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Ottawa wants to pay class action lawyers roughly half the amount they’re requesting in legal fees for a multi-billion dollar First Nations child welfare compensation case — the largest settlement agreement in Canadian history.  Legal bill to be paid on top of $23 billion for compensation and $20 billion for …

A large group of demonstrators rallying in support of Palestinians filled Toronto’s Nathan Phillips Square Saturday, calling for a ceasefire even as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told his nation it will not surrender or withdraw from Gaza until its goal of eliminating Hamas is complete. The demonstrators joined hundreds …

Tensions have embroiled the Banff Centre’s board since late last year, when then-CEO Janice Price filed a workplace harassment complaint against chair Adam Waterous, sources familiar with the matter say. Former CEO filed harassment complaint against now-former board chair. Internal disagreement over how to deal with a report concluding the …

A new report finds Ottawa has high potential for office-to-apartment conversions, but exactly where those transformations take place may be influenced by brutalist architecture.  Buildings in the post-war style may be strong candidates for office conversions. From the stark concrete of the National Arts Centre to the angular blocks of …

Police display items seized during six searches as part of Project Bombard, which began in 2014. The RCMP says it has officially dismantled the Vikings Motorcycle Club and is likely the only province in the country without an active Hells Angels chapter. (Jeremy Eaton/CBC) The RCMP says it has officially …

It took Samantha Branstrom and her partner three years to break into the P.E.I. real estate market. And they consider themselves among the lucky ones. “I would say it’s 100 per cent being in the right place at the right time,” said Branstrom. She and her boyfriend both have full-time …

On paper, economists generally agree that a price on carbon has to be an integral part of any plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In practice, the Trudeau government’s carbon tax was being blamed for significant unhappiness in the Atlantic provinces.  The policy works best when it’s consistent — but …

Heated debates about the Israel-Hamas war have permeated Canadian university campuses, with rallies held at multiple locations and some student unions censured or criticized for statements about the conflict. Academics are alarmed to see dissent shifting into personal attacks and wary of a potential chill on free expression.  Reports of …

Two Alberta lawyers charged with attempting to obstruct justice have been banned from practising law anywhere in Canada for three years as part of a plea deal with Manitoba prosecutors that saw their charges stayed. Judge calls hiring private investigator ‘nothing short of an affront on the administration of justice.’ …

The search of a Calgary family’s missing dog has ended tragically. Rosco, a three-year-old German Shepherd, was inside a truck parked outside a residence in the southwest neighbourhood of Lakeview when the vehicle was stolen on Wednesday morning. Calgary police have been investigating the incident since that day. The owners …