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Families of rail workers killed in B.C. crash call on Trudeau, RCMP to probe alleged coverup

Families of three rail workers killed in a crash in the Rockies of eastern B.C. almost two years ago are calling on the...

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Where you live is who you are: Erin O’Toole and the new culture war

In the midst of the worst public health emergency in a century and the greatest economic disruption since the Great Depression, Erin O’Toole...

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Alberta’s hospital system under significant strain, says medical official

The latest: November was the worst month for the pandemic in Alberta so far, with cases going from 6,002 active cases of COVID-19 Nov....

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Death threats, overcrowding and few masks: A TTC driver speaks out about life during COVID-19

Usually it’s dirty looks or insults, but sometimes, bus drivers working in Toronto’s COVID-19 hot spots are subjected to much worse.    One bus driver...

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Toronto police officer says she faced years of sexist, racist retribution for reporting colleague

A Toronto police officer alleges she was subjected to years of intimidation and reprisals by fellow officers and supervisors after she intervened to...

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Halifax university to cover tuition for former youth in foster care

A new program at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax aims to make it easier for people who’ve grown up in the foster care...

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Calls to Kids Help Phone have surged. Now some counsellors are making a distress call of their own

Kids Help Phone, the charity that offers 24/7 counselling services to young Canadians in distress, needs to listen to the concerns of its stressed staff if...

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Opposing views of Ginsburg, Barrett reveal deep divisions over perceived role of Supreme Court judges

This column is an opinion by Brian Bird, an assistant professor at the Peter A. Allard School of Law at the University of British Columbia. For...

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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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GM plans to bring pickup truck assembly back to Oshawa after tentative deal with union

GM Canada says it will bring back pickup truck assembly work to its plant in Oshawa, Ont., if a new labour deal with...

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Sask. making masks mandatory in Regina, Saskatoon, P.A., reducing gathering sizes provincewide

Saskatchewan will be making masks mandatory in indoor public spaces in Saskatoon, Regina and Prince Albert, and reducing the allowed size of gatherings provincewide. The decision...

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Canada’s largest school board to spend $2M in bonuses for principals, vice-principals this school year

Canada’s largest school board has announced that it will spend more than $2 million in extra compensation for its top managerial staff, citing what it...

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James Bond actor Sean Connery dead at age 90

Sean Connery, the charismatic Scottish actor who rose to international superstardom as suave, fearless secret agent James Bond and then abandoned the role...

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UPS executive granted special ministerial exemption from Canada’s COVID-19 quarantine

The president of U.S. operations for global shipping giant UPS was granted a special ministerial exemption from Canada’s mandatory 14-day COVID-19 quarantine, a...

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Canadian Museum for Human Rights staff told not to mention abortion during some tours: email

Some staff at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights were told not to talk about pregnancy or abortion, in addition to censoring LGBT...

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Teachers say return to school this fall has left them with overwhelming stress and a never-ending workload

Teachers Under Strain: CBC News journalists in Atlantic Canada and eastern Ontario teamed up to send out questionnaires to thousands of teachers to...

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