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ONTARIO: PCs propose deal to build French-language university

The Progressive Conservatives are now asking the feds to contribute the other half of the $126M needed for the project

Sep 5, 2019 2:40 PM Read more >

CANADA: NDP denies reports of N.B defections

A party spokeswoman says some of the 14 have indicated they still support the federal NDP and its leader, Jagmeet Singh

Sep 5, 2019 1:06 PM Read more >

BEYOND LOCAL: Health Canada warns against modifying vape pens as illness spreads in U.S.

There is a possible connection to using e-cigarettes or vape pens to consume cannabis-derived products

Sep 5, 2019 12:40 PM Read more >

CANADA: University of Guelph will teach you how to grow pot online

The cannabis production course is already full with 60 students enrolled for the fall

Sep 4, 2019 4:22 PM Read more >

CANADA: Feds commit cash to fight human trafficking

The federal government says it will be spending a total of $75 million on the national plan

Sep 4, 2019 2:20 PM Read more >

CANADA: Experts say cause of Halifax fire that killed seven children can't be identified

The update was provided this afternoon by fire chief Ken Stuebing more than six months after the fire took place

Sep 4, 2019 12:27 PM Read more >

CANADA: Student groups launch nationwide get-out-the-vote push ahead of federal election

The message of this campaign is that the millennial generation can have significant sway in the outcome of the election

Sep 4, 2019 10:59 AM Read more >

CANADA: What role will feminism play in this year's federal election campaigns?

Many women's advocacy groups are hoping to place gender issues more squarely on the agenda

Sep 3, 2019 8:55 PM Read more >

CANADA: NDP sees exodus of former N.B. provincial candidates as they move to support federal Greens

The mass defection comes after a failure by the NDP to nominate any federal candidates in New Brunswick or P.E.I as of Thursday

Sep 3, 2019 5:05 PM Read more >

CANADA: Woman fatally mauled by bear in northwestern Ontario

Victim didn't return after going to check on her dogs

Sep 3, 2019 1:55 PM Read more >