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Two-faced, blue-faced, Trudeau, Trump 2019-12-05 07:00:56Politics Insider for Dec. 5: Trump goes after Trudeau, Parliament returns and the Parliamentary lifetime achievement award goes to... The post Two-fac

Come for the Trump-Trudeau handshake, stay for the 2019-12-04 07:00:41Politics Insider for Dec. 4: Justin Trudeau and other world leaders gossip about Trump, some branding advice for Conservatives and John Manley calls f

The Trudeau government’s high noon moment with Beijing 2019-12-03 11:05:38A Senate motion puts the Liberals at a crossroads. Will they break with their party's entrenched pro-China lobby? Or reward Beijing's bullying and

Here’s something all the premiers can finally agree 2019-12-03 07:00:23Politics Insider for Dec. 3: Premiers agreed they'd all like more federal money, Trudeau plane mishap and some Alberta conservatives are done with Sc

Give the gift of Maclean’s for as little 2019-12-02 17:45:41Take advantage of this special price The post Give the gift of Maclean’s for as little as $20 appeared first on Macleans.ca.

The man who blew the whistle on uber 2019-12-02 17:01:57Bradley Birkenfeld spent years working for a Swiss bank that helped billionaires avoid paying taxes. Then he yanked back the curtain. The post The man

What room can Andrew Scheer win, if not 2019-12-02 12:14:33Jason Markusoff: Alberta Conservatives gathered to listen to their federal party leader. They were not very impressed. The post What room can Andrew

Giving new meaning to provincial powers 2019-12-02 07:00:53Politics Insider for Dec 2: Provincial politicians go nuclear then look for consensus, and Scheer can't change the channel The post Giving new meanin

Vancouver’s ‘symbol of disparity’: a $4.8-million chandelier 2019-11-29 13:04:35The city's latest piece of public art: a vision of opulence in the type of space where homeless people seek shelter The post Vancouver’s &lsquo

The Scheer divide 2019-11-29 07:00:34Politics Insider for Nov. 29: Scheer faces more calls to resign but vows to fight on, and Quebec's mad at Manitoba ads The post The Scheer divide app

The safest—and maybe most honest—places to live in 2019-11-28 14:44:52From Petawawa, Peterborough and LaSalle, Ont., to Rothesay and Quispamsis, N.B., here are the places with the least amount of crime in the country The

McKenna looks to build bridges, in more ways 2019-11-28 07:00:53Politics Insider for Nov. 28: How Scheer can save his leadership, Freeland scrambles for USMCA side-deal and McKenna lays out her infrastructure visio

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Oscar the Grouch actually made for 'happiest set' 2019-12-09 07:25:52The man behind iconic Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch is being fondly remembered by those who had a chance to work with him.

Fresh Express brand Sunflower Crisp Chopped Kit recalled 2019-12-09 05:46:37The CFIA said people should check to see if they have the recalled product in their home. Recalled products should be thrown out or returned to t

Lax regulations mean automakers can 'bury' reports of 2019-12-09 05:00:00Vehicle fires happen, but there's no way to know how many incidents there have been in Canada because automakers aren't obligated to report them, an

30-year-old federal document shows plan to 'block' Inuktut 2019-12-09 04:00:00The organization that represents the Inuit of Nunavut in negotiations says it has uncovered a 30-year-old document containing secret instructions to g

Dene grandmother teaches language to her grandkids in 2019-12-09 04:00:00Alice Rigney of Fort Chipewyan, Alta., speaks Denesuline and is teaching the language to her grandchildren in Maskwacis.

'Bed blockers' costing Ottawa hospitals millions 2019-12-09 04:00:00On a typical day, Ottawa hospitals spend more than a quarter of a million dollars caring for patients who are occupying beds they don't really n

Montreal church leaders ignored warnings about priest convicted 2019-12-09 04:00:00A months-long investigation by CBC Montreal has revealed the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Montreal was told, on multiple occasions, that Brian Bouche

Quebec premier heads to California as cap-and-trade under 2019-12-08 17:27:48Legault's four-day California mission concludes Wednesday in Sacramento, when he will meet with Gov. Gavin Newsom to discuss their partnership aimed

Online watchdog keeping tabs on federal environmental promises 2019-12-08 16:04:18There is a new online watchdog keeping track of the environment promises of the federal Liberal minority government.

Detained Canadian Michael Kovrig clinging to 'sense of 2019-12-08 13:23:38Michael Kovrig, one of the Canadians detained in China, is trying to hang on to his sense of humour as the anniversary of his imprisonment approaches.

Targeted triple shooting along Toronto highway leaves 1 2019-12-08 09:12:28A triple shooting that left one man dead and two others wounded along Highway 400 in Toronto's northwest end Saturday night is believed to have been

The RCMP said it didn't have any records 2019-12-08 08:00:00The RCMP is apologizing for saying it didn’t have any records about its 11-month investigation into the death of Michel Vienneau, who was shot b

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Police in Châteauguay establish new safe zone for 2019-12-09 22:24:40Police have established a Neutral Meeting Zone, a safe spot where people can meet face-to-face to finalize their online transactions. 

Firefighters respond to blaze at home near Edmonton’s 2019-12-09 22:18:02Crews responded to a fire at a home in central Edmonton on Monday night.

Calgary man’s escape from avalanche caught on camera 2019-12-09 21:35:58According to Michael Schoemaker of Canadian Scrambling and Moutnaineering, the avalanche didn't appear to be a large one, but it still could have inj

Recent UN vote not a shift in Canada’s 2019-12-09 21:22:25Canada returned to its practice of voting against other resolutions critical of Israel in votes taken this month.

Water supply at risk for nearly two billion 2019-12-09 21:04:05“This is one of the big cascading effects” of climate change, said one of the study's authors.

New nighttime Toronto Zoo multimedia art exhibit set 2019-12-09 21:00:23"There are lights, there are lasers, there is music, there are smoke machines -- there are so many pieces to (Terra Lumina) that it's really hard to

Kelowna off-leash dog beach made permanent following city 2019-12-09 19:53:06Improvements to the Lake Avenue dog beach will be made by spring 2020, including better fencing, improved signage and the addition of a dog-bag dispen

Mushroom grower fined after worker dragged into conveyor, 2019-12-09 19:47:10The workplace injury led to a $90,000 fine for the produce company.

Saskatoon enacts cold weather alert as wind chill 2019-12-09 19:41:59Front-line service providers coming into contact with a homeless person in Saskatoon will ensure that person has safe lodging for the night under the

Actor Gary Sinise treats 1,700 loved ones of 2019-12-09 19:34:48The actor partnered up with American Airlines to pay tribute to fallen soldiers and their families.

West Island Assistance Fund building in Pierrefonds-Roxboro destroyed 2019-12-09 18:11:40Approximately 150 firefighters were called to the scene on rue du Centre, according to Montreal Fire Department spokesperson Stephanie Lorrain.

AUPE nurses protest schedule changes at Calgary seniors 2019-12-09 18:09:22Dozens of Calgary nurses rallied outside Carewest's Colonel Belcher senior home on Monday, vocalizing their opposition to proposed schedule changes.

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Man in mobility scooter rescued after falling into 2019-12-09 23:54:06A man with a disability was rescued by firefighters after falling down an elevator shaft at the Yaletown-Roundhouse Canada Line station on Monday nigh

Transit strike: Talks go late into the night 2019-12-09 22:14:56Here's what you should know about the continuing negotiations and the planned withdrawal of SkyTrain services beginning Tuesday.

Vancouver party bus operator facing $50,000 fine 2019-12-09 21:54:10There have been a number of tragedies over the past 12 years related to party buses and limousines.

Family left with questions in workplace death of 2019-12-09 21:24:33Locomotive engineer Kirk Charles McLean was killed in a yard accident on Dec. 2

Raynold Wonder Alorse: The digital economy’s environmental footprint 2019-12-09 21:00:48Opinion: Globally, the world produces as much as 50 million tonnes of electronic e-waste a year, worth over US$62.5 billion and more than the GDP of m

Metro Vancouver single-family home values plunge 2019-12-09 20:41:20Fall in home values will impact some owners' personal finances, as assessed values are used by banks to determine how much owners can borrow.

Billion dollar boom: UNDRIP opens the door to 2019-12-09 20:32:29First Nations business set to hit $100 billion in just five years

REAL SCOOP: Stirling told U.S. agents that a 2019-12-09 20:03:31Here’s my latest on John Philip Stirling’s battle to get his U.S. charges dropped: Skipper says cartel loaded drugs for his ill-fated voya

Western Forest Products appeals to John Horgan to 2019-12-09 19:56:06The union says government should stay out of the dispute

B.C. man acquitted in Air India bombing travels 2019-12-09 19:54:58Ripudaman Singh Malik was on a black list for decades, but has now been allowed to travel to India

Metro Vancouver commuters gear up for potential SkyTrain 2019-12-09 17:11:07Despite talks over the weekend, the union representing 900 SkyTrain workers and their employer couldn't come to a deal by Sunday.

RCMP not negligent in death of Langley teen 2019-12-09 17:09:04The Independent Investigations Office says the overdose death of 14-year-old Carson Crimeni was a “tragic incident” but police played no r

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Quebec man faces 36 counts of luring, pimping, 2019-12-10 08:58:24Seven women have filed complaints with authorities.

Montreal acquires 25 hectares in Île-Bizard for Great 2019-12-10 08:24:12Montreal executive committee approves purchase of 25 hectares of land on Île-Bizard for a million dollars as part of Great Western Park.

While you were sleeping: Air fryers are good 2019-12-10 08:11:50This is not how you use an air fryer.

Longueuil police arrest 10 in early-morning drug raids 2019-12-10 08:01:49About 130 police officers were deployed in the raids, the latest chapter of an investigation that began last May.

Montreal weather: Initially warm but temperature to drop 2019-12-10 07:45:29High of 8 early in the day, dropping to as low of minus 12 at night.

Canadiens prospect Cole Caufield part of Team USA 2019-12-10 07:40:33Joins another Habs prospect, Jordan Harris, among 28 players getting ready for the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship.

Montreal gets C+ for financial transparency 2019-12-10 06:00:52Montreal performed far better than other Quebec municipalities on financial transparency, with Laval, Longueuil and Quebec City all getting an F.

Canadiens at Pittsburgh Penguins: Five things you should 2019-12-10 06:00:45Claude Julien hasn't been forthcoming about his choice of goaltenders this season, but you can be assured that Carey Price will get the call.

Gazette Christmas Fund: Depression put Laura’s life on 2019-12-10 06:00:43“Things got better as soon as I started asking for help,” she said.

History Through Our Eyes: Dec. 10, 1953, Merson's 2019-12-10 06:00:42“The inventor of these new fender bumpers claims that cars can be protected from sideswiping and other accidents,” we reported.

Fire destroys West Island Assistance Fund offices in 2019-12-09 18:01:14A fire at the corner of Centre-Commercial Street and 4th Ave. South in Roxboro destroyed the offices of the West Island Assistance Fund.

Journalist 'rattled' when masked men stormed Vice offices, 2019-12-09 17:35:27Raphaël Lévesque, leader of the far-right Atalante Québec, stands accused of criminal intimidation for his role in the incident las

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Health officials investigating 16 cases of E. coli 2019-12-10 07:59:05The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for 315-gram Fresh Express brand Sunflower Crisp Chopped Kits with best-before dates up to and

Canadian actor recalls ‘surreal’ events after watching beginning 2019-12-10 06:57:05The Toronto-born actor witnessed the beginnings of the eruption on White Island off the New Zealand coast that killed five people and left eight other

Police arrest London, Ont., man after woman defrauded 2019-12-09 18:40:15The London Police Service offered few details about the fraud, which they allege took place between 2013 and 2018.

Decision reserved in hearing for N.B. officers involved 2019-12-09 17:49:15Constables Mathieu Boudreau and Patrick Bulger are accused of five code of conduct violations.

Chrystia Freeland heads to Mexico in effort to 2019-12-09 17:13:00Deputy Prime Minister Freeland is set to meet American and Mexican officials in Mexico City on Tuesday amid reports a deal to revise NAFTA is close to

Liberals move to start phasing in promised tax 2019-12-09 15:15:00Finance Minister Bill Morneau said about 20 million Canadians will pay less tax and 1.1 million more Canadians would pay no federal tax at all.

Canada charges Volkswagen with violating environment law for 2019-12-09 15:04:11Volkswagen pleaded guilty to charges in the United States in March 2017 and was fined more than $4.3 billion.

Greed drove former SNC exec to commit fraud 2019-12-09 14:48:21Sami Bebawi has pleaded not guilty to the charges, which involve contracts tied to the Moammar Gadhafi dictatorship in Libya.

Police say groggy Grinch stole Christmas trees before 2019-12-09 14:30:51Officers in Brandon, Man., were able to follow the trail of holiday clues, retrieve the trees and make an arrest.

After knife attack on Appalachian Trail, Canadian hiker 2019-12-09 08:45:07The attack earlier this year by an armed man at a campsite left a fellow hiker dead and Kirby Morrill, 28, gravely injured and fighting for her life.

Wealth of Canadians divided along racial lines, says 2019-12-09 08:26:06The report suggests Canadians who identify as visible minorities do not have the same access to investments and other sources of wealth as non-raciali

'We were very scared:' Woman describes fiery derailment 2019-12-09 08:04:45A release issued by the RCMP said traffic on Highway 16 was blocked in both directions between Guernsey and Plunket “due to a complete lack of v

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The Best Places to Buy Unique Gifts in 2019-12-09 18:56:35The best places to buy unique gifts in Toronto carry fun items you won’t find anywhere else in the city. From personable iron-on patches to Toro

This Toronto street is now covered in giant 2019-12-09 17:35:24Dozens of giant Santas have risen from their snowy ashes once more to create Toronto's most Christmasy street: Kringlewood. As it does every yea

Here's how downtown Toronto compares to Manhattan in 2019-12-09 17:33:23Toronto may look enough like New York to play it on TV sometimes, but these two bustling urban metropolises command far different prices in terms of p

Toronto church accused of hate activity evicted from 2019-12-09 17:01:49Toronto pastor David Lynn has long been criticized for hate speech, particularly for his attitudes and actions toward the city's LGBTQ+ community as

These were the most popular books at the 2019-12-09 16:08:10The Toronto Public Library shared a list of its most popular books this year, allowing a glimpse into the reading habits of Torontonians.The number on

Mandarin restaurant birthday hashtag hijacked by nutrition critics 2019-12-09 12:58:34Few homegrown restaurant chains are as divisive as the Mandarin all-you-can-eat Chinese-Canadian buffet, as evidenced by what happens on Twitter

Kawhi Leonard returns to Toronto this week and 2019-12-09 12:09:53The basketball star that helped bring the 2019 NBA championship win to Toronto — before making a devastating decision to leave the 6ix to play f

Shooting caused total chaos on Toronto highway this 2019-12-09 10:48:43A triple shooting caused total chaos on highway 400 Saturday night and left two people injured and one dead. All southbound lanes between St

Downtown Toronto just got a new ice skating 2019-12-09 10:39:04As Toronto's many outdoor ice rinks start to get busy for the season, residents now have yet another skating spot to add to their list.This week

Toronto film critics just named the best movies 2019-12-09 10:20:56The Toronto Film Critics Association announced their 2019 award winners last night, proving a sweep for Parasite, a dark, class-based comedy about a p

3 Brewers is shutting down all of its 2019-12-09 09:42:30Toronto's crowded brewpub market is losing most locations of a giant Montreal-based chain.Canadian Beer News reported that 3 Brewers will be shu

Toronto subway busker gets hundreds of dollars in 2019-12-09 07:59:24A Toronto busker thought he was in for a usual day of busking in King Street subway station, when suddenly hundreds of dollars began piling up in