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Election denial in Michigan — and the fight to contain it

Michigan is a crucial battleground state and has also become the epicentre of U.S. election denial, after a 2020 counting error was used as false proof of widespread voter fraud. CBC went to remote Antrim County, Mich., to learn about the fallout and how election officials are fighting to restore trust in the system.

Does microdosing magic mushrooms help people with mental health issues? Science is trying to find out

Researchers are exploring the effects and safety of psilocybin in tiny doses.

Lost gravestones of freedom-seekers unearthed in St. Catharines cemetery

Keeping alive the stories of people who fled slavery in the U.S. is more than just preserving history — for some, it’s deeply personal.

Family doctor shortage creates stress for patients, communities — and physicians

From patients desperate to find a family physician, to doctors trying to manage the crushing pressures of their practices, communities are struggling to provide health care.

Ukrainians fleeing war help ease Manitoba's labour shortage

Ukrainians have been filling hundreds of long-empty jobs in Winnipeg and helping businesses thrive.

Meet the only Canadian going for gold at the World Livestock Auctioneer Championship

Alberta's Dean Edge to compete with the best auctioneers in the world this week in Shipshewana, Ind.

How two doctors are changing the rules in the fight against opioid addiction

Emergency doctors in Timmins, Ont., have adopted a new approach to helping people deal with addiction in a community where the opioid overdose death rate is among the worst in the country.

Chef Ric knows learning to cook can change a person's life, because it saved his

After turning his life around thanks to the support of a concerned cook, chef helps others do the same through the Food Services Training Program at the Ottawa Mission kitchen that bears his name.

A kilt, a cart and a husky: Scotsman learning lots about kindness, Canada on 'adventure of a lifetime'

Michael Yellowlees and his dog Luna are walking about 50km a day, crossing Canada on foot to raise awareness about climate change and money to plant trees.

Stories of Mohawk Institute Residential School survivors fuel calls for intensive search of grounds

Residential schools "did atrocities that no child should ever have to experience in their lifetime," said director of Woodland Cultural Centre that now occupies site of former Mohawk Institute in Brantford, Ont.