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Chief of First Nation at centre of N.S. lobster fishery dispute re-elected
Chief of First Nation A Mi’kmaw chief who has battled for his band’s treaty right to fish lobster in southwestern Nova Scotia has...
Alberta at ‘critical juncture’ with more than 6,100 active cases of COVID-19
Alberta has reached a “critical juncture” in the COVID-19 pandemic, reporting 6,110 active cases, says the province’s top public health official. The province added...
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world Wednesday
The latest: A B.C. health authority facing an uptick in COVID-19 cases — including a recent dance studio outbreak now linked to 36...
This man died in RCMP custody while a report that might have saved his life sat on a desk
The sisters of a man who died in RCMP custody say they want to remember their younger brother as a gentle guy who loved...
Canadian economic decision-makers press pause for U.S. election outcome
With a pandemic, a minority government in Ottawa and a crumbling energy sector, the Canadian economy is already in a period of great...
Meet the Toronto barber trying to save his neighbourhood from the economic fallout of COVID-19
Andy Dinner stares out the window of his barbershop and contemplates what the COVID-19 pandemic has done to the neighbourhood he loves. “I...
No changing clocks in Yukon this weekend, as territory scraps seasonal time change
Most of Canada is turning back the clocks this weekend — but Yukon is ticking forward. Yukon is ditching seasonal time changes this...
Canada’s largest school board to spend $2M in bonuses for principals, vice-principals this school year
Canada’s largest school board has announced that it will spend more than $2 million in extra compensation for its top managerial staff, citing what it...
James Bond actor Sean Connery dead at age 90
Sean Connery, the charismatic Scottish actor who rose to international superstardom as suave, fearless secret agent James Bond and then abandoned the role...
Why experts aren’t declaring victory yet despite fewer COVID-19 deaths so far in Ontario’s 2nd wave
As Ontario’s daily COVID-19 case counts have risen this fall, those with an eye on the data may see reason for optimism in...
Lack of PSWs leaves London, Ont., man stuck in his wheelchair for 3 days
A 76-year-old man from London, Ont., says he was left to sleep in his wheelchair for three consecutive days after his personal support worker...
Canadian economic growth cools to 1.2% in August
The Canadian economy grew in August as real gross domestic product rose by 1.2 per cent in August, Statistics Canada reported Friday. That...
Federal government to announce new immigration targets today
Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino will unveil a three-year immigration plan today that will set targets for bringing skilled workers, family members and refugees...
Assisted-dying bill wins approval in principle over Conservative objections
Over the objections of dozens of Conservatives, the House of Commons gave approval in principle Thursday to a bill that would make it...
UPS executive granted special ministerial exemption from Canada’s COVID-19 quarantine
The president of U.S. operations for global shipping giant UPS was granted a special ministerial exemption from Canada’s mandatory 14-day COVID-19 quarantine, a...
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...
