Sarah Smellie

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Reporter with The Canadian Press

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Cardinal Thomas Collins delivers at online Good Friday service in an empty St. Michael's Cathedral in Toronto on April 10, 2020. Photo by:The Canadian Press/Nathan Denette

PM's remarks about Catholic Church and residential schools were 'unfair': Toronto archbishop

The archbishop of Toronto expressed "great sorrow" Sunday for the abuse that took place at Canada's residential schools, though he insisted the prime minister was “unfair” in his calls for the Catholic Church to take more responsibility.

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Ontario first province to prioritize pregnancy in vaccination rollout

After months of shifting advice, Ontario has become the first Canadian province to prioritize pregnant women in a vaccine rollout plan, without special conditions. Health-care workers and specialists say the move is a win for pregnant women and for public health.

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Ottawa to spend $3.16 billion to plant two billion trees over the next 10 years

The Canadian government says it will spend $3.16 billion to plant two billion trees over the next ten years.

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Newfoundland and Labrador hit by 'Snowmageddon' and pandemic, confronted hunger in 2020

Skipping meals is dangerous for a diabetic, but Janine Ryan finds she sometimes has no choice if she wants her kids to have enough to eat.

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Former inmate in N.L. alleges guard performed dental work on him while another filmed

A former inmate of a Newfoundland and Labrador jail is suing the province, a dentist and two correctional officers after a guard allegedly performed a dental procedure on him while he was sedated.

Public could be on the hook for decommissioning N.L. offshore oil installations

At the beginning of 2020, decommissioning Newfoundland and Labrador’s offshore oil installations seemed a distant concern. But after a crash in oil prices amid a global pandemic, Husky Energy, which owns and operates the White Rose oilfield about 350 kilometres east of St. John's, announced in September it was reviewing its operations in the province.