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rogers signs deal to buy shaw in transaction valued at 26b
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Rogers signs deal to buy Shaw in transaction valued at $26B

Rogers Communications has signed a deal to buy Shaw Communications in a transaction valued at $26 billion, including debt, which would create Canada’s No. 2...

people waste way more food than thought un finds heres how canada compares
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People waste way more food than thought, UN finds. Here’s how Canada compares

Instead of finishing your leftovers, you let them go bad and buy takeout. It’s a familiar routine for many — and indicative of...

pierre trudeau may have asked business leader to move jobs from quebec says u s state department document
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Pierre Trudeau may have asked business leader to move jobs from Quebec, says U.S. State Department document

A once-secret U.S. State Department document suggests that former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau may have asked one of Quebec’s top business leaders to...

riding out the pandemic on lake ontario
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Riding out the pandemic on Lake Ontario

The pandemic has driven many Canadians deeper into their winter burrows to binge watch shows until warmer weather returns, but some have decided...

disrupted schooling learning loss will have effects long after pandemic say education
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Disrupted schooling, learning loss will have effects long after pandemic, say education experts

Compared to last spring’s nationwide school shutdown, Monica Belyea and her kids children having a slightly easier time with remote learning this winter term....

trudeau set to speak with biden in u s presidents first call with a foreign leader
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Trudeau set to speak with Biden in U.S. president’s first call with a foreign leader

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will speak with newly inaugurated U.S. President Joe Biden this afternoon — the first opportunity for the two leaders...

in letter to pm kenney calls for consequences or compensation over keystone xl cancellation scaled
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In letter to PM, Kenney calls for consequences or compensation over Keystone XL cancellation

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is repeating his calls for economic retaliation for the cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline, or at least some...

little fear of rate hikes despite expected economic surge bank of canada
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Little fear of rate hikes despite expected economic surge: Bank of Canada

What a difference a day makes in the outlook for the Canadian economy. Earlier this week, some economists were predicting that the Bank...

biden indicates plans to cancel keystone xl pipeline permit on 1st day in office sources confirm
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Biden indicates plans to cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit on 1st day in office, sources confirm

U.S. president-elect Joe Biden has indicated plans to cancel the Keystone XL pipeline permit via executive action on his first day in office,...

justin trudeau issues updated marching orders to cabinet
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Justin Trudeau issues updated marching orders to cabinet

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued updated mandate letters to his cabinet today, giving ministers direction on key pre-pandemic priorities and addressing new issues...

alberta drafts capitol hill operatives as it seeks support for keystone xl trade issues
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Alberta drafts Capitol Hill operatives as it seeks support for Keystone XL, trade issues

Alberta’s United Conservative government is hiring influential Capitol Hill lobbyists and communications experts as it seeks to win support in Washington, D.C., for the Keystone...

after the gold rush why neil young and other aging rockers are cashing in on song publishing
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After the gold rush: Why Neil Young and other aging rockers are cashing in on song publishing

In Neil Young’s 1979 song Hey Hey, My My the Canadian musician sang that rock could never die, adding: “Out of the blue...

ottawa to hike federal carbon tax to 170 a tonne by 2030
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Ottawa to hike federal carbon tax to $170 a tonne by 2030 

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today released the government’s strategy to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 — and its centrepiece is a...

700 families waiting for childrens health services at toronto hospital as pandemic backlog grows
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700 families waiting for children’s health services at Toronto hospital as pandemic backlog grows

Just six months after he was born, Ivona Nowak’s son Noah was diagnosed with cancer in his spinal cord. The tumour, though treatable, left the...

bank earnings this week should show if wave of expired mortgage deferrals are being paid back
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Bank earnings this week should show if wave of expired mortgage deferrals are being paid back

Monday’s fiscal update gave us a pretty good look at how much red ink has been spilled on the federal government’s finances —...