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1 in 4 seniors in New Brunswick take sleeping pills. A new study is offering an alternative
Ken Gallant was taking medication for sleeping and anxiety when he had a scary experience driving on a busy street that ultimately led to...
Why cheap wind power is making Quebec’s big, old dams more valuable as a ‘battery,’ say experts
You might think that what with having Canada’s largest hydroelectric capacity, providing almost 100 per cent of its electricity, including exports, a new...
Right place at the right time: Man rescues elk from B.C. mountain avalanche
A lucky elk will live to see another day thanks to a B.C. man who saw the animal become buried in an avalanche,...
How does N.L. avoid economic ruin? A leaders’ debate offered some answers
How can Newfoundland and Labrador avoid total economic ruin? Amid fleeting moments of levity — and plenty of accusations across the board — the province’s...
Body of New Brunswick man recovered after workplace accident in Alberta’s oilsands
The body of a New Brunswick man who died in a workplace accident in northern Alberta earlier this week has been recovered. Patrick...
Thunder Bay police try to exclude footage of officers dragging an Indigenous man from inquest evidence
WARNING: This story contains content that some readers may find disturbing. Lawyers for a northern Ontario police force are trying to have video...
How a ‘hotshot whiz-kid’ ensnared a Sask. company in a $97.5M deal riddled with red flags
Input Capital, a publicly traded company based in Regina, says it is investigating after its $97.5-million proposed sale to smooth-talking American businessman Eric...
Back of the line: vaccines and the brawl over who goes first
Politicians might want to be careful about suggesting that people held in disrepute should be at the back of the line when health officials decide...
Quebec’s new lockdown a harsh reminder the COVID-19 end game is still several moves away
One day after the high of watching the first Quebecers receive the COVID-19 vaccine, the province hit new low on Tuesday as Premier...
Families of rail workers killed in B.C. crash call on Trudeau, RCMP to probe alleged coverup
Families of three rail workers killed in a crash in the Rockies of eastern B.C. almost two years ago are calling on the...
COVID-19 has sucked the oxygen out of the room on the climate economy
The Niagara Falls of news releases into any journalist’s in-box attest that there is always plenty of contention for the moving spotlight of media...
Rogers says plans for Blue Jays’ stadium on hold amid pandemic despite report of possible demolition
Rogers Communications Inc. says it was exploring the future of its Toronto stadium prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, but the virus has caused it to put...
Sports groups defrauded by their own members face uphill battle in rebuilding community trust
Whenever an organization is the victim of theft, the impact can be deep and long lasting. When money is stolen by an employee...
Buyer beware: Ottawa fails to track thousands of puppies, some carrying diseases, imported to Canada each year
The federal government fails to maintain a central database to track the thousands of puppies imported to Canada every year, CBC’s Marketplace has...
Saskatchewan staved off bankruptcy in the ’90s. Is there hope for N.L., too?
Roy Romanow says he still loses sleep over decisions he made 27 years ago. The former NDP premier of Saskatchewan came to power amid...
The least democratic aspects of Canada’s Constitution may provide the best defence of our election process
This column is an opinion by Eric M. Adams, vice dean and professor of law at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Law, where...
