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Ontario business schools foster 'hostile environment,' racialized students say
Business school students in Ontario are sounding the alarm about what they call outright racism from fellow students and a lack of equity and diversity training among faculty. A number of social media...
Aug 24, 2020
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 24
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. on Aug. 24, 2020: There are 124,896 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 61,673 confirmed (including 5,740 deaths, 54,682 resol...
Aug 24, 2020
Bus riders and ferry customers required to mask up
NANAIMO - Face coverings are now mandatory for RDN Transit and BC Ferries customers.The policies take effect Monday, Aug 24 in light of elevated COVID-19 caseloads in B.C. in recent weeks.The RDN's fa...
Aug 24, 2020
By the numbers: how the Conservative leadership results came in, round by round
OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada uses a points system to determine the winner of its leadership race, with each riding in the country allocated 100 points. A candidate needs a majority of 16,...
Aug 24, 2020
Reactions to Erin O'Toole winning federal Conservative leadership race
OTTAWA - "We can rebuild our great country - while protecting Canadians from the ongoing threat of COVID-19. We can get Canadians back to work, be proud of the things we grow, build and produce i...
Aug 24, 2020
Erin O'Toole wins and the overdose crisis: In The News for Aug. 24
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Aug. 24. What we are watching in Canada ... OT...
Aug 24, 2020
O'Toole likely to move quickly to put stamp on federal Conservative party
OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole begins a new political life as the leader of the federal Conservative party. O'Toole was declared the winner of the leadership race early Monday morning after technical...
Aug 24, 2020
'Nervewracking': Staff talk about stress of first B.C. school to start this year
LYTTON, B.C. - There were two questions that nagged at Kyla Blair when the school where she works - and that her children attend - restarted class. Would her kids be safe? And would she be able to hel...
Aug 24, 2020
New Brunswick election campaign enters second week as nomination deadline looms
FREDERICTON - Political party leaders will be back out on the campaign trail today as New Brunswick's election campaign enters its second week. Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers is expected to ma...
Aug 24, 2020
Erin O'Toole faces new navigating challenge as Conservative leader
OTTAWA - Among Erin O'Toole's jobs in the military was navigating a Sea King helicopter over the skies of Canada, and now he takes on the challenge of journeying through political terra...
Aug 23, 2020