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Buffy Sainte-Marie's claim to Indigenous ancestry contradicted by family members and birth certificate;

Buffy Sainte-Marie's claim to Indigenous ancestry contradicted by family members and birth certificate

October 27 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT

Buffy Sainte-Marie's claims to Indigenous ancestry are being contradicted by members of the iconic singer-songwriter's own family and an extensive CBC investigation, making her the latest high-profile public figure whose ancestry story has been contradicted by genealogical documentation, including her own birth certificate, historical research and personal accounts.

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The cost to protect the prime minister has shot up to more than $30 million a year; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, back left, is surrounded by his security detail as he greets people in the crowd during a visit to B\.C\. Day celebrations in Penticton, B\.C\., on Monday August 6, 2018\.

The cost to protect the prime minister has shot up to more than $30 million a year

October 27 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT

The cost to Canadians of protecting the prime minister and his family shot up over the last two fiscal years to its highest level in two decades, an analysis by CBC News reveals.

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Air Canada offering cash or vouchers to settle compensation claims it says are baseless; An Air Canada Airbus A330 approaches for landing in Lisbon, Saturday, Sept\. 2, 2023\.

Air Canada offering cash or vouchers to settle compensation claims it says are baseless

October 27 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT

Air Canada is reaching out to selected passengers, offering to settle their compensation cases stuck in a Canadian Transportation Agency backlog. But several passengers say they were offered far less cash than what they believe they're owed, and they think the airline was using the CTA backlog as leverage.

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Israel strikes near Gaza City in 2nd ground raid;

Israel strikes near Gaza City in 2nd ground raid

October 27 , 2023 • 04:53 AM EDT

Israeli forces backed by fighter jets and drones carried out a second ground raid into Gaza in as many days and struck targets on the outskirts of Gaza City, the military said Friday, as it prepares for a widely expected ground invasion of the Hamas-ruled territory.

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Why so much recycled clothing is still going in the garbage; Various tags on clothing featuring messages like "Green for good" and "bottle2fashion"

Why so much recycled clothing is still going in the garbage

October 27 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT

Companies like H&M, Nike, Lululemon, Zara and Gap are pushing so-called sustainable clothes, but experts say the only thing green about many of them is that they've been greenwashed.

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October 26 , 2023 • 10:25 AM EDT

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Manhunt enters 2nd night after Maine mass shootings; Police are shown Thursday outside Schemengees Bar, one of the sites of a wide-spanning crime scene investigation related to the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine\.   

October 25 , 2023 • 09:43 PM EDT

Manhunt enters 2nd night after Maine mass shootings

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It's no trick — the cost of Halloween treats is creeping over inflation. But not enough to scare shoppers; Packages of Halloween candy are seen in a supermarket in Quebec City\.  

October 27 , 2023 • 04:00 AM EDT

It's no trick — the cost of Halloween treats is creeping over inflation. But not enough to scare shoppers

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Convicted murderer, prison escapee suspected of setting fatal Old Montreal fire; Denis Bégin is a convicted murder who escaped a minimum security facility in Laval, Que\., in 2019 and was caught four years later in Montreal\.  

October 26 , 2023 • 06:21 PM EDT

Convicted murderer, prison escapee suspected of setting fatal Old Montreal fire

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Ottawa exempting home heating oil from carbon tax for 3 years, Trudeau says;  

October 26 , 2023 • 04:16 PM EDT

Ottawa exempting home heating oil from carbon tax for 3 years, Trudeau says

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October 26 , 2023 • 12:14 PM EDT

In wake of intimate partner violence killings, victim's dad and Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., community share grief

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October 26 , 2023 • 09:40 PM EDT

Alberta premier tells climate conference renewable-powered grid by 2035 'fantasy thinking'

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October 26 , 2023 • 12:08 PM EDT

Iceland strike: 24 hours without women working

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October 26 , 2023 • 06:43 PM EDT

Al Jazeera journalist grieves loss of 3 generations of his family in Gaza

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October 26 , 2023 • 07:35 PM EDT

Doctor suspended after pro-Palestinian remarks will return to work when it's safe, health authority says

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