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Ottawa says industry's challenge of single-use plastics ban will have no 'practical effect'

The federal government says an upcoming court decision related to its restrictions on single-use plastics will have no "practical effect" because the legal challenge launched by the plastics industry is now…

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UN court decision on Israel genocide case expected Friday

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When Canada kicks off the women's hockey tournament at the Beijing Olympics on Feb. 2 against Switzerland, many hockey fans say they'll…

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Are grocery stores running out of food? Here's what's really going on

Never mind hockey, maple syrup or Tim Hortons. Canadians seem to have found a new national obsession in recent weeks: Documenting…

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Man builds his own pandemic curling rink on Quebec river

Doug Taylor decided to make his own curling stones last year when the COVID-19 pandemic meant he couldn't do much…

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As Quebec moves to ease COVID-19 restrictions, daily death toll remains in double digits

At 87 years old, Gloria Schenke had lived a full life, but her eldest son says he can't help feeling she and…

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Toronto charity pushing for mandatory Holocaust education in Ontario schools

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Abusive teachers could be 'falling through gaps' in current system: Alberta education minister

In 2014, a Manitoba teacher sent vulgar and demeaning comments via Facebook to a student and her mother. He went…

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COVID-19

Ottawa says industry's challenge of single-use plastics ban will have no 'practical effect'

'It didn't have to end this way': How the police search for Norah and Romy Carpentier took a wrong turn

Quit or get fired — Survey finds 1 in 20 family caregivers overwhelmed by competing demands