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What these 10 graphics say about Black people on the Prairies

This story is part of the Black on the Prairies project, a collection of articles, personal essays, images and more, exploring the past,...

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Better paid sick leave might be coming to some provinces, but only after painful delay

Political circumstances and the pandemic’s harsh reality have finally forced the debate over paid sick leave in Ontario a step closer to a...

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Victims of Ponzi scheme call for reopening of probe into offshore money transfers

Victims of a massive investment fraud that operated for years out of Montreal and siphoned more than $500 million offshore are calling on...

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Vaccine envy: Why can’t Canada make COVID-19 doses at home?

With the third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic raging on, the demand for vaccine doses continues to outstrip Canada’s relatively thin supply. Canada’s domestic...

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3 dead in helicopter crash near Resolute Bay, Nunavut

Three people are dead after a helicopter crash near Resolute Bay, Nunavut, during a trip to survey the Lancaster Sound polar bear population, the premier...

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Barack Obama Broke Royal Protocol With The Queen. Here’s How

Barack Obama may be one of the most respected U.S. presidents in history, but even he’s not immune to a mishap when it...

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KPMG disputes leaked emails linking firm to offshore companies suspected in massive Ponzi scheme

KPMG is disputing confidential emails from a leak of offshore financial data that show the Canadian accounting firm helped set up four shell companies...

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An ‘uncommon brilliance’: Acclaimed Calgary playwright Sharon Pollock dies at 85

At one point, acclaimed Calgary playwright Sharon Pollock’s business cards prominently featured the image of a dragon. What did that symbolize? If you...

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B.C. paramedics respond to record number of calls for drug poisonings in a single day

Paramedics in B.C. responded to a record number of calls on Wednesday to help patients who had experienced a drug overdose, according to...

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B.C. murder cases in jeopardy as accused killer walks free, police slammed for ignoring law

A B.C. man accused of murdering a stranger in a 2011 road-rage incident has been acquitted after a B.C. Supreme Court judge excluded...

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We’re in a new space race, but what toll is it taking on our environment?

Rocket launches are a breathtaking culmination of human ingenuity as they propel us into the future, but there is a growing concern that...

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Muslim teachers in Quebec disappointed as landmark religious symbols ruling faces appeal

Amar Al-Shakfa dropped off her CV at a Montreal school on Wednesday, a day after learning English school boards would be exempt from...

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Meet Goosey Lucy, the bird that fell in love with a Hampton, N.B., man

Love comes around when you least expect it — at least that’s what happened to George Pattison. The Hampton man hosted an unexpected visitor at...

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John Travolta Reveals The Significance Of Dancing With His Daughter Ella

John Travolta has never been shy about beaming with pride over his daughter, Ella Bleu Travolta, and an April interview with Esquire Mexico...

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Quebec Superior Court upholds most of religious symbols ban, but English-language schools exempt

Quebec’s secularism law violates the basic rights of religious minorities in the province, but those violations are permissible because of the Constitution’s notwithstanding...

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Woman with dementia locked into 10-year home-heating contract — with a $15K lien on her property

When Matt Fuchs needed money to hire a home-care worker for his 82-year-old mother, who has dementia, he figured getting a line of credit...