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Wed, 22 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
The age of minority governments has arrived. Can the parties adapt?
It's always dangerous to assume that what has happened in politics will continue to happen. But with the results of the 2021 federal election now in (or nearly so), it seems reasonable to assume at l...

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Experts call for an overhaul of Canada's national security policy to cope with an 'angry' world
The newly re-elected Liberal government will have to hit the ground running on the world stage as U.S. President Joe Biden pledges new era of vigorous competition without triggering a new Cold War. Ex...

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Are election signs still useful? Political observers say yes
Federal parties know how important it is to woo voters on social media, but that doesn’t mean they abandon the traditional way of campaigning — erecting candidate signs on lawns. But do they influ...

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 21:34:46 EDT
Mountain goat 'turned the tables,' killed grizzly bear in Yoho National Park
Parks Canada says a mountain goat in Yoho National park took on a grizzly bear — and won.

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 13:37:10 EDT
COVID-19 patients in B.C.'s north being flown elsewhere for care as local hospitals hit limits
Critically ill COVID-19 patients in B.C.'s north are being flown as far away as Vancouver Island to receive care because local hospitals no longer have enough capacity, provincial officials said Tue...

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 14:16:42 EDT
Let the bargaining begin: Trudeau knows our priorities, Singh says
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is well aware of the NDP's priorities if he's looking for a dance partner during the upcoming minority government. 

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 14:58:14 EDT
Alberta man who lost wife, toddler in double homicide calls for changes to sex-offender laws
Mchale Busch, 24, and her toddler son, Noah McConnell, were killed last week. Cody McConnell — Mchale's husband and Noah's father — says the family should have been made aware they shared their Hi...

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 20:41:10 EDT
Rock slides at B.C. mountain shake village of Squamish
Squamish was shaken by two rock slides Monday, with massive slabs of granite shearing off the ancient Stawamus Chief rockface and smashing to the ground. The first dramatic cascade was captured on web...

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 17:47:10 EDT
3 die after Monday's explosion at Beauceville, Que., lumber plant
Three men in their 50s have died following an explosion Monday at a wood-manufacturing plant in Beauceville, Que.

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 14:00:09 EDT
Tyler Shandro out, Jason Copping in as Alberta's health minister
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has shuffled his cabinet. Tyler Shandro leaves the health portfolio for labour and immigration. Jason Copping moves from labour and immigration to become the province's he...

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 13:16:04 EDT
Historic Green win in Ontario 'humbling' given party turmoil, says incoming MP
Mike Morrice, the incoming MP in Kitchener Centre and one of two Green Party candidates to win their seats, hopes to work with all parties following his historic win in Ontario to ensure communities a...

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 11:00:00 EDT
Misinformation on Reddit has become unmanageable, Alberta moderators say
Misinformation flooding some of Alberta’s biggest online communities has become a major problem during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to three volunteer moderators of Edmonton communities on Reddi...

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 15:45:11 EDT
Joe Biden, Boris Johnson congratulate Trudeau on third election victory
U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today, congratulating the re-elected Liberal leader on his party's win in Monday night's federal election.

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
How a rural Ontario town helped free a Honduran human rights activist from prison
After surviving 19 months in a Honduran maximum security prison and a nearly four-year legal fight, Honduran human rights activist Edwin Espinal was absolved of all charges last week. The decision fo...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 19:01:07 EDT
Canadians have re-elected a Liberal minority government
Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau has won enough seats in this 44th general election to form another minority government with a strong plurality.

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 23:48:35 EDT
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole sticks with moderate message despite falling short
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole started this campaign by introducing himself to the country as a more moderate Tory. So far, the results suggest Canadians didn't buy into the message in a big way. ...

Mon, 20 Sep 2021 19:23:39 EDT
Police chief calls for end to 'anger and resentment' as Winkler roils with hostility to pandemic rules
A police chief says his southern Manitoba city with a low vaccination rate is being torn apart by animosity.

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 08:00:00 EDT
The biggest loser in Monday's federal election might just be Jason Kenney
As federal Conservatives cut through the clutter of the election to figure out why they lost, they’ll be pointing their knives in the direction of Alberta’s embattled premier.

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 04:30:00 EDT
How 2 inn owners are using a prized dinky collection to help bring refugees to N.L.
A pair of Plate Cove West inn owners are hoping to bring Syrian refugees to the Bonavista Peninsula with the help of some friends and some creative fundraising.

Tue, 21 Sep 2021 10:32:02 EDT
Philanthropist, media magnate Allan Slaight dead at 90
Canadian broadcasting mogul Allan Slaight, whose support of the country's arts scene made him an ubiquitous name at venues and events — including the Juno Awards — has died.



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