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Drowning in debt, Canadian athletes ask for raise in monthly 'carding' money in federal budget
Olympic bobsledder Cynthia Appiah is thousands of dollars in debt for her sled's runners and for travel to…
Rural Ontario man finds high levels of radioactive gas in new home — wants others to check
If it wasn't for an encounter with a neighbour last summer, Bob Barnes would have never known his…
Canada is still backing the fossil fuel industry with billions, report finds
A new report says the federal government is providing billions of dollars in financial support for the fossil…
3 snowbikers dead after avalanche in Quebec's Chic-Choc Mountains
Three Quebecers are dead following an avalanche in the Chic-Choc Mountains on the province's Gaspé Penninsula.Quebec provincial police received…
Facebook brought back what some say is its most annoying feature: poking
The Facebook poke is having a moment, thanks to a new generation discovering what some argue is the…
Surge in apartment construction boosted housing supply last year, says CMHC
Business·NewA surge in new apartment construction drove housing start increases in several major Canadian cities last year, but…
Marriage equality bill overwhelmingly passes Thai lower house
Lawmakers in Thailand's lower house of parliament overwhelmingly approved a marriage equality bill on Wednesday that would make…
'Space for us to be who we are': Cree musician from Maskwacis, Alta., wins first Juno
Plains Cree musician Joel Wood cracks up his wife as he describes how he emerged from his mother's…
Election interference inquiry to hear from members of diaspora communities
Members of diaspora communities are slated to testify today as a federal inquiry begins two weeks of hearings…
Senegal's president-elect to lead country days after being released from prison
Senegal woke up Tuesday to a new president-elect, Bassirou Diomaye Faye, a former tax inspector and political newcomer…
Vancouver pharmacies still pay vulnerable Downtown Eastside patients cash kickbacks despite ban, sources say
Frontline workers and community members in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside say some pharmacies are paying its patients kickbacks for…
Saskatoon police using bicycle bylaw as 'a ruse' to stop, search and catalogue Indigenous men, lawyer says
A Saskatoon defence lawyer says internal police records show officers are using the city's bicycle bylaw 'as a…
How Sask.'s new budget does and doesn't address climate change
The world is facing record heat from human-caused climate change brought on by carbon dioxide and methane emissions, but the…
Afghan interpreter hunted by Taliban safe after campaign by retired brigadier-general in Newfoundland
After more than two years of evading the Taliban — and a dogged campaign led by retired Canadian…
