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How daily work is changing on P.E.I. as wind and temperature patterns shift

Look out your window. Is there a tree there that provides a shady spot in your yard in the summer, a splash of...

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Alberta death toll from COVID-19 pandemic tops 1,000

More than 1,000 people have now died from COVID-19 in Alberta, though active cases have continued to follow a downward trend over the...

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Canadian Elite Basketball League targeting big cities for possible expansion

Richard Petko went from rebuilding a town to starting a professional basketball league and somehow it seems like a natural progression.  The Canadian real...

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Citizenship and self-care: Canadians share the bright spots in a challenging 2020

In a year that has been challenging on innumerable fronts, there have still been moments worth celebrating. Whether it was welcoming a new...

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Anxious voters were looking for safety in pandemic-year elections

Canada’s electoral calendar was looking a little sparse around this date 12 months ago, with only one provincial election on the horizon. It suggested that...

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Health Canada approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine

Health Canada has approved Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine for use in this country, with 168,000 doses expected to arrive by the end of the year....

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Months after Canadian Grand Prix cancelled, ticket holders still waiting for refunds

The Formula One Canadian Grand Prix is known for its glitz and glamour, but months after the Montreal event was cancelled due to...

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Exclusive golf course books $1 million surplus, aided by federal COVID-19 relief

This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during the...

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Liberals end year with national polling lead as opposition parties struggle to gain ground

If an election were held today, the Liberals almost certainly would win it — and perhaps capture a majority of the seats up for...

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Oncologist fears ‘tsunami of cancer’ after COVID-19 lockdowns limited screening

In the months since the pandemic hit, many parts of normal life have come to a stop. But while so much has been...

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Jail guards violated use-of-force policies in fatal restraint of Soleiman Faqiri, court documents suggest

Shackled, pepper-sprayed, and lying face down wearing a spit hood. Nearly four years to the day after Soleiman Faqiri died on the floor of a...

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Shamattawa First Nation in Manitoba receives more military support for COVID-19 battle

More help from the Canadian Armed Forces has arrived in Shamattawa following a desperate plea from the First Nation’s chief. The northern Manitoba fly-in...

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3-digit suicide prevention hotline gets green light from House of Commons

The House of Commons took a step closer to establishing a national three-digit suicide prevention hotline today. MPs voted unanimously in favour of a Conservative...

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Ottawa to hike federal carbon tax to $170 a tonne by 2030 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today released the government’s strategy to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 — and its centrepiece is a...

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Why millions of dollars in pandemic aid is going to corporations making healthy profits

This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during the first...

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New federal climate bill unlikely to solve Canada’s greenhouse gas reduction problem – here’s why

This column is an opinion by Kyle Hiebert, a research analyst in Winnipeg and former deputy editor of the Africa Conflict Monitor. For more information about...

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