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Sat, 18 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
The federal election might not have a clear winner Monday night — here's why
Canadians might go to bed Monday night without knowing the final results of the federal election. They might not even know who won by Tuesday morning. That's because this year, Elections Canada isn't...

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 14:00:00 EDT
Tired of dating apps, Vancouver man launches 'social experiment' to find companion
Dan Hawkins is offering cash prizes to friends who help him find true love.

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 10:13:08 EDT
'Grow up': N.S. premier blasts protesters who gathered outside top doctor's home
Nova Scotia's premier has clear, harsh words for the small group of people who recently protested outside the province's top doctor's home: "grow up."

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Young Indigenous voters in Sask. share their priorities ahead of the federal election
The voices of young Indigenous voters are crucial in this federal election because they can help make sure the next government prioritizes Indigenous issues that have been continuously overlooked, sa...

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Yes, in my backyard: How a stranger's act of kindness has changed a homeless man's life
David McDonald and Kim Cormier met by chance, but their friendship has endured. Now McDonald is awaiting delivery of his new home — a place to call his own after years of rotten luck. ...

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Why these vaccine-hesitant Indigenous women in N.W.T. decided to get the jab
Despite concerns about the safety of the vaccine and the legacy of medical experiments on Indigenous peoples, these women ultimately decided to get the jab.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 18:50:46 EDT
U.S. senators push Biden to lift border closure with Canada
Four U.S. senators on Friday asked President Joe Biden to lift restrictions that have barred travel by Canadians across the northern U.S. border since March 2020.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 17:17:20 EDT
What's on some Black voters' minds ahead of the federal election?
Find out what some Black voters are looking for from the candidates ahead of the federal election.

Sat, 18 Sep 2021 08:37:46 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Saturday
The measures are the first by a major European economy requiring proof of vaccination, a recent negative virus test or recovery from COVID-19 in the previous six months for all categories of workers. ...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 17:19:02 EDT
Vaccination uptake triples after Alberta announces its version of a vaccine passport
Demand for COVID-19 vaccinations tripled in Alberta on Thursday, the day after Premier Jason Kenney announced the province’s version of a vaccine passport. 

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:57:57 EDT
Hamilton police say kidnapping victim's kids tried to help him before son killed, 3 suspects sought
Investigators are looking for three male suspects in connection with Thursday’s double shooting and kidnapping in Hamilton that left a father badly injured, one of his sons dead and another son with...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 05:00:00 EDT
In northern Quebec, federal candidates are courting the Indigenous vote
In the 2019 federal election, voter turnout in Abitibi–Baie-James–Nunavik–Eeyou was just 49.8 per cent, well under the rate for Quebec as a whole. Now, there are two Indigenous candidates, and ...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 15:29:18 EDT
Canada disputes Chinese news report that famous sailor was turned back from Northwest Passage
Chinese media reported that painter and sailor Zhai Mo was “illegally stopped” by Canadian authorities while attempting what he called the first non-stop circumnavigation of the Arctic. Transport ...

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 22:21:42 EDT
These charts show how much more often unvaccinated Albertans are being hospitalized and dying from COVID-19
Recent rates of hospitalization, intensive care unit (ICU) admission and death among unvaccinated Albertans have been at least eight times higher — and as much as 60 times higher — compared to th...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:41:18 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Friday
Surges in coronavirus cases in several U.S. states this week, along with staffing and equipment shortages, are exacting a mounting toll on hospitals and their workers even as the number of new admissi...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:07:30 EDT
'Blue on blue' shooting trial stalls over Niagara police witness with access to SIU evidence
The trial of Const. Nathan Parker, who was shot by one of his fellow Niagara police officers in 2018, has stalled in a Hamilton court until next Wednesday over questions about improper access to evide...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 10:00:00 EDT
As an Indigenous sovereigntist, I will vote in this year's federal election
'I will vote in this federal election because I have witnessed how the decisions made by governments can determine the quality of life of Indigenous children,' says Andre Bear, the former youth repres...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:09:08 EDT
Thousands of Western University students walk out to support survivors of sexual violence
Amid chants of 'stop the violence, no more violence,' thousands of Western University students walked out of class on Friday to protest misogyny and rape culture, and support survivors of sexual viol...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 10:00:00 EDT
As an Anishinaabe citizen, I can't vote in good conscience in federal elections
It’s more important that we as Indigenous peoples hold Canada accountable as a partner in a treaty relationship than as a participant in a democracy, writes Waabshkigaabo.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
There's a nursing shortage in Quebec. Here's why one nurse quit and another is on the brink
Two nurses, one just entering the field, and the other who left due to harsh conditions, weigh in on why the public system is losing employees so rapidly.



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