Russell was at a workshop — handgames and drumming for absolute beginners — hosted by the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation for Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in citizens living in Yukon’s capital. Russell is Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in from Dawson City, Yukon, but has lived in Whitehorse for more than 15 years. Roger Ellis is also a Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in citizen, and he was the teacher at the workshop. He’s been playing and teaching handgames and drumming for 45 years, having learned from players in Ross River and Pelly Crossing, Yukon. “I think it’s just such a blessing that we have the space to practise our culture again,” said Russell.

Gen. Mary Simon has announced 80 appointments to the Order of Canada — a list that includes Olympians, journalists, Indigenous leaders and doctors. Simon's office announced six new companions, the highest level of the Order of Canada; 15 officers; and 59 members, the introductory level in the order. Six appointments are a promotion within the Order of Canada and another is an honorary appointment. Nardwuar the Human Serviette says he dedicates his Order of Canada achievement to his late mother. "The motto of the Order of Canada is Desiderantes meliorem patriam, which is Latin for 'They desire a better country.'

Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementHe “suffered post-concussion difficulties, amnesia and cognitive and perceived neurological abnormalities,” as a result of the attack, Ngo said. The judge pointed to a hazardous occurrence investigation report prepared just days after the attack, while Christie was still in hospital. Veterans Affairs had discounted it for decades, believing wrongly that it was made two years after Christie’s assault. “After that, if I was ever late for something, she went into a panic.”Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementHis sons were “frightened to death” after the attack, Christie said. If another Mountie is injured while off duty, but acting as police officer, Christie hopes his example will help them get compensation.

“The chants on the streets and the feeling of lawlessness (are) leading Toronto to the abyss.”Pasternak deployed pattern language. We witnessed the opposite mechanism grind into tedious gear after the Bondi Beach massacre. Advertisement AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementOur “one-day-at-a-time” leaders remind Jewish Canadians of the real sympathy felt after the Hamas atrocities of October 7, 2023. Some leaders, after Bondi Beach, did warn of cascading events. Yet the fashionable script from leaders after Bondi Beach was uniform: “horrific,” “senseless,” “hateful,” “our hearts go out.” And on it went.

Now a new paper explores under what conditions vaccine certificates should, or shouldn’t ever, be considered again. justify the use of vaccine certificates,” Smith said. Their proposed framework could “quickly and clearly” sweep away arguments for using vaccine certificates, they said. By then, 82 per cent of those 12 and older in both provinces had already had one dose of a COVID vaccine. They don’t answer whether the COVID vaccine certificates, and the trade-offs with individual liberty, were justified.

Group of Haitian asylum seekers deported to U.S. after crossing into QuebecNewsDuration 2:09Some of the 19 Haitian asylum seekers who were arrested after crossing the U.S.-Canada border in the Montérégie region on Christmas Day have been sent back to the U.S., according to the Canada Border Services Agency.

Inside the Get Lit Romance Book ClubNewsDuration 3:18Meet the members of a book club in Athabasca, Alta., about 130 kilometres north of Edmonton, and hear how these avid readers in the town of 3,000 are keeping things steamy, spicy and fun.

OTTAWA — Federal officials say that Alberta separatists going around Ottawa and repeatedly meeting with U.S. officials to advance their cause is legal for Canadians, within certain limits, even though similar behaviour could be prohibited elsewhere. Nor do private citizens need to clear such foreign talks with the federal government, Babcock added. However, a spokesman for the federal Justice Department, Ian McLeod, said that, while private citizens are free to speak with foreign officials, these talks are nonetheless subject to criminal laws prohibiting espionage, sedition and the sharing of state secrets. The APP is the primary group pushing for an Alberta independence vote in 2026 and is set to start collecting signatures this week in support of its referendum question. Both Rath and Davies said they’ve made it clear to foreign contacts that they don’t have the authority to make agreements on behalf of Alberta or Canada.

How Mission, B.C., could transform nearly 300 acres of waterfrontNewsDuration 5:33The future of Mission’s waterfront has been in question for decades. It’s known as one of the largest undeveloped river shorelines in the Lower Mainland. CBC's Baneet Braich shows us how the city is working to transform the land and the challenges behind making the bold vision a reality.

Adopt-a-Rink program maxed out again this winterNewsDuration 1:42The City of Calgary provides tools and materials through the program to build outdoor rinks. There are 65 rinks now open around the city, with additional projects on a waiting list to join the program.

UPDATE, Dec. 31 — Highways reopen but some travel advisories remain after heavy rain on B.C. 's North CoastSections of highway have been washed out in Haida Gwaii and northwest B.C. The Haida Nation warned of "extreme flooding" in Haida Gwaii on Monday, as a stretch of the crucial Highway 16 was shut due to a major washout. WATCH | Heavy rain, snow melt wash out roads, force bridge closures in Haida Gwaii: Heavy rain and melting snow melt wash out roads, force bridge closures in Haida Gwaii, B.C. ER on diversionThe Haida Gwaii washout comes amid the latest round of emergency room closures at the Northern Haida Gwaii Hospital in Masset.

E-Comm releases top 10 unusual calls to 911NewsDuration 1:37Emergency responders are once again reminding people to keep 911 lines free for emergencies only, releasing their top 10 list of unusual calls from 2025. It includes a bad haircut, a broken dishwasher and a staff member at Walmart refusing to return an air fryer. CBC's Katie DeRosa has more.

After a nearly month-long search of the city’s landfill, Deborah Anishinabie’s family is still seeking closure as an investigation into her homicide in Thunder Bay, Ont., continues. In Thunder Bay, this is probably one of the most horrific cases of homicide that we have seen. ‘We need to do a lot more work’The Thunder Bay landfill search was led by the TBPS alongside the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, Ontario Provincial Police, Lac Seul Police Service and the City of Thunder Bay. “In Thunder Bay, this is probably one of the most horrific cases of homicide that we have seen,” said Achneepineskum. Anyone with information about Anishinabie’s disappearance and death is asked to contact the Thunder Bay Police Service or Crime Stoppers.

Advocates call for greater protection for lakeshores amid growing developmentNewsDuration 3:10As demand for housing in Nova Scotia grows, development along lakeshores is increasing. But as Moira Donovan reports, some residents and advocates are worried that this puts lake water quality at risk.

AI playing a role in digital solutions to sustain cropsNewsDuration 2:17Dalhousie researchers are looking to new innovation to sustain crops on small and medium-size farms. The Atlantic Institute for Digital Agriculture is incorporating the use of artificial intelligence to help. The CBC’s Luke Ettinger has the story.