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Mon, 16 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Elections matter — and this one may matter more than most
Heading to Rideau Hall on Sunday morning, Justin Trudeau doubtless knew he was going to be called upon to explain his reasons for triggering an election in a pandemic. His response was to invert th...

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
All the ways you can vote in the 2021 federal election
Whether you want to vote on election day, ahead of time, in your own home or out of the country, we’ve got you covered.

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Maritime farmers doing 'what we can' to get surplus hay shipped to drought-stricken Prairies
Hay from the Maritimes could make its way to the Prairies later this week as livestock producers in Western Canada struggle with devastating drought conditions. 

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Here's where federal parties stand on firearms control as cities like Montreal suffer a summer of gun violence
During a violent summer in major Canadian cities, some gun control advocates have called for more stringent federal firearms legislation while gun rights' activists and community workers have looked f...

Mon, 16 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
4 ways experts say a rebrand could pay off for Ryerson University
Before Ryerson University students begin fall classes, a task force will announce what it believes should be done to deal with the legacy of the Toronto school's namesake, Egerton Ryerson. ...

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Canada is headed for a federal election on Sept. 20
Canadian voters will head to the polls on Sept. 20. Following a meeting with Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau this morning, Gov. Gen. Mary Simon approved his request to dissolve Parliament, triggering th...

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 14:39:12 EDT
Haiti earthquake sparks memories of 2010 incident for Sask. resident
Olivier Gentillon moved to Saskatchewan from Haiti in the 1970s, but that doesn’t mean the recent earthquake was any less devastating for him. 

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 11:16:24 EDT
Canada suspends operations at embassy in Kabul as Taliban breach Afghan capital
Canadians working to evacuate allies from Afghanistan described chaos, fear and disappointment on Sunday as Canada shut down its embassy in Kabul and suspended diplomatic relations as the Taliban adv...

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 17:32:00 EDT
Calgary woman reunited with photo album left at Lunenburg inn years ago
Workers at an inn in Lunenburg, N.S., used social media to track down the owner of a photo album left there in 2012.

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 17:38:27 EDT
Property insurers update risk modelling as Canada braces for climate impacts
The estimated $78 million in insured property damage from the wildfire that devastated the community of Lytton, B.C., in June is a fraction of the rising costs of disasters fuelled by climate change, ...

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 12:49:02 EDT
'Tragedy, again': Ottawa Haitian community despair in wake of earthquake's destruction
For Haitians in the Ottawa area, Saturday's devastating 7.2-magnitude earthquake in the island's southwest is yet another blow to their home nation.

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 05:00:00 EDT
Couple craving Cape Breton pizza burgers have them delivered to their Ontario wedding
Allen Rankin grew up in Southwest Mabou, but he now lives and works in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. He and fiancée, Rachel Johnson, had been planning to get married in Cape Breton, but when their plans ...

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Canada is headed for a federal election on Sept. 20
Canadian voters will head to the polls on Sept. 20. Following a meeting with Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau this morning, Gov. Gen. Mary Simon approved his request to dissolve Parliament, triggering th...

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Climate change puts North Water Polynya, a source of Arctic life, in imminent danger
A keystone structure in Canada's High Arctic is under threat of collapse, and it would take with it a globally unique and fertile piece of the Arctic ecosystem, according to a new report published in ...

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 16:47:18 EDT
Haitian Quebecers scramble to reach loved ones, plan aid after major earthquake

Sun, 15 Aug 2021 02:45:30 EDT
Amber Alert cancelled for 5-year-old girl in Quebec
An Amber Alert has been cancelled for a five-year-old girl in Quebec after police say the missing child was found safe. A suspect is being questioned by police.

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 16:35:24 EDT
Residents of B.C. community return to assess damage as wildfires continue across province
Some residents of Monte Lake, a small B.C. community devastated by the White Rock Lake fire, were able to view the damage first-hand as the district confirmed on Saturday that 28 residences and one b...

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 14:50:36 EDT
Large crowd marches in Montreal to protest against Quebec's vaccination passport
A large group of people gathered in downtown Montreal on Saturday to protest against Quebec's vaccination passport, just a few weeks before the system is expected to be in place.

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 17:47:05 EDT
Canada to buy 40 million Moderna COVID-19 doses in next two years: Trudeau
Canada will buy at least 40 million doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine over the next two years, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Saturday.

Sat, 14 Aug 2021 14:16:28 EDT
Sir John A. Macdonald statue toppled in Hamilton park after hundreds attend rally, march
A statue of Sir John A. Macdonald was toppled in a downtown Hamilton park on Saturday after hundreds of people attended a rally and march calling for its removal.



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