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Trickster producers resign amid Michelle Latimer Indigenous identity questions

Two producers with the CBC television series Trickster announced their resignations on Friday, a day after the Indigenous identity claims of the show’s co-creator...

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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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COVID-19 is a source of stress and conflict in rooming houses

When Marc LeBlanc returned to his Centretown rooming house after being hospitalized in March, he was met with frosty reception. “I was treated...

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New slate of LGBTQ holiday movies sparks joy, criticism over portrayal of queer stories

Along with the holiday season, come the holiday movies. And this year, the onslaught includes something new — an unprecedented wave of flicks focused around LGBTQ-relationships....

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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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B.C. ski resort fires employees after dozens of COVID-19 cases linked to parties, shared housing

Big White Ski Resort near Kelowna, B.C., has fired some of its employees for breaking a social responsibility contract, after health officials announced that...

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Massive landslide on B.C. coast imperils dwindling salmon stocks, says First Nations chief

An enormous landslide that tore through a remote valley in B.C.’s Central Coast region and spilled into Bute Inlet in November has put the...

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COVID-19 has made reading next year’s real estate market harder than ever

Canadians are about to get an update on the state of the housing market and the latest resurgence of COVID-19 has only added...

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In Ottawa’s rush to buy PPE, companies with little or no experience got some of the biggest contracts

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

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The pandemic unexpectedly saved thousands from financial ruin. But there’s a reckoning on the horizon

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

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The real meaning behind Taylor Swift’s No Body, No Crime lyrics

Taylor Swift, Track No. 6 on Evermore trended on Twitter immediately after the release of the album, with countless users sharing their reactions...

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The real meaning behind Taylor Swift’s Champagne Problems lyrics

In the Evermore album note, Taylor Swift writes that this track, which she co-wrote with Joe Alwyn, is “the one where longtime college sweethearts...

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IPOs this week have DoorDash and Airbnb worth billions of dollars despite not turning a profit

The COVID-19 pandemic has been a boon for tech company shares as lockdown measures for millions of people feed record demand for digital services. And two...

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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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2 Ontario LTC operators got $157M in COVID-19 aid. They also paid $74M to shareholders

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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