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Amid crisis in Kashechewan First Nation in northern Ontario, a tough choice: melt ice for water or leave others behind

Amid crisis in Kashechewan First Nation in northern Ontario, a tough choice: melt ice for water or leave others behind

Life is quieter in Kashechewan First Nation in northern Ontario. Some children can still be seen playing hockey on a snow-packed road, but that would have been more common three weeks earlier had the community’s water-treatment plant not failed. Amid a state of emergency, about half of the 2,300 residents have already been evacuated to cities including Timmins, Kingston and Niagara Falls.

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China sanctions Canadian institutions active on Uyghurs, Tibet
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December 22, 2024

China sanctions Canadian institutions active on Uyghurs, Tibet

China said on Sunday it was taking countermeasures against two…

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Israeli strike hits school sheltering displaced in Gaza City
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December 22, 2024

Israeli strike hits school sheltering displaced in Gaza City

Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed at least…

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German Christmas market attack suspect held on murder charges
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December 22, 2024

German Christmas market attack suspect held on murder charges

A man suspected of driving a car into a German…

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Far from home, seafarers docked in Vancouver get some Christmas cheer with donated gift bags
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December 22, 2024

Far from home, seafarers docked in Vancouver get some Christmas cheer with donated gift bags

Over the holiday season, Mission to Seafarers says it will…

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Wife unable to receive survivor's pension without death certificate after husband's disappearance
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December 22, 2024

Wife unable to receive survivor’s pension without death certificate after husband’s disappearance

The wife of a man with dementia who disappeared a…

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Singing the stories of Labrador: An Inuit choir shares language and culture
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December 22, 2024

Singing the stories of Labrador: An Inuit choir shares language and culture

An annual Christmas concert in St. John’s celebrates Inuit culture,…

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Every day a 'journey of torment': Syrian Canadian describes 20 years in Assad regime prisons
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December 22, 2024

Every day a ‘journey of torment’: Syrian Canadian describes 20 years in Assad regime prisons

WARNING: This story includes graphic descriptions of torture.Nabil Hawara painfully…

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This Hamilton-led group's ornament exchange is helping people with their grief over the holidays
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December 22, 2024

This Hamilton-led group’s ornament exchange is helping people with their grief over the holidays

During one recent Christmas, this Hamilton woman was looking for…

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Body of 2nd missing person found after B.C. highway landslide
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December 22, 2024

Body of 2nd missing person found after B.C. highway landslide

The recovery of the body means three people are now…

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