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Feds ban TikTok on government phones
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On Feb. 28 the federal government finalized a decision to remove and block the TikTok app from all government-issued devices. While government officials using
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CCSA updates alcohol consumption guidelines
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On Jan. 17, the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction (CCSA) updated their alcohol consumption guidelines. The new recommendations state that more than
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Canada settles 2.8 billion lawsuit for residential schools
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On Saturday, Jan. 21st, the Canadian government has agreed to pay 2.8 billion dollars to settle a lawsuit brought on by 325 Indigenous groups
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Canadian housing prices continue to drop, but listings don’t tell the whole story
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Housing prices will continue to drop well into the first quarter of 2023, but home ownership remains an elusive, if not unfeasible, milestone for
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Canada’s increased immigration targets: great for labour, not so good for housing
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Last year, Canada broke its annual immigration record with 405,000 newcomers. The nation will continue to break this record until at least 2025. According
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Canadian Armed Forces facing recruitment shortage
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The Canadian Armed Forces are facing a recruitment crisis that has left thousands of vacant positions unfilled. The present shortage is, in some ways,
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Laurier honours the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
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On Friday, Sept. 30, the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation was recognized across Canada. The day honours survivors of residential schools and the
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Hurricane Fiona devastates the Canadian Maritimes
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Fields of debris, uprooted trees and homes floating away in the sea. These were the images coming out of Atlantic Canada last weekend when
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Extreme weather events and climate anxiety on the rise
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Extreme weather events have been aplenty this summer. Heatwaves, for instance, have been consistently making headlines around the world. According to Robert McLeman, a
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Freedom Convoy Protestors Return
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On July 1, 2022, freedom convoy (convite) protestors returned once more to Canada’s capital city. Confident in their ability to once more make an
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