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How a Canadian woman pushed a popular South Asian matchmaking site to drop its skin-tone filter

When Meghan Nagpal decided to take her chances at finding love by signing up for a popular matchmaking website, she never expected to...

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Does the Trudeau government have a plan to end the pandemic economy?

In a normal year, the federal government tables a budget in the spring and then an economic statement or fiscal update in the fall....

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Former WE Charity employee says staff tried to silence her by rewriting anti-racism speech

A former employee of WE Charity says a speech she wrote for a WE Schools tour about her experiences as a Black woman...

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Financial scrutiny, back-to-work bonus among Conservative demands ahead of fiscal snapshot

Uncovering what’s become of Canada’s deficit, implementing a bonus for workers returning to their jobs during the COVID-19 pandemic and boosting funding for...

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Media not allowed to cover sex offender Donnie Snook’s parole board hearing

A former Saint John city councillor who sexually abused numerous boys will have a Parole Board of Canada hearing in July, but journalists...

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Potential COVID-19 vaccine has re-energized anti-vaccination groups, health experts warn

As Canadians yearn for an end to the COVID-19 pandemic and a time they can once again hug their elderly loved ones or...

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Military confirms 40 per cent of COVID-positive troops deployed to long-term care homes were asymptomatic

Up to 40 per cent of Canadian troops infected with the novel coronavirus may have been carrying the virus symptom-free while they were deployed to...

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Eating wild plants is a ‘world that needs to be rediscovered’

Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...

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Parents of Black Sask. teen who took own life call for stronger anti-racism action

Sandra Barker-Schmidt and her husband, Dean Schmidt, are grappling with a difficult question this fall: Should they send their daughter ​​Kidist to the same...

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Timing is everything: how Canada got into a pandemic economy — and how it might get out

This is the second article in a series looking at some of the lessons learned from the first months of the COVID-19 pandemic and...

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Why some CERB recipients are getting smaller payments this month

Some Canadians are getting unwelcome surprises this month: smaller Canada emergency response benefit (CERB) payments than they expected. CBC News has heard from many people confused...

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Treating racism: Canadian doctors of colour share their experiences in medicine

Hundreds of thousands of people have taken to the streets across the U.S. and Canada to protest against police brutality after the death...

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How one of Toronto’s COVID-19 hot spots is struggling through the pandemic

The community of Thorncliffe Park has the highest rate of COVID-19 infection compared to all the adjacent neighbourhoods, yet it has managed to...

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Military mission ending in most Ontario long-term care homes

Ontario drivers are being told to stay on the lookout for military vehicles on the roads this week as hundreds of Canadian Armed...

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‘It matters to families’: Canada does not keep track of probable cases of COVID-19

This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of eclectic and under-the-radar health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you...

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Video captures residents wandering into woman’s room at Ottawa long-term care home hit hard by COVID-19

A camera installed by a woman concerned about her mother’s health inside an Ottawa long-term care home overwhelmed by COVID-19 shows several residents...