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The pandemic unexpectedly saved thousands from financial ruin. But there’s a reckoning on the horizon

This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during...

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New federal climate bill unlikely to solve Canada’s greenhouse gas reduction problem – here’s why

This column is an opinion by Kyle Hiebert, a research analyst in Winnipeg and former deputy editor of the Africa Conflict Monitor. For more information about...

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Distillers scrambled to make hand sanitizer for free. Then the federal government moved on

This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during...

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Indigenous tourism group paid CEO $25K bonus days after it was tasked to distribute COVID-19 relief funds

This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during...

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50 years after their breakup, the Beatles’ music is still here, there and everywhere

Take note today of the first reference you see or hear to the 40th anniversary of John Lennon’s death. Missing it might be...

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Tracking the not-so-clear trail of $240B in federal COVID-19 spending

This story is part of The Big Spend, a CBC News investigation examining the unprecedented $240 billion the federal government handed out during...

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Trans Mountain’s COVID-19 costs are now $12.5 million and growing

New numbers show that Trans Mountain’s COVID-19 costs are now 10 times higher than the figure the pipeline initially reported. Last month, the federal government-owned pipeline...

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Liberals accuse Conservatives of disregarding court deadline, filibustering MAID bill

Federal Liberals are accusing the Conservatives of thumbing their noses at a looming court deadline by filibustering a bill to expand access to...

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Common-law spouse among 3 charged with giving N.S. shooter ammunition

The common-law spouse of the man responsible for killing 22 people in April’s mass shooting in Nova Scotia has been charged with providing...

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Families of rail workers killed in B.C. crash call on Trudeau, RCMP to probe alleged coverup

Families of three rail workers killed in a crash in the Rockies of eastern B.C. almost two years ago are calling on the...

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Where you live is who you are: Erin O’Toole and the new culture war

In the midst of the worst public health emergency in a century and the greatest economic disruption since the Great Depression, Erin O’Toole...

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Why some travellers get permission to cross the Canada-U.S. border and others don’t

Kim Zavesky is desperate to return to her home in Golden, B.C. After retiring last year, she and her husband — both Americans...

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Alberta’s hospital system under significant strain, says medical official

The latest: November was the worst month for the pandemic in Alberta so far, with cases going from 6,002 active cases of COVID-19 Nov....

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On the edge of a bleak pandemic winter, Freeland offers a vague plan for recovery

The central metaphor of Chrystia Freeland’s speech to the House of Commons on Monday was seasonal. “We know the winter ahead will be...

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Why the federal government lets Canadians travel abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic

News reports that many snowbirds are heading south this winter — despite the COVID-19 pandemic — have angered some fellow Canadians who feel they shouldn’t be...

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Small retailers push back against lockdown policy that favours big-box stores

Small businesses in Toronto and Peel Region say it’s not fair that they should be closed for in-person shopping while big-box stores can sell all...