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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Black Canadians fought racism, discrimination to serve in Second World War
OTTAWA - When one starts asking questions about the experience of Black Canadians during the Second World War, it doesn't take long to land on the name Allan Bundy. That's because at a time when the C...
Nov 06, 2020
Probe into loan shark 'ruffled' casino bosses, money laundering inquiry hears
VANCOUVER - A former RCMP officer "ruffled some feathers" at the Great Canadian Casinos following an investigation of a loan shark at British Columbia's largest casino, an inquiry into money launderin...
Nov 06, 2020
Quebec invests $15 million to improve cultural security of Indigenous patients
MONTREAL - Quebec is investing $15 million into the province's health-care system to increase cultural security among First Nations and Inuit communities. The concept of cultural security refers to a ...
Nov 06, 2020
Trudeau says first COVID-19 vaccines will face distribution hurdles in the new year
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says some COVID-19 vaccine candidates expected in the new year will pose significant logistical and distribution challenges. Trudeau says he hopes a viable vaccine will b...
Nov 06, 2020
Disabled veterans struggle with COVID-19 as Canada prepares to mark Remembrance Day
OTTAWA - Canadians from coast to coast to coast will mark Remembrance Day on Wednesday, once again taking a moment to honour and remember those who offered up their lives to defend Canada, its values ...
Nov 06, 2020
COVID-19 latest bump in Canada's long road to Second World War remembrance
OTTAWA - Annie McNamara was in a hostel in Piccadilly Circus when the news came that Nazi Germany had been defeated. She vividly remembers that excitement that swept through the streets of London on M...
Nov 06, 2020
Trudeau affirms faith in U.S. democracy as Trump questions election integrity
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau affirmed his faith in the American people and their democratic institutions on Friday as the U.S. election results continued to trend in Democrat Joe Biden's fav...
Nov 06, 2020
To cut Trump off or let him rant: That is the question facing broadcasters
TORONTO - Deciding on the fly whether to air in real time U.S. President Donald Trump's baseless allegations of election fraud is a tricky dilemma that defies easy solutions, broadcast journalists and...
Nov 06, 2020
Quebec secularism law could hurt social cohesion, expert tells court challenge
MONTREAL - A psychology expert told the court challenge to Quebec's secularism law that Bill 21 may lead to people who are Jewish, Sikh and Muslim feeling increasingly stigmatized and could ultimately...
Nov 06, 2020
AP VoteCast: Voters sour on state of nation
Voters made their pick for president while holding negative views about the country's direction, according to an expansive AP survey of the American electorate. The race between President Donald Trump...
Nov 06, 2020
OPINION
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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