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While Pierre Poilievre tends to focus on bread-and-butter domestic issues, a recent speech at a Montreal-area synagogue provides one of the most comprehensive glimpses yet of his views on Israel, conflict in the Middle East and antisemitism — and how a Conservative government might handle them.   Blames Oct. 7 …

Astronomer David Lane, who created the world’s first telescope controlled by social media at Saint Mary’s University in Halifax, died late last month following a nine-month battle with brain cancer. David Lane created the world’s first robotic telescope controlled by social media. Astronomer David Lane, who created the world’s first …

Fans of river otters are excited to see evidence the species’ numbers are growing locally, at least in one corner of Prince Edward Island. The water-loving mammals are making a comeback — after disappearing from the Island in the early 1900s. New rules in place to protect otters from beaver …

A cross-Canada shortage of teachers is hitting a crisis level, experts warn, and while some COVID-era stopgap measures are being reintroduced, they say more sustainable solutions are needed. Staffing crisis is contributing to learning gaps and behaviour issues in the classroom, principal says. Amid a worsening teacher shortage, filling staffing …

As part of its Renters’ Bill of Rights, the federal government introduced a proposal that would make timely rental payments count toward a person’s credit score. The aim is to level the playing field for young renters, but there could be pitfalls, experts say. Idea could help aspiring homeowners, or …

While Mi’kmaw treaty rights have long been asserted in the fisheries, most prominently in the Nova Scotia lobster industry and increasingly with lucrative baby eels, cannabis is emerging as a contentious new legal and social battleground. Some unauthorized store owners are asserting they have a treaty right to sell cannabis. …

With one week to go before the much-anticipated celestial event that is expected to draw more than one million visitors to Niagara Falls, prompting the city to issue a state of emergency, forecasters are getting a clearer picture of what to expect. RELATED: Niagara Falls declares state of emergency ahead …

Click here to view the video Spring is well underway, and Ontario will soon see that the season can be quite rocky and wintry at times. Multiple systems passing through the province will see an influx of hazards, from heavy rain and a thunderstorm risk for some, to blustery winds …

The federal carbon tax and its associated rebates rise today as the national price on carbon increases from $65 per tonne to $80. Starting today, a litre of gasoline will cost an extra 3.3 cents. The federal carbon tax and its associated rebates rise today as the national price on …

The most prominent Indigenous women’s organization in Canada is undergoing a federal financial audit where preliminary evidence of “ineligible expenses” was found, while facing union-busting allegations following a mass round of layoffs, CBC News has learned.  78 employees let go while non-profit plans boutique hotel with spa, convention centre. The …