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Steve Fonyo, who lost leg to cancer and ran across Canada to raise funds, dead at 56

Steve Fonyo, who lost his leg to cancer as a child and ran a marathon across Canada to raise millions for cancer research, has died. He was 56. Fonyo's niece…

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Internet, phone outages have cut off Gazans from the outside world — and even their loved ones

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A primer on the 2023 Emmy Awards — and why they were delayed

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Conservative MPs will vote today on whether to keep Erin O'Toole as their leader or plunge the party into another leadership…

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Uyghur activist urges Olympians to put pressure on China with podium gesture

Kabir Qurban remembers being proud of his new home as he and his parents attended the Vancouver Winter Olympics in…

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Protest organizers dig in and say only politicians can clear Ottawa's downtown

Some of the organizers of the protest that's brought noise, traffic problems and harassment to downtown Ottawa say they have…

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B.C. First Nations-led Olympic bid moves forward but will the IOC accept it?

With the opening of the Beijing 2022 Olympics days away, a First Nations-led bid to bring the Olympics back to…

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Yukon has joined B.C. in declaring a substance use emergency. What does that mean?

Perry Kendall, British Columbia's former provincial health officer, watched as the number of illicit drug deaths continued to rise, unabated,…

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The family found frozen to death at the border was chasing the American dream

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Shang-Chi star Simu Liu to host 2022 Juno Awards

Simu Liu, the star of Marvel's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Kim's Convenience alum, will host the 2022…

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Canada has chosen who will carry the flag into the Beijing Olympics

A pair of Olympic legends will lead Canada into the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics.The Canadian Olympic Committee announced on Wednesday…

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COVID-19

Steve Fonyo, who lost leg to cancer and ran across Canada to raise funds, dead at 56

Internet, phone outages have cut off Gazans from the outside world — and even their loved ones

A primer on the 2023 Emmy Awards — and why they were delayed