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Pandemic is making life even more perilous for the 420 million children in conflict zones

This column is an opinion by Bill Chambers, the president and CEO of Save the Children in Canada. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section, please...

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Oil and gas know-how looks to alternatives in a business-led push to address climate change

The federal government’s climate plan, announced Thursday, is facing criticism for not moving fast enough. Meanwhile, the political rhetoric from parts of Canada’s oil-and-gas-producing...

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Nasdaq buying N.L. online security company Verafin in $2.75B US deal

St. John’s-based online security and anti-fraud company Verafin will be sold to global technology giant Nasdaq for $2.75 billion US, the companies announced...

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Canadian youth sports groups are losing millions of dollars to fraud and theft

For the Corner Brook Minor Hockey Association, it was like being on the receiving end of an open-ice body check.  It was in...

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Saskatchewan staved off bankruptcy in the ’90s. Is there hope for N.L., too?

Roy Romanow says he still loses sleep over decisions he made 27 years ago. The former NDP premier of Saskatchewan came to power amid...

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Vast majority of travellers entering Canada allowed to skip 14-day quarantine

More than five million arrivals into Canada have been allowed to skip the 14-day quarantine requirement put in place when the country closed its borders to non-essential...

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Pandemic ‘pressure cooker’ is driving more couples to seek advice about separation, divorce

Tara Mandarano found herself stressed and frustrated during the COVID-19 lockdown last spring. Like millions of Canadians, she was struggling to work from...

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Meng Wanzhou back in court as observers ponder influence of Biden presidency

A supervisor who oversaw Canada Border Services Agency officers at Vancouver’s airport on the day Meng Wanzhou was arrested will resume testimony at...

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Awkward Donald Trump moments that were caught on camera funny

Donald Trump’s very first Halloween in the White House will be kept in mind for one especially uncomfortable encounter with the kids of...

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Geraldo Rivera reveals surprising phone call with Donald Trump

Geraldo Rivera required Twitter to dish on remarks Donald Trump supposedly made throughout a supposed call in between them. “Hello there, I consulted...

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How Barack Obama’s presidency affected his marriage

The love story of Barack and Michelle Obama has been admired by many, and in 2015, Hollywood capitalized off that interest in a...

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The least democratic aspects of Canada’s Constitution may provide the best defence of our election process

This column is an opinion by Eric M. Adams, vice dean and professor of law at the University of Alberta, Faculty of Law, where...

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Immigration detention centres emptied over fear of possible COVID-19 outbreaks

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is emptying out its detention centres and finding alternatives to keeping detainees behind bars until they can...

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How long can interest rates stay low once a vaccine arrives?

Jubilation over the good news about a vaccine has taken markets by storm. Shortly after the news broke on Monday that the U.S....

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What to expect on the trade file from a Biden administration

On the morning of the U.S. election, a Vancouver radio host asked Justin Trudeau what topped his list of cross-border concerns. “Trade,” the...

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For Canada’s energy sector, a Joe Biden win would be just 1 more item on a long list of uncertainties

This week was the first time Tom Simons had travelled to the U.S. in eight months because of the pandemic, and he just happened...