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Canada

Credit freezes help stop identity fraud — so why are they only offered in Quebec?

When looking up his credit report earlier this year, Stéphane Hamel found out a car loan had been taken out…

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Canada

$7,800 taken from man’s bank account in case of mistaken identity

A Richmond, B.C., man is being offered compensation after TD Bank says thousands of dollars were taken from him in…

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Entertainment

Musician pens song reflecting parents’ escape from Cambodia and his own struggle over identity

This story is part of a CBC Sask. series featuring artists’ work in celebration of Asian Heritage Month. For more…

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Canada

‘Language is identity’: First Nation legislator to make history at Ontario legislature

Decades after being punished in a residential school for speaking his own language, Sol Mamakwa will hold the powerful to…

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Canada

5 Asian Canadians share experiences of life in B.C. and how culture has shaped their identity

May is Asian Heritage Month in Canada — a time to learn about the history and culture of Asian communities…

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Politics

Indigenous Identity Fraud Summit opens with denunciations, statements of solidarity

First Nations, Inuit and Red River Métis leadership united Tuesday morning in Winnipeg to cement their alliance against what they call Indigenous…

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Entertainment

Tom Wilson’s memoir-turned-musical brings ‘celebration of Indigenous identity’ to Hamilton stage

When Mohawk artist Tom Wilson was writing his best-selling memoir Beautiful Scars, he’d often read passages out loud to himself, to hear how they…

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Canada

Ottawa police shocked, struck, kicked Black man in case of mistaken identity

Kane Niyondagara was walking home from a Starbucks in Ottawa’s east end when he heard the sirens. He turned around…

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Entertainment

Anuja Varghese looks at death, life & the shackles of identity in this original short story

Meditations on a Lake is an original short story by Anuja Varghese, winner of the 2023 Governor General’s Literary Award…

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Canada

Mother in Inuit identity fraud case pleads guilty, charges against daughters withdrawn

A Toronto mother involved in a case of Inuit identity fraud has pleaded guilty in a Nunavut courtroom, according to…

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