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At UN, Trump focuses on religious freedom, not climate
President Donald Trump made his political priorities clear Monday within an hour of arriving at the United Nations for a three-day visit: He breezed by a major climate change summit to focus instead o...
Sep 25, 2019
Supreme Court judges hear two cases in Winnipeg, meet with Indigenous leaders
WINNIPEG - The Supreme Court of Canada's decision to hold hearings outside of Ottawa for the first time in its 144-year history is part of a plan to let Canadians see how the high court works and...
Sep 25, 2019
Tory plan to ease mortgage stress-test rules may increase debt, raise prices
Conservative leader Andrew Scheer's pledge to extend mortgage amortization maximums for some homebuyers and loosen a contentious stress test would likely lead to more debt and higher property pri...
Sep 25, 2019
Some Canadian retailers join global climate strike, plan to close shop Friday
VANCOUVER - A global movement aimed at pressuring governments into action over climate change is calling on Canadians to join a mass strike planned for Friday and "disrupt business as usual." But many...
Sep 25, 2019
Singh vows to ease B.C. housing costs by fighting money laundering
VANCOUVER - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is releasing platform pledges he insists will make life more affordable for families in British Columbia - especially when it comes to the sky-high cost of ho...
Sep 25, 2019
Advocates urge debate on racism in Canada that goes beyond Trudeau photos
OTTAWA - In the 2015 federal election, a photograph of a dead child on a beach in Turkey forced the global refugee crisis onto the campaign agenda. Now, say advocates, the images of the prime minister...
Sep 25, 2019
Curling Canada tweaks journey to Winter Olympics for teams, mixed doubles
OTTAWA - Canada's national curling champions no longer have to win a medal at the world championship to book a berth in the Olympic trials. Curling Canada released its 2022 Olympic Games qualification...
Sep 25, 2019
Liberals promise national flood insurance, disaster EI benefits
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals unveiled promises Wednesday to help homeowners prepare for damage from climate change with low-cost national flood insurance and zero-interest loans for green h...
Sep 25, 2019
No shift in domestic homicide rates in spite of efforts, new research finds
Canada's efforts to address intimate partner violence and its impacts have failed to make any appreciable dent in the country's domestic homicide rates, researchers suggested Wednesday as they ca...
Sep 25, 2019
Manitoba politician who made inappropriate remarks says he's learned his lesson
WINNIPEG - A Manitoba politician who was investigated for showing an assistant a picture of naked women and making inappropriate remarks says he has learned his lesson. Rick Wowchuk, a Progressiv...
Sep 25, 2019