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Is now the time to make global corporations pay their fair share?

As the procrastinators among us worry over our own tax forms, it may be a little galling to think about the shrinking share of taxes paid...

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Ontario to impose stay-at-home order, closing non-essential retail, sources say

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is scheduled to hold a news conference at 2 p.m. ET. You’ll be able to watch it live in...

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Teachers warn that some students have ‘checked out’ of school, and it will be hard to get them back

Toronto-area high school teacher Kirby Mitchell has long focused his attention on students who’ve been labelled as having behavioural issues, who are often...

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Nature genetically modified this fish the way scientists do

Millions of years before scientists created genetically modified Atlantic salmon with genes from two other fish, nature created genetically modified smelt with a...

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Shortage of N.B. health-care providers forces student to pay out of pocket to see gynecologist

Mhàiri Agnew has suffered from recurring abdominal pain for more than half of her life. When she first complained as a child, her longtime...

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Brian Nadler recounted troubled times at Saskatoon hospital to Nevada medical board

The doctor charged with first-degree murder in the death of an Ontario hospital patient — and who once told a U.S. medical board how...

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No charges in death of Ejaz Choudry, 62-year-old shot and killed by police while in crisis

Ontario’s police watchdog has ruled there will be no criminal charges against police in the death of a 62-year-old father of four who was...

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How Kahnawake’s cross-border ironworkers are dealing with isolation from their families, community

Like many Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) families, Hogan Gilbert’s has a rich history in ironwork, and the trade has taken him far from home. Gilbert...

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Toronto mom spent her severance pay on car insurance, but ended up uninsured

Yasmine Sharaf thought she had scored a great deal on car insurance. The 48-year-old Toronto mother of three needed a lucky break; she had been...

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B.C. health minister says it’s time to ‘dig in’ to obey COVID-19 safety rules as cases mount

B.C. Minister of Health Adrian Dix has defended measures in place to limit the spread of COVID-19, even as his province set one-day case counts...

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Crew member missing after fishing boat capsizes off Cape Breton coast

One crew member of the capsized FV Tyhawk fishing vessel is missing after an unsuccessful overnight search off the coast of Cape Breton, according to a...

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StatsCan says it’s ready to conduct census despite pandemic’s resurgence

Canada’s national statistics agency says it’s ready to conduct the 2021 census next month despite concerns about the course of the COVID-19 pandemic...

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London’s health unit issues warning as 50% of new COVID-19 cases involve youth under 22

The Middlesex London Health Unit has issued an urgent notice to young adults telling them to “do their part,” stay home and get...

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Federal court judge rules in favour of Acho Dene Koe First Nation member’s complaint about election delay

A federal court judge has ruled that the N.W.T. Acho Dene Koe First Nation chief and council overstepped their powers when they extended...

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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...

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N.W.T. confirms 1st COVID-19 variant of concern

A case of COVID-19 reported earlier this week at the Diavik Diamond Mine —about 300 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife — has been confirmed as the B.1.1.7...