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Five years ago people in Ermineskin Cree Nation, one of four First Nations in Maskwacis, Alta., launched a child development program called Early Years to fill a need. 

A global weather phenomenon is coming.

Remembering what happened after she hit her head on the ice while playing hockey is tough for Meg Kerekes.

In a legal first, a Quebec Court judge has awarded cash compensation of $25,000 to a 19-year-old Inuk woman who was forgotten by the youth protection (DPJ) officials responsible for her care for nearly 15 years.

A new study is sounding the alarm over global wildlife loss, painting what the authors call "a considerably more alarming picture" of worldwide species population declines than previously thought. 

A wellness group aimed at teaching boys it's OK to ask for help will return in the fall to the high school at Eskasoni First Nation on Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia.

As fires blaze in Alberta, Saskatchewan and B.C., new research has drawn a direct and measurable link between carbon emissions traced back to the world's major fossil fuel producers and the increase in extreme wildfires across western Canada and the United States.

Researchers behind a new study suggesting an increase in hospital visits by pregnant people related to cannabis use say they're concerned about the potential risks, including premature births and low birth weights.

Summer Saulis spent a chilly recent morning observing seagull behaviour on a quiet Saint John boardwalk surrounded by a salt marsh.

Carolyn Weiss didn't give it much thought when she posted a news article that spoke positively about vaccines on her personal Facebook.

The Victoria Native Friendship Centre is trying to fundraise $1.3 million for a plot of land to build an affordable housing facility for Indigenous youth. 

A new climate change course offered at Western University in London, Ont., brings together Indigenous knowledge and Eurowestern science to encourage students to put their learning into action.

Almost every day, Jim Anderson climbs the stairs to the roof of the six-storey building where he works in London's SoHo neighbourhood. And while it offers an eye-catching vista of London's skyline, he's not up there for the view.

In the three years since Joanne Shimakawa last had a dental checkup, her multiple sclerosis had progressed to the point where she'd become increasingly prone to falling and no longer felt safe transferring to a dentist's chair.

Tésta'n means "stop" in Kanien'kéha, or the Mohawk language, and it's the message Timmy Norton, from Kahnawà:ke, south of Montreal, has for drivers in his community.

Kahnawà:ke is one step closer to having a new arts centre to promote and preserve language and culture. 

Lynda Mackey had an unexpected guest show up to her cottage along the shoreline of Lake Huron on Monday. One that she's never seen in her 20 years of owning the place. 

Statistics Canada says there was a notable decline in new cancer diagnoses in 2020, possibly due to pandemic-related disruptions in screening services.

On a Saturday morning in April, a clutch of seniors gathered on a busy corner in Toronto's financial district to raise a little hell — or "good trouble," in the words of 82-year-old John Hout.

With his four-year-old son in mind at the time, Joe Sleiman says he knew more than 20 years ago he didn't want to manufacture plastic produce labels.

In a colourful classroom surrounded by forest, Brenda Germain is teaching her kindergarten students the Mi'kmaw words for animals they might find in the woods around them.

The Alberta Energy Regulator says a total of 32 dead waterfowl have been found at two separate oilsands tailings ponds operated by Suncor Energy Inc.

Dozens of physicians working inside the busiest emergency room in British Columbia have released a scathing letter describing an unrelenting "crisis" at the department, claiming the local health authority has "repeatedly" asked them to keep details of the situation from the public.

Despite the fact that Ontario put a stop to birth alerts in 2020, Quebec child welfare agencies continued to send hundreds of the controversial notifications — which can be used to threaten to or actually seize newborns from their mothers — to Ottawa's largest hospital.

Whether it's young kids watching YouTube videos, older ones logging on for games or teens scrolling TikTok, students today encounter all manner of content online and often simply accept it as truth, according to 13-year-old Ainara Alleyne.

This is part of a series called Ann's Eye, featuring the work of Ann Paul, a Wolastoqey content creator. You can see more Ann's Eye pieces by clicking here.

As electric vehicles become more common, the resources helping to power the new generation of transportation are becoming increasingly prized. 

Strutting across a stage in size-12 stilettos might seem impossible for many. But for drag queens like Chelazon Leroux, it comes with the territory.

When Zubi Khan has friends over to play virtual reality video games, it's not unusual for someone to feel a little sick to their stomach.

Mi'kmaw and Wolastoqey communities in New Brunswick are slamming comments reportedly made by Premier Blaine Higgs indicating that he's prepared to go ahead with fracking without their approval.

Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This weekly newsletter is part of a CBC News initiative entitled "Our Changing Planet" to show and explain the effects of climate change. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page.

Alberta's provincial election campaign is into its second week and, like all potential voters, Indigenous people in the province are wrestling with who to vote for at the polls on May 29 — and whether to vote at all. 

As the weather warms and spring flowers start to bloom, it'll soon be prime season to head to a garden centre to get new plants for your space. 

After the World Health Organization (WHO) opted to end COVID-19's designation as a global public health emergency last week, the organization declared an end to another emergency on Thursday: mpox, the painful, potentially deadly disease formerly known as monkeypox.

Allison Squires grows organic grains like wheat, lentils and flax on her farm in Wood Mountain, Sask., but she says she is "supremely disappointed" in Canada's newly clarified seed guidelines that she says puts her sector at risk.

Dallas Kosy says he isn't surprised to hear that northern Ontario continues to have the highest rate of opioid overdose deaths in the province.

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The southwest Calgary community of Discovery Ridge is hoping an education blitz focused on living alongside bears will help to avoid future bear deaths in that neighbourhood.

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The Métis National Council (MNC) is mapping the path of a disputed multimillion-dollar transfer of federal money for a veterans legacy program from council coffers to the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) in a bid to regain control of the cash, recent court filings show.

The Prairies Climate Change Project is a joint initiative between CBC Edmonton and CBC Saskatchewan that focuses on weather and our changing climate. Meteorologist Christy Climenhaga brings her expert voice to the conversation to help explain weather phenomena and climate change and how they impact everyday life.

For Lindsay Monture, recently named the director of the imagineNative Film and Media Festival, Indigenous narrative sovereignty is key.

When biologist Aimee Mitchell began her tally of endangered coastal western painted turtles 15 years ago, she says it was impossible to ignore the number of discarded pet turtles thriving in the wild.

For a second year, Indigenous artists and the elementary school students they've taught in workshops are showing their artwork in Simcoe, Ont.

The headlines have been, to say the least, troubling.

Seventeen years after S.K. lost his thyroid gland to cancer, he was promised a miracle: acupuncture could regrow the vital organ.

Brandy Stanovich says she got overwhelmed when she hung up a little red dress representing a young girl for an exhibit at the Native Women's Association of Canada's (NWAC) office in Gatineau, Que.

Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This weekly newsletter is part of a CBC News initiative entitled "Our Changing Planet" to show and explain the effects of climate change. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page.

The Prince Albert Grand Council (PAGC), which has been looking at creating its own policing system since 2018, recently got advice from the largest tribal police agency in the U.S.

As if we needed one more thing to terrify us, the latest warning from a University of Toronto scientist considered by many to be the founding intellect of artificial intelligence, adds a new layer of dread.