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Calgarians don’t want to host Olympics, according to poll
Calgarians do not support hosting the Olympic Games, according to a new poll commissioned by CBC News. The poll suggests only 35 per cent of...
Conservative MP Tony Clement resigns Commons duties over sexting scandal
Longtime Conservative MP Tony Clement is resigning his post as his party’s justice critic after admitting to sharing sexually explicit images and a...
‘Sober bar’ helps keep people on road to recovery after life of drugs
Battling drug addiction as a teenager caused Jay Arruda to overdose, be kicked out of his parents’ house and lose his job. All...
Paralyzed, terminally ill man had to sign assisted-dying papers in bus shelter
An Edmonton woman says her terminally ill best friend, who had ALS and was effectively paralyzed, had to sign his assisted-dying request form...
1 arrest made amid protests outside controversial Steve Bannon, David Frum debate
One person has been arrested amid a protest in Toronto against an appearance, at a debate, by one of the masterminds of U.S. President...
No changes planned to assisted-death law, justice minister says after dying woman’s plea
Ottawa remains confident in its assisted dying legislation, and doesn’t plan changes despite a Halifax woman’s deathbed plea, federal Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould...
Thalidomide class action in Canada to proceed as Federal Court overturns ruling
Thalidomide survivors have won the go-ahead in Canada to challenge a compensation program. The Federal Court of Appeal ruled Thursday that a lower...
The unpopular populist: Why former Trump strategist Steve Bannon can’t draw a crowd (outside Toronto)
When Steve Bannon speaks in Toronto tonight, there will be 3,000 people in the audience and perhaps as many protestors outside. Either way,...
Delaying Singh’s byelection might be calculated, but it isn’t unprecedented
The NDP claims that the Liberals have taken an unprecedented step by delaying a byelection call in Burnaby South, frustrating party leader Jagmeet Singh’s...
‘Turn it off!’: Ex-NXIVM member describes Clockwork Orange-style ‘fright study’
Turn it off! I can’t watch this! Why the f–k are you showing me this? Those are the words Jennifer Kobelt remembers...
Residents who admit to pot use turned away at U.S. border, says Estevan, Sask., mayor
The mayor of Estevan, Sask., says local residents have been turned away at the nearby U.S. border after admitting to past pot use....
Federal minister says Saskatchewan and Ontario ‘playing political games’ after provinces skip trade meeting
The premiers of Saskatchewan and Ontario met in Toronto on Monday to talk trade, drawing the ire of a federal minister less than...
CRA reaps more than $1B through clawbacks of federal benefits over 5 years
The Canada Revenue Agency netted more than $1 billion over the past five years through the agency’s annual reviews of Canadians’ federal benefits...
Bell and Rogers defend sales practices at CRTC hearing
Canada’s two biggest telecommunications companies got their turn to speak on Friday in a five-day probe by Canada’s telecom regulator into sales practices in...
‘I think I strangled her’: Trial hears accused’s alleged confession to 12-year-old’s murder
The tinny hiss of a police recording filled a courtroom Tuesday as a rapt judge and jury listened to Garry Taylor Handlen tell an...
