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Who pays to protect free speech on campus New! 2020-02-21 10:58:52A decision in January by the Alberta Court of Appeal could put the onus on universities to cover the costs of facilitating free speech The post Who pa

A ‘final attempt’ to save Confederation 2020-02-21 06:30:34Politics Insider for Feb. 21: The RCMP offers to leave Wet'suwet'en territory, Tory MPs publish the Buffalo Declaration and Chrystia Freeland applau

Scott Moe, man of action, convenes a conference 2020-02-20 06:30:29Politics Insider for Feb. 20: The premiers want a chat with the Prime Minister, corporate America turns against capitalism and the Tories flirt with n

These protesters know more about Indigenous issues than 2020-02-19 15:31:28At an overnight street demonstration in support of Wet'suwet'en hereditary chiefs, Rachel Jansen finds the 'ignorance' knock doesn't stand up to

Can Jody Wilson-Raybould carry an olive branch? 2020-02-19 06:30:35Politics Insider for Feb. 19: An 'extraordinary' day in Parliament, NAFTA faces a final hurdle and the Royals have their own Martha's Vineyard The

Pickering’s plan for nuclear fallout 2020-02-18 18:15:53An emergency alert indicating a problem at Pickering's nuclear plant was a false alarm, but a big wake up call to many in its vicinity. What would ha

Justin Trudeau’s speech in response to anti-pipeline blockades: 2020-02-18 14:34:42'Do we want to become a country of irreconcilable differences?...Where politicians are ordering police to arrest people. A country where people think

The ‘iron road’ that brought ruin and death 2020-02-17 09:32:06Stephen Maher: As tempers flare over rail protests and talk of the rule of law, consider the history of the CPR The post The ‘iron road’ t

Anne Kingston: Her beat was life 2020-02-14 11:27:59'Everything connects,' her Twitter bio begins, and in Anne’s work, it did. She was the model for what a writer could be. The post Anne Kingst

John Baird chooses door #2: ‘A rewarding career 2020-02-14 06:30:56Politics Insider for Feb. 14: The latest will-he-or-won't-he drama (he won't), railways shut down across Canada and the PM heads to Germany The post

The unbelievable things coming out of Jason Kenney’s 2020-02-13 14:48:16Jen Gerson: Nothing demonstrates the parochialism and myopia of the people running Alberta Inc. more than their support for the Canadian Energy Centre

The politics of blockades and a brand new 2020-02-13 06:30:06Politics Insider for Feb. 13: Tories get loud about persistent blockades, Trudeau wins at least one Security Council vote and the CPC race gets a new

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Victim of sword attack tried to save son New! 2020-02-21 15:36:06WARNING: This story contains disturbing and graphic details. The Airdrie, Alta., woman who lost three fingers and was severely injured in an act of do

Teck Resources warns of $1.13B charge if Frontier New! 2020-02-21 15:26:58Teck Resources Ltd. says it will take an impairment charge of about $1.13 billion if the federal government decides not to approve its Frontier o

Privacy watchdogs to probe Clearview AI's facial-recognition technology New! 2020-02-21 13:15:38The federal privacy watchdog and three of his provincial counterparts will jointly investigate Canadian use of facial-recognition technology supplied

Will tech be Alberta's next big thing? Industry New! 2020-02-21 12:42:10Post secondary schools, worker transition programs and the energy industry are putting a lot of their eggs in the tech basket, hoping it can become a

Rail blockades causing containers to pile up at New! 2020-02-21 11:48:49A rail blockade in eastern Ontario is jamming up Canada's three biggest ports, prompting some shippers to take their business elsewhere as cargo pile

Canadian Space Agency searching for young astronauts New! 2020-02-21 11:11:14The 'Junior Astronaut Program' provides STEM and skills training for hopeful space cadets.

Ontario Court judge rules parts of Canada's prostitution New! 2020-02-21 10:52:04Justice Thomas McKay has ruled that three parts of Canada’s prostitution laws violate the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The decision mean

'The barricades need to come down now,' Trudeau New! 2020-02-21 10:05:37Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today that while Canadians have been patient with protests that have blocked rail traffic in parts of the coun

Tragedy stole Aly Jenkins from her family, the New! 2020-02-21 09:56:33A trip to the Scotties Tournament of Hearts can never fill the void left by Aly Jenkins's death, but for her husband and three young children, it kee

Manitoba container trucks gear down as a result 2020-02-21 06:00:00China's six-month ban on Canadian pork exports in 2019, the eight-day Canadian National Railway strike in November, the COVID-19 crisis and the ongoi

'Take a Valium,' Nunavut MLA tells naysayers of 2020-02-21 05:04:00Rankin Inlet South MLA and cabinet minister Lorne Kusugak says he is proud to hear that the Edmonton Eskimos are keeping their name — despite pr

Be warned, Conservatives: a failed leadership bid is 2020-02-21 04:00:00The fate of the contestants in the 2017 Conservative race show that losing a leadership bid is no way to burnish your resume.

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Personal information of nearly 360,000 Quebec teachers exposed New! 2020-02-21 21:53:24The government said that concerned individuals will be sent letters shortly.

Lululemon closes nearly all stores in China due New! 2020-02-21 20:50:54Most of the Vancouver-based company's 38 stores in China have been closed since Feb. 3 in accordance with Chinese guidance. Some are now operating on

Planned meeting between feds, Wet’suwet’en now delayed due New! 2020-02-21 20:40:07Chief Na'Moks says a meeting set for Monday has been delayed after the prime minister said it's up to Indigenous leaders and police to take down the

Canadian actor Eugene Brave Rock delivers keynote speech New! 2020-02-21 19:59:18Eugene Brave Rock spoke to the audience about his journey to Hollywood and how being proud of his Indigenous identity has helped him achieve his goals

Statistics Canada numbers indicate Lethbridge is one of New! 2020-02-21 19:53:00The latest numbers from Statistics Canada show that Lethbridge is a more youthful city than some might think. 

B.C., Ottawa, First Nations reach deal to protect New! 2020-02-21 19:40:24The federal and B.C. governments along with the West Moberly and Saulteau First Nations signed the long-awaited agreement to protect the endangered he

Veterinarians not trained to recognize signs of sexual New! 2020-02-21 19:29:34Veterinarians diagnose dozens of animals with ailments every day, but few know how to spot and respond to the signs of sexual abuse, one expert says.

Kingston high school student, former refugee receives national New! 2020-02-21 18:54:41Taim Saeed, 16, was one of 36 Canadian students from a pool of 5,194 applicants, a selection process based on academic success, commitment to communit

Saskatchewan Foster Family Association responds to call for New! 2020-02-21 18:42:26In response to a critical letter calling for more support for foster parents in Saskatchewan, the SFFA said existing supports are extensive.

RBC says too early to know impact of New! 2020-02-21 18:37:53The remarks, made on the company's first-quarter conference call, came as the bank raised its dividend and reported a profit of $3.5 billion for the

Edmonton police struggling to meet response time targets: 2020-02-20 21:01:34The Edmonton Police Service is struggling to meet its response time targets amid an increase in call volumes, according to a report.

Flu shot protected most people from infection during 2020-02-20 20:53:20The current flu season was the most unusual in about five years because of an early spike in influenza B as influenza A was circulating across Canada

Vancouver Sun

'We're not done yet': Released from quarantine in New! 2020-02-21 22:05:30A Richmond couple quarantined for over two weeks aboard a cruise ship in Japan is back in Canada. But their ordeal is far from over. “We’r

Vaughn Palmer: The fine print of moving forward New! 2020-02-21 22:02:42OPINION: Premier Horgan stands accused of picking and choosing which clauses in the UN declaration to respect, though he insists his legislation was n

Some Vancouver parents have been forced to travel New! 2020-02-21 21:28:10Several schools use lotteries to award limited space, leaving some neighbours having to send kids outside their neighbourhood

UPDATE: Lions Gate Bridge open after accident New! 2020-02-21 21:16:14Use of the Second Narrows Bridge is suggested until the accident is cleared.

Adrian Dix: Medical assistance in dying: Compassion and New! 2020-02-21 21:00:55OPINION: An individual has the right to make a choice to receive medical assistance in dying where they reside in B.C.

Letters to The Vancouver Sun, Feb. 22, 2020: New! 2020-02-21 21:00:32Rick James asks where exactly is Coastal GasLink planning to lay the pipeline?

Kent McNeil: Pipeline protests and the rule of New! 2020-02-21 21:00:20OPINION: If we are ever to achieve reconciliation in this country, we have to accept that Canadian law is not the only applicable law.

Wild, West Kootenay cat recovering after battle with New! 2020-02-21 20:50:44The eight-year-old stray, named Cupid, likely lost his eye in the mismatch.

Sharp drop in number of Metro Vancouver presale New! 2020-02-21 20:26:22The number of condo presale units released for sale in 2019 fell sharply, as developers responded to plummeting demand.

B.C. cities' speed limit, photo radar pitches ditched New! 2020-02-21 20:17:47Vancouver Coun. Pete Fry plans to continue his push for municipalities to be able to institute blanket speed zones in residential areas

Man crashes stolen float plane in Vancouver harbour New! 2020-02-21 18:01:40Police have not yet arrested a suspect.

Youth urge B.C. government to make plan to New! 2020-02-21 17:54:58New report identifies several pathways into homelessness for youth, including unsafe family home experiences, an unsafe foster care system, addiction

Montreal Gazette

Ste-Justine hospital employee fired after patient files consulted New! 2020-02-21 17:58:12Even though the incident seems to be isolated, the hospital will nevertheless tighten up its surveillance system.

Quebec antes up US$10 million to lure Roland New! 2020-02-21 17:54:25The big-budget producer and director's next movie, Moonfall, is expected to begin production in Montreal this spring.

Personal information of 360,000 Quebec teachers may have New! 2020-02-21 17:44:49Personal information of almost 360,000 teachers could have been leaked by the fraudulent use of a password and access code, the Quebec government said

Weekend roadwork to close westbound Ville-Marie tunnel, parts New! 2020-02-21 17:42:03Transport Quebec is urging motorists to avoid the affected areas.

Hickey on hockey: Canadiens add VIP seating as New! 2020-02-21 17:28:13The best female hockey players in the world will be in Quebec this weekend for the BFL Pro Challenge.

Editorial: Roberge deserves an F in Weinstock case New! 2020-02-21 17:06:33Deplorable treatment of Daniel Weinstock is further evidence of the CAQ government's tendency to act first and think later.

Montreal railway blockades: What trains are running and New! 2020-02-21 17:02:51A list of current status of Exo and Via Rail passenger train service.

Rail blockades: Police start circling St-Lambert protesters New! 2020-02-21 17:01:01“I expect the police to do their work,” the Quebec premier told reporters in Montreal on Friday. “The ball is in their court."

Trudeau says 'barricades must come down now' New! 2020-02-21 16:25:26Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says after two weeks, the barricades on rail lines and other major transportation routes set up to protest a natural gas

Theatre: Harmony and hard times combine in The New! 2020-02-21 15:54:13The celebration of protest songs from artists of Jewish heritage is at the Segal, while the puppets of the Festival de Casteliers begin to set up shop

While you were sleeping: Police chief takes being 2020-02-21 08:05:52Please, everyone, keep your clothes on!

Hanes: Canada must address historical grievances of Indigenous 2020-02-21 07:47:00There are most certainly no quick fixes to a complex situation that is a byproduct of centuries of shameful treatment

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Alice Munro among Nobel Prize winners urging Trudeau New! 2020-02-21 16:45:47

Ombudsman calls for national consultations, plan for supporting New! 2020-02-21 16:30:12Craig Dalton says despite spending billions of dollars on support and benefits for veterans every year, there is no comprehensive vision for what the

Ottawa, B.C., First Nations sign deal to protect New! 2020-02-21 16:19:00Federal Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the deal represents bold action to support the survival and recovery of the iconic caribou popula

Ban on heavy fuel oil in Arctic full New! 2020-02-21 16:13:14Andrew Dumbrille of the World Wildlife Fund says the draft allows Arctic nations to exempt their own ships from following the ban for another five yea

China, Iran challenges are top foreign policy priorities New! 2020-02-21 14:53:57Minister of Foreign Affairs Francois-Philippe Champagne says his top priorities include freeing two Canadians detained in China, and pushing Iran to r

Idled Nova Scotia to Maine ferry cost province New! 2020-02-21 13:24:53The figure was released following an announcement by operator Bay Ferries that it will begin sailing this year between Yarmouth, N.S., and Bar Harbor,

Vancouver float plane stolen — and crashed into New! 2020-02-21 12:55:00Police are searching for someone who crashed a float plane. The aircraft didn’t leave the water, a local airline says

New Brunswick premier adds two members to cabinet New! 2020-02-21 12:45:52The appointments were announced today as the province’s Tory government deals with the fallout from its aborted plan to close six emergency room

Attempted theft of seaplane ends with collision in New! 2020-02-21 12:37:08Police are investigating after a float plane was badly damaged in a collision resulting from what appears to be a botched theft.

Saskatchewan’s chief coroner issues public warning after spate New! 2020-02-21 12:28:51Police say there were 56 overdoses recorded between Feb. 7 and this past Tuesday, bringing the total since the year started to 69, including the two f

Proposed changes to Nova Scotia’s Elections Act could New! 2020-02-21 12:21:18The changes would make voting easier for members of the military and reduce barriers to running in elections, especially for women.

Protesters maintain rail blockade near Montreal a day New! 2020-02-21 11:16:49About two dozen protesters remain at the blockade in St-Lambert, Que., defying an injunction ordering them to leave the site.

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Ontario is now officially free of confirmed coronavirus New! 2020-02-21 16:31:07It's been nearly a month since the first case of coronavirus was diagnosed in Toronto, and now, all of Ontario is finally free from the novel illness

Dashcam video shows TTC bus running a red New! 2020-02-21 16:23:05Disturbing dashcam footage is circulating today of another close call between multiple vehicles on Toronto's streets — only this time, one

Metrolinx launches ad campaign comparing construction to puberty New! 2020-02-21 16:17:49Toronto isn't particularly pleased with Metrolinx following the announcement that the opening of the Eglinton Crosstown LRT has been delayed, yet aga

Vote for your favourite photo of Winterlicious 2020 New! 2020-02-21 16:08:06Winterlicious has come to an end for 2020, which means it's time to see who photographed Toronto's annual prix-fixe even in the best

Celebrity dog in remote-controlled car graces Toronto auto New! 2020-02-21 14:12:40Mister Bentley, the helicopter-riding bulldog of Instagram fame, has touched down in Toronto — and he's having himself a good ol' time.Th

Incredibly popular Montreal salad restaurant Mandy's is coming New! 2020-02-21 13:49:58Mandy's has taken Montreal by storm since it began as a small salad bar in the back of a women's clothing store almost 16 years ago, and now the com

Thousands of teachers flood Queen's Park amid province-wide New! 2020-02-21 12:46:58The four unions representing all of Ontario's public and Catholic schools are on strike today, and nearly 30,000 educators have gathered at Queen's

New and improved Ontario licence plates will be New! 2020-02-21 11:53:45Less than a month after the rollout of Ontario's new blue license plates began, Doug Ford's government is scrambling to replace them with a better v

Toronto bars will be open until 4am this New! 2020-02-21 11:18:32Last call at some popular music venues, nightclubs and bars will once again be extended thanks to the Toronto Music Passport winter session.

Small businesses on Eglinton demand compensation after latest New! 2020-02-21 11:16:53The never-ending construction on the Eglinton Crosstown LRT has been delayed once again and small businesses affected by the work are demanding f

35 artists to check out at Toronto's massive New! 2020-02-21 11:07:13The Artist Project is back at Exhibition Place for 2020. Filling out the Better Living Centre with contemporary works from over 300 artists, the annua

It's going to be a doozy of a New! 2020-02-21 10:44:37It's going to be a messy and inconvenient weekend for TTC subway closures in Toronto.First up, subway service on Line 1 between St. Clair West and Un

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