Vancouver seeks to decriminalize simple possession of illicit drugs
Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart says he will ask the federal government to approve a plan to decriminalize simple possession of…
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The history of the Mi'kmaw lobster fishery
To better understand what has, and hasn’t, changed since the 1999 Marshall Decision, we look back on two decades of…
China's behaviour is getting worse 'quickly': British high commissioner
U.K. High Commissioner to Canada Susan le Jeune d’Allegeershecque says there is a united front among Five Eyes allies that…
$8M stolen from Canadian youth sports over 10 years
A CBC investigation reveals at least 28 separate cases of fraud in Canadian youth sports organizations in the last decade,…
Alberta’s last hanged man: Robert Raymond Cook
Robert Raymond Cook, the last person to die by capital punishment in Alberta, protested his innocence in the deaths of…
Manitoba sets new daily COVID-19 record
Manitoba reported 494 cases in one day, a new record, as the province’s Justice Minister Cliff Cullen publicly condemned the…
Georgia official says GOP senator wants legal votes tossed
Georgia’s Republican secretary of state says he’s facing pressure from his own party over the recount, and claims Republican Sen.…
Tories push government to ban Huawei
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole says Canada must crack down on the growing influence of the Chinese communist regime, adding there’s…
Nunavut to lock down amid COVID-19 surge
Nunavut’s COVID-19 caseload has more than doubled overnight. The territory now has 60 confirmed cases, all announced in the last…
Most Canadians could be vaccinated against COVID-19 by end of 2021
Most Canadians could be vaccinated against COVID-19 by the end of next year, says Canada’s deputy chief public health officer,…