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Airline deal means taxpayers once again take a risk on corporate Canada
Once again taxpayers have stepped in to throw a multibillion-dollar lifeline to corporate Canada, but this time it looks as though Canadians may actually make...
Students, graduates, politicians decry ‘devastating’ cuts at Laurentian University
Students at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont., continue to react to news the school is cutting dozens of programs and laying off about...
Alta., Ont., Sask. and N.B. signing agreement to explore small nuclear reactors
Alberta is to join three other provinces to explore the feasibility of small modular nuclear reactors as a clean energy option. Premier Jason...
State actors are looking to join political parties to ‘exert influence,’ chair of security committee warns
Foreign governments are looking to meddle in Canada’s democratic institutions and the government’s foreign interference warning system should alert Canadians to state actors’ “traditional” election tricks,...
New federal budget needs to deliver on government’s social finance and innovation commitments
This column is an opinion by Victor Beausoleil, Marie J. Bouchard and Carole Anne Hilton. Beausoleil is the founder and CEO of Social Economy Through...
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...
Liberal delegates endorse a universal basic income, reject capital gain tax hike
Liberal delegates to the party’s policy convention have overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution calling for the establishment of a universal basic income (UBI) in...
Ontario reports 4,227 new cases of COVID-19, nearly topping single-day record
Ontario reported another 4,227 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the second-most on a single day at any point during the pandemic. The province logged...
‘If you’re sick, stay home’ is a non-starter for many Canadians
The debate around paid sick leave has grown louder and more urgent in the past several weeks as COVID-19 cases have continued to soar...
Liberals, NDP could use a bump in the polls — at each other’s expense
The Liberals and New Democrats are holding duelling virtual conventions this week, with party activists debating which policies will appeal the most to...
Canada is touting hydrogen as crucial to its climate action plan, but how green is it?
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...
Canadian Museum of History’s CEO resigns amid probe into allegations of workplace harassment
The CEO of the Canadian Museum of History, who was at the centre of a workplace harassment investigation, has resigned just two months before his...
Woman who was raped on Plenty of Fish first date is relieved attacker was deported
Warning: This story contains graphic language and disturbing content. A Regina woman who was sexually assaulted on a first date five years ago...
Asian Canadians see flaws in federal anti-racism strategy
Advocates for Asian Canadians are calling for improvements to the federal government’s anti-racism strategy to confront a surge in anti-Asian racism. Avvy Go,...
How Kahnawake’s cross-border ironworkers are dealing with isolation from their families, community
Like many Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) families, Hogan Gilbert’s has a rich history in ironwork, and the trade has taken him far from home. Gilbert...
StatsCan says it’s ready to conduct census despite pandemic’s resurgence
Canada’s national statistics agency says it’s ready to conduct the 2021 census next month despite concerns about the course of the COVID-19 pandemic...
