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With days left before Manitoba chooses its next government, Nadia Radi still isn’t sure who she trusts enough to vote for. She's among a group of voters who told a recent focus group that they feel cynical that anything will change no matter who wins the election. Voter cynicism can …

Sophie Dupuis’s Solo is getting a rare Toronto theatre release this weekend. The Quebecois film is set in Montreal’s drag scene and won top honours at TIFF — taking home the award for best Canadian feature. Sophie Dupuis’s film won best Canadian feature at TIFF, hits Canadian theatres Friday Sophie …

A recent string of break-ins at places of worship across the Greater Toronto Area has meant institutions have had to beef up security. Experts say they're likely targeted because they rely largely on cash donations. Temples, monasteries beefing up security measures in response to incidents Welcoming strangers into places of …

Calgary Flames vice-president of data and analytics and assistant general manager Chris Snow has died of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). Diagnosed in 2019 with ALS, Snow 'continued to do his job to the best of his ability every day' Calgary Flames vice-president of data and analytics and assistant …

A group of burglars dressed in delivery attire broke into a man’s home in North York on Tuesday and stole more than $20,000 worth of jewellery – something police say they are seeing an increase of, in the Toronto neighbourhood. Break-ins up more than 30% in Willowdale neighbourhood, police data …

This week, Quebec and Ottawa committed $2.7 billion toward an electric vehicle battery factory near Montreal. Such projects have faced questions, given the amount of public money involved. 'We either remain competitive in this race to electrification or we get left behind,' policy analyst says Standing before a backdrop that …

Canada's gross domestic product was essentially unchanged in July, as the service sector expanded slightly while goods-producing industries shrank. Weaker performance than expected Canada's gross domestic product was essentially unchanged in July, as the service sector expanded slightly while goods-producing industries shrank. Statistics Canada reported Friday that the total value …

Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he wants to make it easier for Indigenous Peoples to cross international borders that have severed their homelands and families for generations. Ottawa considering amendments to immigration law, ministerial directive Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he wants to make it easier for Indigenous people to …

The Liberal government is looking to cut almost $1 billion from the annual budget of the Department of National Defence — a demand the country’s top military commander says is prompting some “difficult” conversations within the military. Just weeks ago, government endorsed NATO pledge to hit 2 per cent spending …

Hours after the operators of the province's power grid warned that new federal electricity regulations could lead to blackouts, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said her government is preparing for the possibility of enacting her signature legislation in an effort to push back against Ottawa's planned emissions reductions. Clean electricity regulations …