls great Kingsbury gets high praise as career comes to a close in Quebec
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March 29, 2026

Moguls great Kingsbury gets high praise as career comes to a close in Quebec

Mikael Kingsbury has always credited those around him for his…

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Sports

March 29, 2026

Gregory Strong

Starter Cease strikes out 12 in Blue Jays debut as Toronto tops Athletics 8-7

TORONTO — Starting pitcher Dylan Cease was as advertised in…

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Sports

March 28, 2026

Gregory Strong

Cease fans 12 in Blue Jays debut as Toronto comes back for 8-7 win in 11 innings

TORONTO — Ernie Clement drove in Nathan Lukes with the…

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Business, Entertainment, Arts, Media, National

March 28, 2026

Michael MacDonald

Pillar of Canadian broadcasting, Rose Kingdon of The Canadian Press, dead at 65

When Rose Kingdon started her broadcasting career more than 40…

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Sports

March 28, 2026

World No. 9 Mboko withdraws from Canada’s BJK Cup tie in Kazakhstan

TORONTO — Tennis star Victoria Mboko has withdrawn from Canada’s…

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