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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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Natalie Spooner ready to play any role for Canadian hockey team at 4th Olympics
Star

January 23, 2026

Natalie Spooner ready to play any role for Canadian hockey team at 4th Olympics

It’s been a long road for Natalie Spooner as she…

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Thousands of demonstrators demand ICE leave Minneapolis
Star

January 23, 2026

Thousands of demonstrators demand ICE leave Minneapolis

Thousands of demonstrators braved bitter cold to march through the…

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B.C. mom with Stage 4 cancer says months-long wait to see oncologist put her at risk
Star

January 23, 2026

B.C. mom with Stage 4 cancer says months-long wait to see oncologist put her at risk

A Port Moody, B.C., mother of two says she had…

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Justice, National, Ontario/Quebec, Social

January 23, 2026

A timeline of key events leading up to the arrest of Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding

U.S. authorities have announced the arrest of former Canadian Olympic…

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Disgraced Winnipeg police officer sentenced to 7 years in prison 'believed he was untouchable'
Star

January 23, 2026

Disgraced Winnipeg police officer sentenced to 7 years in prison ‘believed he was untouchable’

Former Winnipeg police officer Elston Bostock was sentenced to seven…

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Sports

January 23, 2026

Joshua Clipperton

‘Excited to go back there’: Marner set for first game in Toronto against Maple Leafs

TORONTO — Mitch Marner doesn’t know what to expect when…

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National, Ontario/Quebec, Politics, Social

January 23, 2026

Alessia Passafiume

Assembly of First Nations warns members to be cautious in U.S. following ICE actions

OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations is warning First…

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N.B. report finds herbicides, heavy metals not the cause of 'most' undiagnosed neurological illnesses
Star

January 23, 2026

N.B. report finds herbicides, heavy metals not the cause of ‘most’ undiagnosed neurological illnesses

Environmental substances like herbicides and heavy metals are likely not…

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Justice, Ontario/Quebec

January 23, 2026

Paola Loriggio

Geoffrey Morawetz, chief justice of Ontario’s Superior Court, to retire in May

TORONTO — Geoffrey Morawetz, the chief justice of the Ontario…

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