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alberta mlas quit coalition against public health restrictions after ontario mpp invokes hitler
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Alberta MLAs quit coalition against public health restrictions after Ontario MPP invokes Hitler

Two members of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney’s United Conservative Party caucus have quit a national coalition against public health restrictions, after the group’s founder...

crown accuses meng wanzhous lawyers of denying facts in bid to toss
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Crown accuses Meng Wanzhou’s lawyers of denying facts in bid to toss extradition

A lawyer for Canada’s attorney general says Meng Wanzhou’s defence team is ignoring basic facts of the case against their client by accusing...

covid 19 and n l s election results probably killed the idea of a spring federal election
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COVID-19 and N.L.’s election results probably killed the idea of a spring federal election

If rising COVID-19 caseload numbers and the spread of more contagious and deadlier variants of the virus were not enough already to close the door on a...

what a legault trudeau detente might mean for the liberals in quebec
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What a Legault-Trudeau detente might mean for the Liberals in Quebec

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has ventured into Quebec twice in the past two weeks to make joint announcements with Premier François Legault. If their...

federal carbon offset proposal will likely give illusion of progress even as it increases emissions
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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...

canadian firms proposed gold mine in amazon rainforest a step closer to reality ceo says
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Canadian firm’s proposed gold mine in Amazon rainforest a step closer to reality, CEO says

A Canadian company is one step closer to building a controversial gold mine in the Amazon rainforest, after its study on how the...

supreme court carbon tax ruling the last ride of the resistance
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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,...

as quebecs economic recovery gallops ahead many risk being left behind
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As Quebec’s economic recovery gallops ahead, many risk being left behind

Quebec’s economy is roaring back to life after a year of closures, restrictions and curfews, according to economists at the major banks. Finance...

despite calls for change canadas rbc is one of worlds top bankers to fossil fuel industry
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Despite calls for change, Canada’s RBC is one of world’s top bankers to fossil fuel industry

Canadian banks have a serious fossil fuel addiction. But it is not just a Canadian problem. The latest study of corporate data from...

an animated history of elections gone sideways in n l
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An animated history of elections gone sideways in N.L.

Burned ballots, angry mobs, candidates tossed in jail: elections in Newfoundland & Labrador have seen it all. (Katie Rowe/CBC) With its shifting deadlines, mail-in...

anand says astrazeneca doses could arrive from the u s this week
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Anand says AstraZeneca doses could arrive from the U.S. this week

Procurement Minister Anita Anand says Ottawa could take delivery of AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine doses from the United States as early as this week. Ottawa’s...

in nurses firing union calls for due process while first nations leaders hope broader concerns arent lost
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In nurses’ firing, union calls for due process, while First Nations leaders hope broader concerns aren’t lost

The two nurses accused of racist treatment against an Atikamekw woman should not have been fired before the incident was investigated fully, a...

if hes ever going to win erin otoole needs to start broadening the conservative tent
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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...

mom vows to fight for daughter who died by suicide in hospital psychiatric unit
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Mom vows to fight for daughter who died by suicide in hospital psychiatric unit

Hillary Hooper was so desperate to find help for her depression, she took her boyfriend’s gun in the middle of the night, drove...

law prohibiting election misinformation struck down
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Law prohibiting election misinformation struck down

A key section of Canada’s elections law designed to curb misinformation during elections has been struck down and declared unconstitutional. In a 15-page...