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Military conducted secret investigation of reservist Patrik Mathews as a possible terrorist threat

The military’s counter-intelligence unit secretly investigated Patrik Mathews — a former Manitoba army reservist and alleged recruiter for a neo-Nazi group — as a possible terrorist...

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Ontario moving Sarnia-Lambton into lockdown; N.B. reveals vaccine rollout details

The latest: Ontario will move the southwestern region of Sarnia-Lambton into lockdown on Monday after a recent spike in COVID-19 cases, making it the fifth...

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Provinces, territories are owed more than $1.3B in unpaid fines, investigation shows

More than 12 years after a propane explosion in Toronto killed two people, levelled large parts of a neighbourhood and sent thousands running from...

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5 graphs that help tell the story of the pandemic

It’s been one year since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a global pandemic, and Canada is just beginning to understand how the coronavirus has...

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Commanding officers interfered in sexual assault investigations, retired military police officer says

A former military police officer says he faced commanding officers who interfered in his sexual assault cases and prosecutors who were reluctant to...

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Vaccinated care home residents confined to rooms after workers test positive

A vaccinated resident at an Ottawa long-term care facility wants to know why he and everyone else living at the home have to remain in...

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Canada and New Zealand both have hot housing markets, but only 1 has plan to cool things down

The idea that Canadian residential real estate prices are rising at an unsustainable pace is no longer just a subject for Twitter rants...

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St. John’s firefighters grounded, as helicopter rescue team remains in ‘holding pattern’

The helicopter rescue team normally called in to pluck wayward wanderers from cliffs and transport injured hikers from remote inaccessible locations around St....

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Prioritizing people with specific conditions for COVID vaccine slows race for herd immunity: N.S.’s top doctor

Amanda Robinson used to work part time five days a week for an organization that supports adults with disabilities. She went to bingo...

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Payday lender lines of credit and instalment loans at 47% create debt traps, critics say

Patricia Edwards of Toronto wanted to help her two adult daughters when they fell behind on bill payments at the rented townhouse they share.  ...

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Pandemic job losses threaten to leave women behind permanently, RBC warns

Jerty Gaa is one of the nearly 500,000 women in Canada who remain unemployed amid the pandemic. She found herself on hiatus from her...

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Teachers in 3 provinces recruited for COVID-19 immunity research

The debate over the safety of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic is coming under researchers’ microscopes. Three new projects are aiming determine how...

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Ontario pledges $25M to give arts sector ‘a fighting chance’

Ontario’s cultural heritage minister announced a $25 million investment in the arts sector on Tuesday, with $24 million going toward 140 arts organizations and...

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Hurdles remain in Canada-U.S. relationship despite renewed commitments

Challenges still lie ahead for the Canada-U.S. relationship despite several days of bilateral meetings between the two countries on their shared priorities and close...

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Ontario man battles Bell and contractor after worker uses power tool to clean his car

David Rooney couldn’t believe what he was seeing when he looked out his front window in June and saw a Bell Canada contract...

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Every household to get prepaid blank postcard courtesy of Canada Post

In an effort to encourage Canadians to keep in touch during the pandemic, Canada Post is sending every household a free postcard to...