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After going hungry, Montreal student on mission to reduce waste, feed those in need
After going hungry, Montreal student on mission to reduce waste, feed those in need Megan Clarke knows all too well what it’s like...
Assessing whether 2020 will bring a Canadian property tumble: Don Pittis
Assessing whether 2020 will bring a Canadian property tumble: Don Pittis According to fresh data, the Canadian real estate market is booming again....
Finding Fred Christie: The legacies, big and small, of Canada’s reluctant civil rights hero
Finding Fred Christie: The legacies, big and small, of Canada’s reluctant civil rights hero Fred Christie’s name is attached to one of the...
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...
Manitoba nurses’ college puts mandatory English tests on hold after pushback from schools
The regulatory body for Manitoba nurses has found local nursing students are sometimes graduating from local schools without adequate English skills — but...
‘Truly Canadian’? American-owned RONA removes signs after ad complaint
Founded 80 years ago by two Quebec entrepreneurs, home improvement chain RONA has long considered itself a Canadian icon. The retailer went so far...
Letters unearthed from Jean Drapeau’s archive show how he tried to lure Hollywood stars to Montreal
Jean Drapeau’s crusade to transform Montreal into a world-class city is well-known: he lobbied long and hard to win Expo 67 and the 1976 Olympics, and...
‘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...
Matt Galloway announced as new host of The Current
Matt Galloway has been announced as the new host of CBC Radio’s weekday morning current affairs show The Current. Galloway will officially join...
B.C. to table historic Indigenous rights bill in move to implement UN declaration
The B.C. government’s promised legislation on Indigenous rights is expected to be tabled Thursday and, if passed, would make the province the first...
Salmonella outbreak linked to sausages sickens 12 in Ontario and Quebec
A brand of Italian sausage is linked to an outbreak of salmonella infections in Ontario and Quebec, according to the Public Health Agency...
Banks deny compensation when hackers steal customers’ money
Sunjit Lidhar was awoken by a phone call from Scotiabank last February, informing him that $3,000 had been transferred out of his savings...
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...
It’s election day in Canada: Here’s what you need to know
After a 40-day campaign, millions of Canadians will cast ballots today in the 43rd general election. Polls have opened and the first ballots...
How the ‘Doug Ford strategies’ are playing out in the election campaign
With voting day just a weekend away, there are questions about the effectiveness of the Liberal Party’s dominant campaign strategy in Ontario: invoking...
