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Thu, 22 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
High-profile resignations force Green Party to consider scaling back leadership contest
In the wake of several high-profile resignations from its leadership committee, the federal Green Party is looking at curtailing some aspects of its leadership race.

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
What François Legault talks about when he talks about immigration
CAQ Leader François Legault is campaigning on a promise to limit immigration in Quebec to 50,000 people per year, a figure meant to maintain the status quo. But his tendency to backtrack on immigrati...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
The Crown, The Walking Dead, Avatar: The most anticipated TV coming later this year
In a year already full of film and TV releases, there's still much to come. For the fall and winter months, streamers and traditional broadcast networks are locked in an original-content race for view...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 04:00:01 EDT
With a fall brawl looming in Parliament, some MPs hope for a more civil session
The first face-to-face showdown between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the newly-minted Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is set to happen this week. But while political fireworks are expected, ...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:35:43 EDT
Alberta minister thanks 'freedom convoys' for mobilizing against Ottawa's 'tyrannical' pandemic policies
Alberta's minister of labour and immigration, Kaycee Madu, took to social media to criticize Ottawa's "tyrannical" pandemic travel restrictions and thank "freedom convoys" for their efforts against th...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
High-profile resignations force Green Party to consider scaling back leadership contest
In the wake of several high-profile resignations from its leadership committee, the federal Green Party is looking at curtailing some aspects of its leadership race.

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 13:15:09 EDT
P.E.I. minister vows to intervene as commission allows province's highest-ever rent hikes for 2023
The Island Regulatory and Appeals Commission has set limits on maximum allowable rent increases that will take effect on Jan. 1, 2023 — and Prince Edward Island's Progressive Conservative governmen...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:53:18 EDT
Women in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside warn of escalation in attacks, kidnappings, forced druggings
Women in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside are warning of escalating levels of violence in the neighbourhood and reporting more frequent, increasingly brutal instances of kidnappings, forced confinements,...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:28:19 EDT
Lawyer says 'petty feud' between RCMP, municipal police may have cost lives in N.S. shooting
A lawyer for the family of the last person killed in the Nova Scotia mass shooting says it seems the "petty feud" between RCMP and municipal forces impacted how the tragedy unfolded, and how many live...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 12:12:50 EDT
Sask. coroner says public inquests will be held for stabbing victims, final suspect
The Saskatchewan Coroners Service announced there will be a public inquest held into the deaths related to the mass stabbing on Sept. 4. There will be a separate inquest into the death of suspect My...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:35:13 EDT
American company says it will stop shipping products to Quebec over new language law
In a message at the top of OtterBox’s home page, the Colorado-based accessory manufacturer says, that "due to the French language requirements of Bill 96, we have temporarily suspended shipments to ...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:29:01 EDT
Renting is growing twice as fast as home ownership, census reveals
The number of households who rent their homes has grown twice as fast as the number of those who own, newly released census data has revealed.

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 09:21:18 EDT
Police ID suspect in N.W.T. stabbing that left 1 dead, 2 injured
In a press conference Wednesday afternoon, N.W.T. RCMP Supt. Jeffrey Christie said police are searching for Thaddeus McNeely, 24, in connection with stabbings that happened Tuesday night. ...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 13:00:00 EDT
Alberta-developed artificial intelligence gives ranchers an extra eye on their herds
BETSY, short for Bovine Expert Tracking And Surveillance, is an Alberta-developed app that uses facial recognition cameras on livestock. If the app detects strange behaviour, it will alert the user...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 07:16:50 EDT
Queen Elizabeth's portrait will continue to face slapshots in northern Ontario rinks, for now
It's unclear how long the face of Queen Elizabeth will continue to smile in public places across northeastern Ontario. Some of the portraits have been taken down, while others have been adorned with b...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:47:04 EDT
Nunavut announces new nursing scholarship in memory of student killed in Ottawa
Nunavut's health minister has announced a new scholarship created in the memory of Savanna Pikuyak, an Inuk woman from Sanirajak, Nunavut, who was killed shortly after moving to Ottawa for school. ...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:09:03 EDT
Family mourns Calgary father killed on the cusp of graduation, meeting youngest son
A Calgary man killed in a restaurant shooting last month was remembered Tuesday as compassionate, caring and humble by his family, who say they are "completely overwhelmed with grief." ...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:49:58 EDT
Indigenous population hits 1.8M, growing at twice rate of non-Indigenous Canadians: 2021 census
The number of people identifying as Indigenous in Canada grew almost twice as fast as the non-Indigenous population and now stands at 1.8 million — about five per cent of the population — accordin...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 11:52:15 EDT
B.C. is the most unaffordable province for housing in Canada, census data shows
B.C. is the most unaffordable province for housing in Canada, due largely to the number of people paying high rents to live in downtown Vancouver, according to newly released 2021 census data. ...

Wed, 21 Sep 2022 11:59:25 EDT
More than half the children in care are Indigenous, census data suggests
A Winnipeg mother says she was scarred for life when her first child was taken away at birth by social workers, who told her she was unfit to parent her newborn daughter because she was just 17 at the...



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