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trial start date length difficult to predict in china spying case against 2 canadians
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Trial start date, length difficult to predict in China spying case against 2 Canadians

The Liberal government is facing renewed pressure to release Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou and end her extradition process, a move that some believe would trigger the...

how new american tariffs on canadian aluminum could backfire
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How new American tariffs on Canadian aluminum could backfire

If the Trump administration buys the argument that Canadian aluminum exports have surged and slaps a 10 per cent tariff back on products...

timing is everything how canada got into a pandemic economy and how it might get out
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Timing is everything: how Canada got into a pandemic economy — and how it might get out

This is the second article in a series looking at some of the lessons learned from the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic and...

why some cerb recipients are getting smaller payments this month
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Why some CERB recipients are getting smaller payments this month

Some Canadians are getting unwelcome surprises this month: smaller Canada emergency response benefit (CERB) payments than they expected. CBC News has heard from many people confused...

liberals allowed mp marwan tabbara to run in 2019 despite sexual harassment investigation
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Liberals allowed MP Marwan Tabbara to run in 2019 despite sexual harassment investigation

Member of Parliament Marwan Tabbara — who is expected to appear in court today to face assault and criminal harassment charges — was approved to...

what is juneteenth and why is everybody talking about it this year
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What is Juneteenth and why is everybody talking about it this year?

It is a 155-year-old day of celebration that many non-Black people in the U.S. and around the world only started to hear of recently....

trudeau government must stand up against trumps escalating attacks on international criminal court
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Trudeau government must stand up against Trump’s escalating attacks on International Criminal Court

This column is an opinion by Mark Kersten, a senior consultant at the Wayamo Foundation and a senior researcher at the Munk School of Global Affairs and...

alberta purges judicial vetting committee for former tory cabinet ministers political supporters
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Alberta purges judicial vetting committee for former Tory cabinet ministers, political supporters

Alberta Justice Minister Doug Schweitzer purged the entire committee that vets potential provincial court judges and recruited new members through a closed process...

heartbreak on the 49th parallel lives interrupted by the canada u s border closure
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Heartbreak on the 49th parallel: Lives interrupted by the Canada-U.S. border closure

It’s been a dismal few days for Canada-U.S. relations. Specifically, for people in relationships with someone on the other side of the border, dealing...

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Calls to defund the police gain traction with some Canadian policymakers. But what does it mean?

Calls to defund the police gain traction with some Canadian policymakers. But what does it mean? The increasing calls to defund the police in...

why a canadian push for economic solutions could fight systemic racism don pittis
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Why a Canadian push for economic solutions could fight systemic racism: Don Pittis

There is a question that Bessma Momani sometimes asks her university classes that tells us a little bit about the economics and a...

bike lanes installed on urgent basis across canada during covid 19 pandemic
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Bike lanes installed on urgent basis across Canada during COVID-19 pandemic

Been meaning for years to bicycle to work, as a way to improve your fitness and save money on gas and parking? Now...

how a school shooting in saskatchewan became a catalyst for a new class of dene teachers scaled
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How a school shooting in Saskatchewan became a catalyst for a new class of Dene teachers

Cora and Farris Lemaigre are making history on their Dene reserve in northern Saskatchewan. The cousins were just hired to teach at the...

in their own words political leaders in canada weigh in on trumps response to u s protests
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In their own words: political leaders in Canada weigh in on Trump’s response to U.S. protests

Canadian political leaders are weighing in on U.S. President Donald Trump’s handling of anti-racism protests sweeping across the United States in the wake...

in their own words political leaders in canada weigh in on trumps response to u s protests
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In their own words: political leaders in Canada weigh in on Trump’s response to U.S. protests

Canadian political leaders are weighing in on U.S. President Donald Trump’s handling of anti-racism protests sweeping across the United States in the wake...