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students graduates politicians decry devastating cuts at laurentian university
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Students, graduates, politicians decry ‘devastating’ cuts at Laurentian University

Students at Laurentian University in Sudbury, Ont., continue to react to news the school is cutting dozens of programs and laying off about...

alberta ndp would likely form majority if election held today new poll suggests
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Alberta NDP would likely form majority if election held today, new poll suggests

EDITOR’S NOTE: CBC News and The Road Ahead commissioned this public opinion research in March, just as the third wave of COVID-19 cases was building...

an ugly stain for years to come laurentian university interests reeling from staff program cuts
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‘An ugly stain for years to come’: Laurentian University interests reeling from staff, program cuts

Monday was one of the worst days on record for the Laurentian University community, with the news roughly 100 professors lost their jobs...

state actors are looking to join political parties to exert influence chair of security committee warns
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State actors are looking to join political parties to ‘exert influence,’ chair of security committee warns

Foreign governments are looking to meddle in Canada’s democratic institutions and the government’s foreign interference warning system should alert Canadians to state actors’ “traditional” election tricks,...

22 yr old winnipeg man hospitalized with coronavirus variant hopes his story will serve as warning
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22-yr-old Winnipeg man hospitalized with coronavirus variant hopes his story will serve as warning

If you think you can’t get seriously ill from COVID-19 because you’re young and healthy, think again. That’s the message a 22-year-old Winnipeg man...

red cross distributes nearly 6 2m to families after n s mass shooting
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Red Cross distributes nearly $6.2M to families after N.S. mass shooting

Karen Dean knew her friend Gina wouldn’t want her to be frozen in grief.  In the days after Dean learned Gina Goulet and...

new federal budget needs to deliver on governments social finance and innovation commitments
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New federal budget needs to deliver on government’s social finance and innovation commitments

This column is an opinion by Victor Beausoleil, Marie J. Bouchard and Carole Anne Hilton. Beausoleil is the founder and CEO of Social Economy Through...

school custodian refuses to download phone app that monitors location says it got her fired
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School custodian refuses to download phone app that monitors location, says it got her fired

Michelle Dionne was excited about her new job, helping to prevent the spread of COVID-19 by doing extra cleaning in an elementary school...

more than 60 programs to be cut as laurentian university moves through insolvency process
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More than 60 programs to be cut as Laurentian University moves through insolvency process

The pace of change at Laurentian University, which is in the midst of insolvency negotiations, is speeding up as termination notices for faculty...

how parts of canada are going about vaccinating teachers against covid 19
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How parts of Canada are going about vaccinating teachers against COVID-19

This weekend, teachers and school staff in Ontario’s Niagara region are getting their first chance at a COVID-19 vaccine, thanks to the recommendation of...

liberal delegates endorse a universal basic income reject capital gain tax hike
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Liberal delegates endorse a universal basic income, reject capital gain tax hike

Liberal delegates to the party’s policy convention have overwhelmingly endorsed a resolution calling for the establishment of a universal basic income (UBI) in...

ontario reports 4227 new cases of covid 19 nearly topping single day record
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Ontario reports 4,227 new cases of COVID-19, nearly topping single-day record

Ontario reported another 4,227 cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the second-most on a single day at any point during the pandemic. The province logged...

vancouver canucks says no culprit in teams covid 19 outbreak
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Vancouver Canucks says ‘no culprit’ in team’s COVID-19 outbreak

The Vancouver Canucks team physician said the player who first contracted COVID-19 and then brought it into the team acted within NHL and...

liberals ndp could use a bump in the polls at each others
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Liberals, NDP could use a bump in the polls — at each other’s expense

The Liberals and New Democrats are holding duelling virtual conventions this week, with party activists debating which policies will appeal the most to...

heres why canadians have reason to be more optimistic about the covid 19 vaccine rollout
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Here’s why Canadians have reason to be more optimistic about the COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Comparing apples to oranges isn’t necessarily useful if you’re trying to learn more about apples. And that is exactly what some experts say...