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Thu, 3 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Quebec's Bill 96 is an opportunity to correct two constitutional mistakes at once
Federal government could achieve the constitutional enshrinement of Quebec's desire for French unilingual and nation status, while simultaneously ridding the Charter of Rights and Freedoms of the notw...

Thu, 3 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Canada now among top countries for 1st doses of COVID-19 vaccines. So how high can we go?
After lagging behind other countries in the early months of vaccination, Canada is now among the leaders when it comes to the percentage of the population vaccinated against COVID-19 with at least o...

Thu, 3 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
With reports of a labour shortage, can the pandemic recovery help raise wages?
From $17-an-hour McDonald's jobs to reports of employers hungry for workers, Canadian employees may be hoping for higher wages. Can a stimulus jobs boom reverse a 40-year trend?

Thu, 3 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Partially paralyzed Indigenous man left in wheelchair outside Toronto ER files complaint
An Indigenous man who is partially paralyzed filed a complaint with St. Michael's Hospital after he says he was kicked out of the ER for swearing and left outside in the cold in a wheelchair he couldn...

Thu, 3 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Craft beer industry faces reckoning as claims of sexism, misogyny and assault pour out online
The craft beer industry has been rocked by hundreds of stories of sexism, misogyny, abuse and assault against women that have come to light on social media — allegations that stand in stark contras...

Thu, 3 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Instructions for outfitting an RCMP car were left on federal website after Nova Scotia attacks in 2020
The RCMP says it's reviewing its procurement processes for items that could be used to impersonate an officer after CBC News found a federal website offered detailed instructions on how to outfit a po...

Thu, 3 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Why it's important for Indigenous people to tell our own stories
When Indigenous people have narrative sovereignty, stereotypes and myths fall away and we are free to truly represent ourselves.

Thu, 3 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
After Kamloops, the politics of Indigenous reconciliation will never be the same
Until fairly recently, the Canadian political conversation about Indigenous reconciliation was on a steady, slow-moving track. Kamloops changed everything — and there's no going back. ...

Wed, 2 Jun 2021 23:04:03 EDT
Ottawa ups fine to $5,000 for travellers who refuse to quarantine in a hotel
Air passengers entering Canada who refuse to quarantine in a designated hotel will soon be subject to a $5,000 fine.

Wed, 2 Jun 2021 09:01:11 EDT
Ontario won't reopen schools for in-person learning this spring, Ford announces
In-person learning will not resume in Ontario schools this academic year, Premier Doug Ford announced at a news conference Wednesday.

Wed, 2 Jun 2021 22:46:56 EDT
Kenney criticized for cancel culture remarks amid renewed residential school debate
A western Canadian Indigenous leader is condemning cancel culture remarks made by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, and says it reinforces a recent decision to scrap a formal working agreement with the pr...

Wed, 2 Jun 2021 20:12:44 EDT
Cross-border tunnel vaccinations for Canadians — by pharmacists on U.S. side of a line — closer to reality
Mayor Drew Dilkens's idea to get Canadians vaccinated against COVID-19 in the Windsor-Detroit tunnel has moved closer to reality. "Your feet will be firmly planted in Canada and the pharmacist's feet ...

Thu, 3 Jun 2021 00:35:43 EDT
Police say they've made 158 arrests so far at B.C. protests against old-growth logging
A total of 158 people have now been arrested since RCMP began enforcing a British Columbia court injunction ordering the removal of blockades aimed at preventing old-growth logging on southwestern Van...

Thu, 3 Jun 2021 00:54:43 EDT
Vancouver Catholic Archbishop apologizes to Indigenous communities for church's role in residential schools
The Archdiocese of Vancouver has issued a statement in which it commits to being "fully transparent" with its archives and records regarding residential schools after children's remains were reportedl...

Wed, 2 Jun 2021 13:29:48 EDT
Representatives of Chinese dissident groups reject Trudeau's comments on racism
Witnesses who appeared before the Commons special committee on Canada-China relations this week said they were troubled by comments Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made about racism — comments that l...

Wed, 2 Jun 2021 22:47:41 EDT
Michigan rejects Canada's claim that Line 5 pipeline dispute is cross-border treaty issue
The dispute over the cross-border Line 5 pipeline is entirely for Michigan to deal with, the state's attorney general argues in a legal brief released Wednesday that flatly rejects Canada's depiction ...

Wed, 2 Jun 2021 07:00:00 EDT
B.C. rape crisis centres paying thousands to protect victims' confidential files in sexual assault trials
Rape crisis centres in B.C. say they are paying tens of thousands of dollars in legal fees to protect the confidential counselling files of victims requested by defence lawyers during sexual assault t...

Wed, 2 Jun 2021 16:06:05 EDT
Alberta beef plant reopens after owner JBS hit by cyberattack
The JBS Canada beef processing facility in Alberta has resumed production after a cyberattack that impacted the company's operations in North America and Australia.

Wed, 2 Jun 2021 11:26:32 EDT
Lawmakers in Alaska and Washington state push B.C. on mining regulations
Lawmakers in Alaska and Washington state are renewing calls for British Columbia to strengthen its mining regulations to protect shared waterways.

Wed, 2 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Lack of vaccine access, cramped living lead to rise in COVID-19 outbreaks among migrant workers in Quebec
Advocates have decried how difficult it can be for temporary foreign workers to get vaccines, despite cramped living spaces and workplaces that make it hard to prevent transmission of the virus.  ...



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