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B.C. NDP will form decisive majority government, CBC News projects

The NDP will form a historic majority government in British Columbia for the first time in more than 20 years, CBC News projects, as...

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Retail sales grew for 4th straight month in August — but September looks flat

Canadian retailers logged $53.2 billion in sales in August, the fourth month in a row that sales have increased since cratering in April...

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Canada added 378,000 jobs in September, even more than in August

Canada’s economy added 378,000 new jobs in September, Statistics Canada says, almost all of which were full-time positions. September’s job gains mean that...

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Innu Nation suing for $4B over disruption to land and culture caused by Churchill Falls project

Saying their community’s culture and way of life was devastated by the construction of a hydroelectric project, the Innu Nation of Labrador is taking...

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Toronto lawyer Annamie Paul elected leader of the federal Green Party

Green Party members have picked Toronto lawyer Annamie Paul as their next leader, bringing to a close the year-long race to replace Elizabeth...

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COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Ontario and Quebec

The latest: The Canada emergency response benefit (CERB) expires on Sunday, ending the income support program the federal government rolled out during the...

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P.E.I. restaurants suffered the worst downturn in the country in July

While the pandemic hit the bottom line of restaurants across the country, as summer arrived it was restaurateurs on P.E.I. who were hit...

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Schools scramble to make up for learning losses that have already occurred in the pandemic

You’ve likely heard of the summer slide: where students might start the school year having lost some numeracy and literacy skills after a...

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Teddy forecast to bring heavy rain, wind to parts of Atlantic Canada

As the final weekend of summer comes to a close, many people across the Atlantic provinces are preparing for the first hurricane of...

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Montreal, Quebec City under new restrictions as Quebec tries to fend off 2nd wave of COVID-19

The residents of Montreal and Quebec City are being urged to reduce their social activities to a minimum and face a host of...

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Peter Nygard’s son fears dad will flee Canada before sex assault investigation is complete

Peter Nygard’s son says he fears his father will flee Canada before it’s determined whether or not criminal charges can be laid in connection with allegations...

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Tove Lo and Charlie Twaddle, Plus More Celebrity Weddings of 2020

New decade, new bling! Tim Tebow and Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, Kathy Griffin and Randy Bick, Vanessa Morgan and Michael Kopech and more celebrities exchanged...

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Justin Trudeau drops into another pitfall of his own making

Justin Trudeau and his government have shown a remarkable ability to find trouble in novel places — a Christmas vacation, the Shawcross doctrine...

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Canadians’ COVID-19 fears are rising again — and the U.S. might be to blame

As the number of new cases of COVID-19 being reported daily in Canada has declined over time, Canadians’ concerns about the spread of the...

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P.E.I. reports 2 new cases of coronavirus, brings total to 5

P.E.I. reported two new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, bringing the total active cases in the province to five. The two new cases are both...

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National Indigenous Peoples Day goes virtual amid pandemic restrictions

Organizers of a major Indigenous festival in Ottawa considered postponing or cancelling it entirely after COVID-19 restrictions meant they couldn’t gather in person. ...