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Supreme Court carbon tax ruling: The last ride of the resistance?

This column is an opinion from Andrew Leach, an energy and environmental economist at the University of Alberta. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section,...

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After COVID-19 outbreak in retirement home, families want mandatory vaccines for staff

Even though Susan Asa-Katz’s mother is fully vaccinated against COVID-19, the 92-year-old spent last week isolated in her room after unvaccinated staff at...

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Singh says he disagrees with Hamilton MP’s post on racism in Quebec, but demands no apology

New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh says he does not agree with accusations that Quebecers are racist, after one of his Hamilton MPs applauded controversial remarks...

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Manitoba First Nations race to deliver 100,000 shots in 100 days

First Nations leaders in Manitoba are racing against an early spring melt and the onset of new COVID-19 variants to vaccinate all adults in all...

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The movement to address environmental racism is growing. This bill could provide the data it needs

Ada Lockridge has been fighting for cleaner air in her community for 20 years.  She recalls times when she and other residents of Aamjiwnaang First...

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Nearly 200,000 Ontarians aged 80 and older have not signed up for a COVID-19 vaccination

A little under three-quarters of Ontarians age 80 and older have either been vaccinated against COVID-19 or have signed up for a shot, a proportion...

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Kia Nurse hopes Raptors’ all-women broadcast could mirror WNBA, inspire next generation

If they see it, they can be it. That’s the notion Canadian WNBA player and TSN commentator Kia Nurse hopes will inspire young...

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Alberta to decide whether to further ease public health restrictions

The latest: A cabinet committee of Alberta’s United Conservative government is expected to meet Monday to decide whether to further ease public health restrictions....

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CRA sending details of bank accounts to IRS that don’t have to be reported

The Canada Revenue Agency has been reporting hundreds of thousands of Canadian bank accounts to the Internal Revenue Service, despite the fact that they...

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B.C. boy permanently brain damaged after eating lettuce contaminated with E. coli

E. coli outbreaks used to mainly be linked to hamburgers, but the last decade has seen recall after recall of tainted romaine lettuce...

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Controversial neck hold still being used by Mounties as RCMP reviews its safety

The RCMP says it hopes to have a decision later this year on whether it will continue teaching Mounties to use a controversial...

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Ankylosaurs dug into the ground to protect themselves, Alberta paleontologist says

In 2008, paleontologist Phil Currie returned to a remote location in Mongolia to collect the skeleton of an ankylosaur he first came upon in 1999. That specimen...

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The Truth About The Bachelorette’s Mike Planeta

To definitely nobody’s surprise, blog writer Reality Steve has actually currently determined Mike Planeta on Twitter as “a previous basketball gamer for Point...

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Ontario to (finally) pull the plug on fax machines in public service

For the generation comfortable communicating using only emojis or through TikTok videos, it’s a baffling sight still found in many offices: a bulky...

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Ontario’s 3rd wave of COVID-19 could hit younger adults harder. Here’s why

In Scarborough, the east-end Toronto area that’s been hit hard by the pandemic, Dr. Lisa Salamon was shocked by the impact of COVID-19...