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Why Uber’s Flexible Work+ plan could be a game changer for app-based drivers, delivery people

This column is an opinion by Binyam Asress, a full-time Uber driver in Calgary who also posts content on Tiktok about his experiences with app-based work. For...

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Ontario’s political parties gear up for next spring’s election in the shadow of COVID-19

Mark your calendars: Ontario’s next provincial election campaign officially begins one year from Tuesday. Ontario’s fixed-date election law sets voting day as June 2,...

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Soaring steel prices eat into company profits, drive up building costs — and possibly what consumers pay

The president of RJ Steel and Copper Co. in Windsor, Ont., is having a hard time living up to the quotes he has given...

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Does the AstraZeneca vaccine cause more common side-effects than others? | Your Coronavirus questions answered

We’re answering your questions about the pandemic. Send yours to COVID@cbc.ca, and we’ll answer as many as we can. We publish a selection...

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Vaccine envy: Why can’t Canada make COVID-19 doses at home?

With the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic raging on, the demand for vaccine doses continues to outstrip Canada’s relatively thin supply. Canada’s domestic...

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QMJHL only junior hockey league still going ahead with playoffs

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is now the only major junior league in the country that is still trying to complete its...

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Child care won’t be a ‘magic bullet’ that sparks post-pandemic recovery: Freeland

Ottawa’s plan to lower early learning and child-care costs was a centrepiece of last week’s federal budget, but Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland warns...

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Blue roofs could help reduce the flooding effects of big storms

Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...

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Canada’s new home construction hits record high in March

Canadian housing starts rose 21.6 per cent in March compared with the previous month, easily beating expectations and hitting a new record, data from...

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Rogers identifies cause of Canada-wide wireless outage, but no time given for service return

Rogers apologized after an outage affecting its wireless users stretched well into Monday evening, as the company’s chief technology officer said the software issue has been...

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Mighty Heart, one-eyed colt with N.S. ties, named Canadian Horse of the Year

Mighty Heart, the one-eyed colt with a Nova Scotia connection, has captured the title of Horse of the Year in Canada. Canadian Horse...

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Dandies rebelled against social, gender and fashion norms for 200 years. Some say time is ripe for a revival

When I started my menswear blog about a decade ago, I wanted to name it “The Hogtown Dandy.” It combined one of the...

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Alberta NDP would likely form majority if election held today, new poll suggests

EDITOR’S NOTE: CBC News and The Road Ahead commissioned this public opinion research in March, just as the third wave of COVID-19 cases was building...

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What Nikki Haley Just Revealed About Her Plans For Running For President In 2024

In a sharp contradiction to her previous statements, Nikki Haley has now revealed that she would support Donald Trump if he ran for...

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Trudeau, O’Toole and Singh aren’t all talking about the same problems

Speaking to the Liberal convention on Saturday afternoon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau argued that politics should be about finding “real solutions” for the...

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When exercise was taking over my life, this is how I forged a new perspective

This First Person article is by Jacqueline Chen, a Grade 11 student in the TOPS Program at Toronto’s Bloor Collegiate Institute. It won...