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COVID-19 has made reading next year’s real estate market harder than ever

Canadians are about to get an update on the state of the housing market and the latest resurgence of COVID-19 has only added...

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Fort McMurray, Alta., builder charged in California after more complaints from fire victims

An Alberta homebuilder who angered clients in Fort McMurray, Alta., after the 2016 wildfire with construction delays, failed inspections and lawsuits has been...

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Which essential workers should get COVID-19 vaccine priority? Teachers want a place in line

As coronavirus cases spiked in Manitoba this fall, Winnipeg teacher Matt Fabbri shrunk his personal circle down to his wife and their three...

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Provinces should adopt surveillance testing to battle COVID-19, long-term care home review says

One of the largest operators of Canadian seniors’ residences and long-term care homes is calling for provinces to adopt widespread surveillance testing as...

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Mortgage rates hit a new low, with Canadian bank posting below 1%

HSBC has come out with a variable rate mortgage at 0.99 per cent, which industry watchers believe is the first such posted offer below...

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Pandemic leaves students with disabilities disconnected from peers and short on support

Navigating school this fall has meant a host of new challenges for learners with disabilities, with both students and families often having to advocate...

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COVID-19 has sucked the oxygen out of the room on the climate economy

The Niagara Falls of news releases into any journalist’s in-box attest that there is always plenty of contention for the moving spotlight of media...

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Students burnt out by pandemic learning push more universities toward longer winter breaks

When McMaster University student Elisa Do learned last week that her school would be delaying the start of classes in January following the...

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NATO holds its breath as Trump plans for January withdrawal from Afghanistan

The NATO principle of one-for-all and all-for-one was the reason it — and by extension Canada — went into Afghanistan, but that assumption is...

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Oil and gas know-how looks to alternatives in a business-led push to address climate change

The federal government’s climate plan, announced Thursday, is facing criticism for not moving fast enough. Meanwhile, the political rhetoric from parts of Canada’s oil-and-gas-producing...

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Geraldo Rivera reveals surprising phone call with Donald Trump

Geraldo Rivera required Twitter to dish on remarks Donald Trump supposedly made throughout a supposed call in between them. “Hello there, I consulted...

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His father was to be checked hourly at his long-term care home. Instead, he died and wasn’t found for 6 hours

Joshua Matchett said he felt something wasn’t right when he couldn’t reach his father on April 11. He had called half a dozen...

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RCMP’s diversity hiring remains stagnant, new figures show

The head of the RCMP has promised to “double down” on efforts to boost diversity among its officers — but newly available statistics show...

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Canada’s opioid crisis killed 13 people a day in 2018, prevention report shows

About 13 people a day in Canada died as a result of opioids in 2018, according to a new report that shines a...

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Chief of First Nation at centre of N.S. lobster fishery dispute re-elected

Chief of First Nation A Mi’kmaw chief who has battled for his band’s treaty right to fish lobster in southwestern Nova Scotia has...

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Election day arrives in Saskatchewan, the third province to head to polls during pandemic

Polls are set to open Monday morning for Saskatchewan’s 29th provincial election as the Saskatchewan Party seeks a fourth consecutive mandate. “This will be the largest non-wartime...