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Military members who report sexual misconduct still say they’re being dismissed by chain of command: report

Five years into the Canadian military’s formal crackdown on sexual misconduct, some victims still report being bullied, harassed and singled out by superior...

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The Liberals had the leverage this week — but it might not last

This week’s excitement ended quietly on Wednesday afternoon, brought to a formal conclusion by a vote of 180 nays to 146 yeas. The...

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Quebec premier warns of ‘censorship police’ after Ottawa professor suspended for saying N-word

The Quebec government has accused the University of Ottawa of violating a professor’s freedom of expression when it suspended her for using the N-word...

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A closer look at Canada’s homegrown COVID-19 vaccine candidates

More than 100 groups around the world are racing to produce a vaccine against COVID-19, with most of the attention focused on front-runners...

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NDP, Liberal cabinet ministers call for emergency debate over mounting N.S. fishery dispute

Four Liberal cabinet ministers called for an emergency debate in the House of Commons after a dispute between commercial fishermen and Mi’kmaw fishers...

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Government calls on private sector to come up with compostable, recyclable pandemic gear

Worried about the environmental damage done by growing consumption of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic, the federal government is asking the private...

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Canadians applying for new pandemic benefit report confusion, frustration

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that applying for the new Canada Recovery Benefit would be “simple” and that no Canadian would be left behind in the...

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WestJet’s retreat from Atlantic Canada pushes the federal government into a corner

Two hours after WestJet announced on Wednesday that it was curtailing its flights to and from Atlantic Canada, an email went out to...

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WestJet shuts down most of its operations in Atlantic Canada

WestJet will soon no longer fly to Moncton, Fredericton, Sydney, Charlottetown and Quebec City and drastically cut back its service to St. John’s...

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Rideau Hall spent over $110,000 on legal fees in response to bullying, harassment claims

Rideau Hall has spent more than $110,000 in public money so far on legal representation in response to allegations of a toxic workplace and...

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Vehicle torched, lobster pounds storing Mi’kmaw catches trashed during night of unrest in N.S.

The ongoing tensions surrounding the First Nations lobster harvest in southwest Nova Scotia erupted Tuesday night when several hundred commercial fishermen and their...

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Caps on international flights leave hundreds of Australians stranded in Canada

After multiple cancelled flights, Georgia and Greg King’s dogs will be flying from Canada to their home in Australia before them.  That’s because...

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Isolation tents, Red Cross deployed to Manitoba First Nations battling COVID-19

Sunshine Bushie and her three children aren’t leaving their home in Little Grand Rapids First Nation. More than 30 people on the Manitoba...

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Quinton Byfield makes history as highest-drafted Black player at key time in NHL

Dressed to the nines in his living room, Quinton Byfield didn’t have to wait long in Tuesday’s NHL draft to make history. Byfield...

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Collaborating artist and model say they will no longer work with Vancouver fashion designer

An Indigenous artist who has collaborated with Vancouver fashion designer Chloë Angus says he will no longer work with her in response to...

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Innu Nation suing for $4B over disruption to land and culture caused by Churchill Falls project

Saying their community’s culture and way of life was devastated by the construction of a hydroelectric project, the Innu Nation of Labrador is taking...