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Finance ministers to discuss CPP, health transfers and improving stabilization program today
Finance ministers to discuss CPP, health transfers and improving stabilization program today Finance Minister Bill Morneau will meet with his provincial and territorial...
Alberta to expand use of private health-care facilities, weeks after announcing public sector cuts are coming
The Alberta government announced Tuesday a new plan to reduce surgical wait times by funding an additional 80,000 surgeries over the next four...
Halifax council allows stadium proposal to proceed, but with conditions
Halifax regional council voted 10-7 Tuesday in favour of a staff report that supports a $20-million contribution to a stadium, but only if a...
Transportation regulator determines WestJet would remain Canadian after Onex deal
The proposed $3.5-billion acquisition of WestJet Airlines by an affiliate of Onex Corp. moved a step closer to completion after Canada’s transportation regulator...
Fears of election meddling on social media were overblown, say researchers
Now that the election is over and researchers have combed through the data collected, their conclusion is clear: there was more talk about foreign...
‘Opioidphobia’ stigmatizes chronic pain sufferers, expert says
At the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, Dr. Andrea Furlan, a pain specialist, is holding a regular meeting with some of her colleagues. Sitting around...
The anger is real, but is western separatism?
Let’s see if you’ve heard this one before: there’s a Trudeau in the Prime Minister’s Office and he’s angered a lot of Albertans and...
7 reasons Canada could escape economic doom Don Pittis
For those looking for some fresh economic bad news last week, it wasn’t hard to find. On Friday, the country that is now by some measures the...
When ‘loyalty or death’ crumbles: Leaving gangs after 15 years in the life
CBC cannot identify the woman interviewed in this story due to a publication ban. “Beth” is an alias. Beth had been in the cells...
More donors, smaller donations How political fundraising has changed in Canada
More Canadians are donating money to federal parties than they were in 2004, though the amount of money given by each donor is...
In swing riding, ex-Liberal Jane Philpott hopes to defy odds and win as Independent
Sitting inside her Stouffville, Ont., project workplace after a soaked early morning of door-knocking, Jane Philpott makes one point clear– she’s not running...
5 indicators we’re reaching the recession tipping point: Don Pittis
This week hints of a global recession came from Montreal. Speaking at McGill University, the new boss of the World Bank, David Malpass, warned...
‘Her future was snuffed out’: rooming house fire victim’s parents seek $5 million from landlord
The parents of Alisha Lamers, a young Toronto woman who died trapped in a rooming house inferno in 2013, are suing the landlord...
First Nations vote unlikely to hit levels seen in 2015 election, say experts
The First Nations vote might not turn out at the polls later this month in the high numbers seen at the end of the...
Quebec won’t make a law to crack down on ‘bonjour/hi’
The Quebec government says it has no plans to introduce legislation to force businesses to greet customers in French only, instead of with...
P.E.I. plastic bag recycling troubles disappear with ban
After almost two years of being unable to find markets to recycle single-use plastic bags, the problem on P.E.I. has evaporated with the implementation...
