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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...

former central banker mark carney to speak at second day of liberal convention
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Former central banker Mark Carney to speak at second day of Liberal convention

Cabinet ministers will be on parade at the Liberal convention today, but all eyes will be on someone who’s never overtly dipped a...

bilingualism requirement for scc justices creates needless barrier for indigenous candidates critics say
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Bilingualism requirement for SCC justices creates ‘needless barrier’ for Indigenous candidates, critics say

As the first Indigenous justice appointed to a Canadian Court of Appeal in 2004, Harry LaForme seemed like an excellent candidate for the...

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...

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,...

alberta mla was monitored by 5 different police officers documents show
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Alberta MLA was monitored by 5 different police officers, documents show

Over the last four years, Lethbridge NDP MLA Shannon Phillips has had suspicions that some members of the city’s police force have been monitoring...

how the pandemic could create the flexible workplaces parents need
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How the pandemic could create the flexible workplaces parents need

For Tendai Dongo, the stress and anxiety was just too much at times. A project manager at a digital education company based in...

trudeau says he still has confidence in sajjan after ombudsmans testimony
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Trudeau says he still has confidence in Sajjan after ombudsman’s testimony

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today he still has confidence in his defence minister despite the ongoing sexual misconduct scandal in the Canadian military —...

2 vancouver police officers caught on video posing with dead man on third beach
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2 Vancouver police officers caught on video posing with dead man on Third Beach

Two Vancouver police officers who were videoed posing in front of and taking photos of a dead man lying on Third Beach in...

pierre trudeau may have asked business leader to move jobs from quebec says u s state department document
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Pierre Trudeau may have asked business leader to move jobs from Quebec, says U.S. State Department document

A once-secret U.S. State Department document suggests that former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau may have asked one of Quebec’s top business leaders to...

woman loses 340k in wire transfer scam alleges 4 banks did little to stop it
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Woman loses $340K in wire transfer scam — alleges 4 banks did little to stop it

Vivien Zheng says she will never forget the phone call that led to losing her family’s entire life savings — $340,000. The 43-year-old...

ex saudi spy urges canadian court to free his frozen assets says hes victim of assassination plot
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Ex-Saudi spy urges Canadian court to free his frozen assets; says he’s victim of assassination plot

A former top intelligence agent who alleges Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler sent a hit squad to Canada to kill him urged a court on...

hotel quarantine measures for travellers come into effect feb 22 sources
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Hotel quarantine measures for travellers come into effect Feb. 22: sources

Air travellers landing in Canada will have to quarantine in a hotel, at their own expense, starting Feb. 22, according to government sources....

calgary judge to hear challenge of inquiry into oil and gas foes
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Calgary judge to hear challenge of inquiry into oil and gas foes

A judge is to hear arguments this week over whether Alberta’s public inquiry into the purported foreign funding of environmental charities is a...

corey hurren pleads guilty to 8 charges tied to rideau hall incident
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Corey Hurren pleads guilty to 8 charges tied to Rideau Hall incident

The Canadian Forces reservist who pleaded guilty today to eight charges related to his storming the gates of Rideau Hall with loaded firearms...