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Brian Nadler recounted troubled times at Saskatoon hospital to Nevada medical board

The doctor charged with first-degree murder in the death of an Ontario hospital patient — and who once told a U.S. medical board how...

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Uber’s proposed revamp of provincial labour laws would cement the notion that gig workers are not employees

This column is an opinion by Paris Marx, a socialist writer and host of the Tech Won’t Save Us podcast. For more information about CBC’s Opinion...

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Federal carbon-offset proposal will likely give illusion of progress, even as it increases emissions

This column is an opinion by Nicholas Rivers, Mark Jaccard and Kathryn Harrison. Rivers is the Canada Research Chair in Climate and Energy Policy at...

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Supreme Court carbon tax ruling: The last ride of the resistance?

This column is an opinion from Andrew Leach, an energy and environmental economist at the University of Alberta. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section,...

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If he’s ever going to win, Erin O’Toole needs to start broadening the Conservative tent

If the Conservatives want to win the next election, they’ll need a broader coalition of voters behind them. But building that coalition has...

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People are celebrating their COVID-19 vaccine shots with selfies. Some think it’s time to give it a rest

Initially, Dr. Alan Drummond welcomed the idea of the so-called vaccine selfie — people sharing their COVID-19 vaccination pictures on social media — as a celebration and...

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COVID-19 has added to the educational barriers girls and women face around the world

This column is an opinion by Alexandra Chaves, a 19-year-old Plan Canada Youth Advocate who is passionate about gender equality and girls’ rights. She is also...

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In the shadow of her killer’s verdict, Cindy Gladue’s family wants to reclaim her humanity

Donna McLeod held her great-grandson Dayton by a firepit crackling flames in an Edmonton backyard last week and spoke about a dream she...

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Inside Aaron Carter’s New Feud With YouTuber Jake Paul

While it has been a little while since Aaron Carter engaged in a hasty Internet feud, that all changed when Jake Paul made...

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If we’re serious about building a healthy post-pandemic society, we can’t do it without addressing poverty

This column is an opinion by Richard Matern, the director of research at Food Banks Canada. His past work includes leading large-scale community-based research projects...

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Injured woman secretly videotaped by insurer, then wrongly accused of fraud

Alicia Micallef tears up when she talks about how she was secretly followed and videotaped, accused of lying, then dragged through the legal...

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Alarming numbers around men’s mental health indicate need for national response

This column is an opinion by Rob Whitley, an associate professor of psychiatry at McGill University and a research scientist at the Douglas Research Centre. For more...

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Appalling incidents like the Keyon Harrold Jr. case happen to Black kids here too

This column is an opinion by Phillip Dwight Morgan, a Toronto-based freelance writer of Jamaican heritage. He is a director of the Conn Smythe...

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Erin O’Toole moves to shake off the Trumpian taint

Erin O’Toole’s decision to issue a 595-word statement on Sunday about his political beliefs suggests he’s at least a little worried about his...

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Airlines face stiff public relations headwind as they prepare Boeing 737 Max for return to passenger service

As they prepare for the return of the Boeing 737 Max to Canadian skies for the first time in almost two years, Canada’s...

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Alberta drafts Capitol Hill operatives as it seeks support for Keystone XL, trade issues

Alberta’s United Conservative government is hiring influential Capitol Hill lobbyists and communications experts as it seeks to win support in Washington, D.C., for the Keystone...