Sarah Mills: We need more 'regular guys' in the civic process
Standing in front of CEOs, lobbyists, advocates and others at a council meeting is not an exciting prospect, but Sarah M...
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COVID-19 lockdown lifted in Nunavut, while Arviat still under restrictions
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's two-week lockdown to slow the spread of COVID-19 was lifted in almost all communities Wednesday as the territory had more recovered than active cases for the first time. S...
Dec 01, 2020
Hindsight 2020: how archivists work to remember a year most would rather forget
OTTAWA - Canadians may wish to forget the year 2020 ever happened, but across the country, museums and archives are working furiously to ensure a full record of the COVID-19 pandemic is in place. "If ...
Dec 01, 2020
QMJHL weighing two scenarios at it plans for a return to play in January
MONTREAL - The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has a plan A and a plan B to resume its season in mid-January, and its commissioner said Tuesday that cancelling its schedule isn't an option. On Monda...
Dec 01, 2020
Feds spending plan heads to confidence vote as provinces seek more health-care cash
OTTAWA - Provinces are criticizing the federal Liberals for failing to signal more help for health-care systems and strained provincial coffers in its new spending plans, setting up a potential showdo...
Dec 01, 2020
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:50 p.m. British Columbia is reporting 656 new cases of COVID-19 today, with 8,796 active cases across the province. There have...
Dec 01, 2020
Trump admin silent after Hajdu pushes back on U.S. plan to raid Canada's drug cabinet
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Canada's decision to block American imports of certain prescription drugs from north of the border is getting stony silence from the Trump administration - a sign, one expert says, ...
Dec 01, 2020
Liberals defend COVID-19 vaccine deals and distribution plans
OTTAWA - The Liberals are pushing back against allegations from their political rivals that the federal government has failed Canadians on COVID-19 vaccines, noting Canada was one of the first countri...
Dec 01, 2020
Canadians not worried other countries will get COVID-19 vaccine first: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests most Canadians aren't currently worried that people in other countries might get a COVID-19 vaccine first. Thirty-seven per cent of respondents to a survey conducted by Lg...
Dec 01, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Dec. 1, 2020
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2020. There are 378,139 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 378,139 confirmed cases (66,037 active, 299,97...
Nov 30, 2020
Tory MPs keep talking on assisted dying bill as clock ticks down to Dec. 18 deadline
OTTAWA - Conservative MPs are refusing to be rushed into a vote on assisted dying legislation, despite a looming court-imposed deadline. The Liberal minority government has until Dec. 18 to pass Bill ...
Nov 30, 2020
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Murray Wood: Why I hate the latest round of changes in the CFL
Eight of the CFL's nine teams will qualify for the playoffs under the league's latest round of changes, but Murray Wood ...
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