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The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) says the Saskatchewan government’s new policy on name and gender rules for schools is discriminatory because it singles out LGBTQ students  Education minister says he ‘not worried’ about a legal challenge The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) says the Saskatchewan government’s new policy on …

Shelf-stable milk and crackers are among all that’s left in some N.W.T. grocery stores located outside of the capital city. Wildfires have interrupted supply chains by closing highways and limiting flights out of the Yellowknife airport.  ‘People are people and they bought out the store in about two days,’ says …

The Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project has run into another construction-related hurdle that could delay its completion. Company asking regulator for permission to alter route slightly The Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project has run into another construction-related hurdle that could delay its completion. The crown corporation that owns …

As grieving families ask the provincial government to pass laws that would allow them to treat their loved ones' addictions without consent, one Labrador City man says the policy would do more harm than good. Health minister 'looking closely' at involuntary care policy following emotional rally Wednesday Keith Fitzpatrick's addiction …

The RCMP said Wednesday it has received a referral from provincial police in Ontario to “investigate irregularities” in the Ford government’s controversial Greenbelt land swap.  Provincial police say move is to ‘avoid any potential perceived conflict of interest.’ The RCMP said Wednesday it has received a referral from provincial police …

The authors of a recent report that pitched the federal government a way to restore affordability to Canada’s housing market say they’re optimistic their recommendations could soon become Liberal policy after addressing Prime Minster Justin Trudeau and his cabinet in Charlottetown, P.E.I.  Recent polling shows housing affordability is a major …

New COVID-19 boosters are expected to roll out in Toronto — and across Canada — this fall. Those new vaccines come as early signals forecast Canada is potentially entering a fall COVID-19 wave, with positive COVID-19 tests and hospitalizations on the rise across the country, according to new data from …

Police say there are “many” casualties after an explosion and fire in downtown Prince George, B.C., early Tuesday. RCMP said there was an explosion near the Wood Innovation and Design Centre around 7 a.m. PT. “Many have been transported to hospital,” Cpl. Jennifer Cooper told CBC News. “We are insisting …

Temporary foreign workers who lost weeks of work during a slow lobster season are speaking out against a Canadian system that bars them from finding other jobs when the employer who hired them has nothing for them to do.  Closed work permits tie workers to 1 employer, leaving them vulnerable …

Deaths in custody in Ontario have been increasing over the last decade, according to data published by the province and advocacy organizations. The suicide of Ashton Gray, who died in custody this May, has raised further questions about conditions in provincial jails and the human rights of inmates.  Ashton Gray, …