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In the news today: Naturopaths not the answer and Juno Awards celebrated in Halifax

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Experts say naturopaths aren't family doctors Naturopathic doctors say they can...

Greg Fry Mar 25, 2024

Stranded orca dies, now there's an effort to save calf, B.C. marine group

ZABALLOS, BRITISH COLUMBIA - A British Columbia marine research group says a female killer whale died Saturday after being stranded in shallow water near the Village of Zeballos on the west side of Va...

Mar 24, 2024

Alberta scientists band together to shift climate change focus to health impacts

EDMONTON - Bodies and minds are just as affected by climate change as sea ice and forests, says University of Alberta scientist Sherilee Harper. "Climate change impacts everything we care about," she ...

Mar 24, 2024

Two daughters, two parents, and echoes of a murder that rocked Indigenous activism

VANCOUVER - In Halifax, Denise Pictou Maloney says the trauma and grief from the 1975 murder of her mother, Indigenous activist Anna Mae Aqaush, has never dimmed. Pictou Maloney was nine when she last...

Mar 24, 2024

What people are saying about former prime minister Brian Mulroney at his funeral

OTTAWA - Family members, friends, political dignitaries and celebrities packed Montreal's storied Notre Dame Basilica on Saturday for the funeral of Brian Mulroney. The former prime minister died Feb....

Mar 23, 2024

Members of the public brave snowfall, frigid temperatures to honour Brian Mulroney

MONTREAL - A handful of mourners gathered outside the security barrier surrounding Old Montreal's Notre-Dame Basilica this morning, braving snow and frigid temperatures to pay respects to Brian Mulron...

Mar 23, 2024

Witness heard sputtering from Ontario family's plane before Nashville crash: report

A preliminary report from U.S. authorities probing a plane crash in Tennessee that killed a family of five from Ontario said one witness heard "sputtering" and "popping" sounds from the aircraft's eng...

Mar 23, 2024

The latest on the state funeral for former prime minister Brian Mulroney

OTTAWA - 10:30 a.m. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrives at Notre-Dame Basilica, and stops to speak with the media briefly. He says Mulroney's dedication to Canada and to Canadians was legendary. "He...

Mar 23, 2024

State funeral today for former prime minister Brian Mulroney in Montreal

MONTREAL - Former prime minister Brian Mulroney will be honoured today at a state funeral in Montreal in the presence of a diverse cross-section of Canadian society, from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...

Mar 23, 2024

Kate's diagnosis could prompt others to get tested, seek treatment: cancer society

TORONTO - The sharing of a cancer diagnosis from Catherine, the Princess of Wales, could be positive for those going through their own cancer journey or people who need to be more aware of the disease...

Mar 23, 2024