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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...

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Low number of federal LGBTQ candidates in parts of Canada shows still ‘a lot of work to do,’ candidates say

Trevor Kirczenow is concerned about the state of the environment and the world he and his husband’s two kids will inherit if more isn’t...

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When ‘loyalty or death’ crumbles: Leaving gangs after 15 years in the life

CBC cannot identify the woman interviewed in this story due to a publication ban. “Beth” is an alias. Beth had been in the cells...

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Red Cross to open 2nd shelter in Winnipeg during storm state of emergency

Hundreds of people are seeking shelter in Winnipeg after being evacuated from First Nations communities as Manitoba reels from a snowstorm that has...

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As election campaigns hustle to get out the vote, homeless voters are often forgotten

As candidates of all political stripes pound the pavement in ridings across Canada, encouraging as many supporters as possible to get out and cast...

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10+ Things We Need to Stop Doing in Order to Save Money Faster

There are people who have a knack for living their best lives frugally and then there are those who spend so extravagantly that they end...

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Syrian family to speak out at Toronto restaurant forced to close over online threats

  The Syrian owners of a Toronto restaurant they closed after receiving death threats are holding a news conference Thursday morning, a day...

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5 indicators we’re reaching the recession tipping point: Don Pittis

This week hints of a global recession came from Montreal. Speaking at McGill University, the new boss of the World Bank, David Malpass, warned...

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In Quebec, Andrew Scheer fights to erase memories of a bad debate, keep campaign hopes alive

The Conservatives began the campaign with big hopes for Quebec. They revamped their image in the province and spent months recruiting high-profile local...

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Liberals, Tories, NDP target seat that Jagmeet Singh once held provincially

Rajesh Randeria stands outside his two-storey house in his upper middle-class neighbourhood of Brampton Ont., as two election campaign soldiers for the local Conservative candidate drive up...

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First Nations vote unlikely to hit levels seen in 2015 election, say experts

The First Nations vote might not turn out at the polls later this month in the high numbers seen at the end of the...

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Breaking news: One suspect nabbed, one sought in shooting rampage that killed 4, wounded 5 in Kansas bar

Two men opened fire inside a bar in Kansas City, Kansas, early Sunday, killing four people and wounding five others in a shooting...

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Breaking news: President Donald Trump on Monday lost a federal court battle aimed at keeping a New York

President Donald Trump on Monday lost a federal court battle aimed at keeping a New York prosecutor from examining his tax returns for...

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Football News : England 1-2 Brazil: Phil Neville says Lionesses’ results not acceptable

Football News Boss Phil Neville said a fourth defeat in five games was “not acceptable” as England’s World Cup homecoming was spoiled by...

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Breaking news: Hundreds of thousands of Africans were enslaved in America. Wanda Tucker believes her relatives were the first

  LUANDA, Angola – Wanda Tucker stepped off the plane to a sky so gray it blended into the tarmac. She inhaled, balanced her...

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Sask. welder’s Humboldt Broncos-inspired sculpture gets world attention

In the middle of a cemetery near a small Saskatchewan city sits a sculpture of a girl sitting on a bench. Her head...