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Trudeau says he won’t comment on U.S. election until results are ‘sufficiently clear’
As Americans anxiously await the result of a tight presidential race, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today he won’t weigh in until the...
Conservative MP calls for nationwide three-digit suicide hotline
As health professionals warn that the pandemic is taking a heavy toll on many Canadians’ mental health, a Conservative MP is calling on the federal...
Highly anticipated challenge to Quebec’s secularism law begins in court today
A legal challenge against Quebec’s secularism law will be heard in court Monday morning more than a year after the law came into...
Historic case in the making as Quebec’s religious symbols ban heads to court
Around 9:30 on Monday morning, on the 17th floor of a drab, black and grey building in Montreal, some of the most basic...
Keep calm and borrow on: Chrystia Freeland and the new logic of deficits in a pandemic
During her remarks on how the pandemic is shifting Liberal fiscal policy Wednesday, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland acknowledged that her words might sound scary to some Canadians — particularly those...
Canada’s transport regulator hasn’t settled a single COVID-19 flight cancellation complaint
The Canadian Transportation Agency has failed to settle a single complaint from Canadians demanding refunds for cancelled flights since the onset of the...
CHL leagues at mercy of pandemic, politics while formulating return-to-play plans
Knowing the Western Hockey League plans to begin play again on Jan. 8 has brought a sigh of relief from Zack Ostapchuk and some...
Trudeau government pressed to shield secret operational information in court
Failing to address questions about intelligence-sharing in courtrooms could put a number of national security court cases at risk and undermine Ottawa’s national security efforts, warns a...
Post-secondary students decry cyber exam monitoring tools, urge changes to how they’re assessed
Canadian colleges and universities are in the midst of midterm exam season. But with many students forced to trade in-person lectures and labs...
AFN chief calls for resignation of RCMP commissioner as N.S. fishery dispute continues
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde is calling on RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki to resign days after she defended the RCMP’s response to an ongoing...
Military members who report sexual misconduct still say they’re being dismissed by chain of command: report
Five years into the Canadian military’s formal crackdown on sexual misconduct, some victims still report being bullied, harassed and singled out by superior...
Justin Trudeau asked to help with Jordan Naterer search during Memorial University town hall
Fresh off surviving a confidence vote on a Conservative motion to look into the government’s ethics and pandemic spending, a relaxed-looking Justin Trudeau held...
A closer look at Canada’s homegrown COVID-19 vaccine candidates
More than 100 groups around the world are racing to produce a vaccine against COVID-19, with most of the attention focused on front-runners...
Whether it’s Joe Biden or Donald Trump, America’s choice will alter Alberta’s future
Less than three weeks remain before American voters head to the polls to choose four more years of U.S. President Donald Trump or...
Government calls on private sector to come up with compostable, recyclable pandemic gear
Worried about the environmental damage done by growing consumption of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic, the federal government is asking the private...
An Innu teen died in care. Now a fired social worker is speaking out
Wally Rich, a 15-year-old from Natuashish, took his own life in a Labrador group home in May. (Submitted by Innu Nation) The system...
