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Federal government hiring "wizardry positions" to staff "Dumbledore's army"
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Vancouver pot king hopes to brew opium tea to help drug addicts
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Is $200,000 a fair buyout price for a house in a Quebec flood zone?
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Coal could be the real winner under federal carbon tax, new report suggests
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RBC set for first cannabis equity financing with CannTrust share sale
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Saskatchewan premier chides Trudeau for granting 'no concrete support' in canola crisis
Extremist groups in Alberta detailed in first-of-its-kind report
Alberta is home to a disproportionate number of extremist movements — including far-right groups and people travelling abroad to join armed groups such as ISIS — according to a new report billed as the first of its kind. The upcoming ...
Family of nine-year-old girl allegedly fatally bullied rejects CBE assurances system is safe
Weeks after nine-year-old Amal Alshteiwi committed suicide after allegedly being bullied at school, CBE officials are refusing to discuss the case but insist their anti-harassment protocols are working. That was vehemently rejected Monday by the ...
Trio of deceased climbers scaled dangerous peak with no avalanche beacons: Parks Canada
Three professional climbers killed in Banff National Park last week weren’t wearing avalanche beacons during their decent of a remote peak off the Icefields Parkway when the mountain came crashing down. The bodies of American Jess Roskelley ...
After lengthy delay, Canadian government prepares to approve second device for testing drivers' saliva for cannabis
OTTAWA — The federal government has taken the first step toward approving a new device for testing drivers’ saliva for cannabis use, potentially giving police a long-awaited second option. Over the weekend, the government posted a ...
Sikh-Canadian activists put on no-fly list after Trudeau's India visit; critics say aim was to appease Indian government
At least three Sikh-Canadian activists have been added to the Canadian no-fly list in recent months, more evidence the federal government may have changed its approach to advocates of Punjabi independence after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s ...
Drop 'dehumanizing' mental health assessments for trans youth wanting body-altering hormone therapy, McGill bioethicist argues
Doctors should stop insisting transgender teens undergo “dehumanizing” psychiatric assessments before granting them body-altering hormones, argues a new paper by a McGill University scholar. “When I decided that I wanted to take ...
'This settlement ... it's for every Canadian': Highlights of Omar Khadr's appearance on Quebec's most popular talk show
OTTAWA — In his first major interview since an Alberta judge ruled his war crimes sentence has expired, a composed Omar Khadr appeared Sunday night on the ferociously popular Quebec talk show Tout le monde en parle. Walking out to greet the ...
Nearly 100 people evacuated in Gatineau as water levels continue to rise along Ottawa River
Nearly 100 people in Gatineau have been evacuated from their homes as water continues to rise along the Ottawa River. Water levels along the Ottawa River are expected to peak by Saturday. The forecast calls for levels just shy of what caused ...
'The strongest opposition we've seen': New Democrats' reign in Alberta is far from over
It may not have looked like it, or felt like it, but there was victory in defeat for Alberta’s New Democrats on Tuesday night. Despite seeing the party lose the premier’s office, the prevailing attitude among observers is that Rachel ...
Inside Jason Kenney's plan to kickstart Alberta's economy — and heal the province's divisions
At an Alberta New Democratic Party event in Calgary one early March day, anxious parents and children flanked Premier Rachel Notley as she waxed apocalyptic. The writ had not yet dropped, but the province’s long-awaited election campaign was ...
