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School custodian refuses to download phone app that monitors location, says it got her fired

Michelle Dionne was excited about her new job, helping to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by doing extra cleaning in an elementary school...

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Sask. artist’s 365 daily pandemic art pieces help her live in the moment

In April 2020, Marsha Schuld was isolated on her acreage and feeling anxious.  To deal with the feelings that came from the coronavirus pandemic, Schuld decided...

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When exercise was taking over my life, this is how I forged a new perspective

This First Person article is by Jacqueline Chen, a Grade 11 student in the TOPS Program at Toronto’s Bloor Collegiate Institute. It won...

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Former central banker Mark Carney to speak at second day of Liberal convention

Cabinet ministers will be on parade at the Liberal convention today, but all eyes will be on someone who’s never overtly dipped a...

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Liberals, NDP could use a bump in the polls — at each other’s expense

The Liberals and New Democrats are holding duelling virtual conventions this week, with party activists debating which policies will appeal the most to...

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Canada is touting hydrogen as crucial to its climate action plan, but how green is it?

Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...

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Woman who was raped on Plenty of Fish first date is relieved attacker was deported

Warning: This story contains graphic language and disturbing content. A Regina woman who was sexually assaulted on a first date five years ago...

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How Kahnawake’s cross-border ironworkers are dealing with isolation from their families, community

Like many Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) families, Hogan Gilbert’s has a rich history in ironwork, and the trade has taken him far from home. Gilbert...

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‘It excites people’: First Nations artists give beadwork a modern twist

The longstanding tradition of beadwork is taking on a new twist among young First Nations artists who’ve developed a long string of social media...

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Record-high lumber prices add as much as $30K to the cost of building a house

As if Canada’s housing sector wasn’t already irrational enough, a pandemic-induced lumber shortage is pushing the price of building a home even higher....

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Ottawa blames retired senator, survivors for undermining trust in residential school compensation system

The federal government blames the comments of survivors and public officials, including retired senator Murray Sinclair, who chaired the Truth and Reconciliation Commission,...

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Marketplace attended a COVID-19 conspiracy boot camp to see how instructors are targeting vaccine skeptics

While Canadian health authorities fight back against what Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam has called “an infodemic” — the spread of false information...

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Westboro bus crash trial is time for long-awaited answers, victims’ families say

In the two years since her mother Judy Booth died in an OC Transpo bus crash, Karen Benvie has been looking for answers....

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Inside Sarah Silverman’s Relationship With Boyfriend Rory Albanese

Seeing Sarah Silverman and Rory Albanese are both comedians, it’s not unusual for them to make each other laugh in their own relationship....

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Senate’s new harassment policy ‘a gift’ for would-be abusers, senator says

The Senate’s new harassment policy is “a gift” for would-be harassers because it creates a culture of secrecy that will shield wayward senators...

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Do you find it hard to end a conversation? You’re in the majority, study finds

Conversation is common, but not easy. That’s why computers can pilot an airplane around the world but still can’t master small talk.   ...