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The federal NDP is calling for a parliamentary probe of the rising cost of food to determine whether major grocery store chains are raking in excess profits. Cost of groceries has risen 10.8 per cent in the past year, according to Statistics Canada The federal NDP is calling for a …

Applying for a job can be a job itself. At least one human resource expert is now saying employers should start paying people for their time. Companies should compensate for time and effort, says advocate Cost of Living4:31Should we pay people to do job interviews? Looking for a job can …

Friends of Sarah Inam are in mourning as police in Pakistan investigate the killing of the 37-year-old alumnus of Ontario's University of Waterloo. Inam's husband of four months and his father, a columnist and TV political analyst in Pakistan, have been arrested. Sarah Inam's killing is 'painful and unbelievable,' former …

The federal government is dropping all COVID-19 measures at borders, meaning travellers will no longer need to provide proof of vaccination when entering Canada or wear masks on planes and trains, Ottawa announced today. Lifting of regulations has been called for by border-city mayors The federal government says it's dropping …

The federal government is dropping all COVID-19 measures at borders, meaning travellers will no longer need to provide proof of vaccination when entering Canada or wear masks on planes and trains, Ottawa announced today. Lifting of regulations has been called for by border-city mayors The federal government says it's dropping …

Canadian post-secondary institutions are taking more steps to incorporate Indigenous perspectives into what students are learning. The scholars leading this change are shifting beyond just talking about reconciliation to taking action. 'We're seeing the need to bridge divides in our communities,' says dean Kallie Drummond took the University of Prince …

Swamped during the pandemic, an emergency-room doctor sums up his workplace this way: “challenging, understaffed and too small." What must the next government do to improve patient care? At the West Island hospital, a pandemic flashpoint, doctors and nurses say help is long overdue On its busiest days, the Lakeshore …

Canadian post-secondary institutions are taking more steps to incorporate Indigenous perspectives into what students are learning. The scholars leading this change are shifting beyond just talking about reconciliation to taking action. 'We're seeing the need to bridge divides in our communities,' says dean Kallie Drummond took the University of Prince …

If you've been priced out of Toronto's real estate market, Alberta hopes its latest campaign will have you looking west to achieve your white-picket-fence dreams. Average detached home in Edmonton costs $490K, compared to $1.4M in Toronto If you've been priced out of Toronto's real estate market, Alberta hopes its …

Four teens suffered life-threatening injuries Sunday in a crash following what police say was a street race just east of the western Quebec community. Crashed into ravine after suspected street race, police say Four teens suffered life-threatening injuries Sunday in a crash during what police believe was a street race …