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Trial begins for Thunder Bay man accused in trailer-hitch death of First Nations woman

More than three years after Barbara Kentner’s death, her sisters are hoping for justice in a case that hundreds of First Nations chiefs from across...

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Canadian economic decision-makers press pause for U.S. election outcome

With a pandemic, a minority government in Ottawa and a crumbling energy sector, the Canadian economy is already in a period of great...

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Montreal man unable to rescue wife, despite federal program that helps Beirut blast survivors come to Canada

Bayan Assi, 29, a Canadian citizen, has been trying to bring his Lebanese wife to Canada ever since they married in January. But...

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A closer look at Canada’s homegrown COVID-19 vaccine candidates

More than 100 groups around the world are racing to produce a vaccine against COVID-19, with most of the attention focused on front-runners...

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Whether it’s Joe Biden or Donald Trump, America’s choice will alter Alberta’s future

Less than three weeks remain before American voters head to the polls to choose four more years of U.S. President Donald Trump or...

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Trudeau says the federal government wants fixes, not control, of long-term care system

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has no intention of trying to assert federal jurisdiction over long-term care facilities but still believes there...

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WestJet’s retreat from Atlantic Canada pushes the federal government into a corner

Two hours after WestJet announced on Wednesday that it was curtailing its flights to and from Atlantic Canada, an email went out to...

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Vehicle torched, lobster pounds storing Mi’kmaw catches trashed during night of unrest in N.S.

The ongoing tensions surrounding the First Nations lobster harvest in southwest Nova Scotia erupted Tuesday night when several hundred commercial fishermen and their...

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‘They chose the wrong person’: Pierre Laporte’s son reflects on his murder 50 years after October Crisis

It’s been almost 50 years since Jean Laporte learned from a television report that his father had been killed by a radical group...

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Football pioneer Emmarae Dale meets her moment in history

Emmarae Dale has been part of big games her entire life. She knows what it’s like to have pregame jitters, both as a...

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Watching Friday’s jobs data for the dreaded K-shaped recovery

“We’re all in this together” has a friendly reassuring tone. Used by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premier Doug Ford and many others,...

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Quinton Byfield makes history as highest-drafted Black player at key time in NHL

Dressed to the nines in his living room, Quinton Byfield didn’t have to wait long in Tuesday’s NHL draft to make history. Byfield...

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John Turner remembered as principled politician, loyal friend, great Canadian

Former prime minister John Turner was honoured as a principled politician, a loyal friend and a passionate protector of the environment today as family,...

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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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Witness to fatal torrent released from B.C. dam recounts moment ‘all hell broke loose’

Mike Hanafin was enjoying lunch on a viewing platform overlooking the Capilano River on Thursday when suddenly the peaceful afternoon was punctured by the...

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How Quebec’s bungled messaging is hampering the anti-virus effort

Quebec’s health minister was irked — and it showed. Christian Dubé had just been asked about a party at a restaurant in Laval...