Canadian officials are disputing reports in Chinese media that a famous sailor from that country attempting to circumnavigate the Arctic was turned back in the Northwest Passage.
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Afghanistan: Familiar Faces Take Control Of Kabul
Since the withdrawal of US and allied forces from Afghanistan, the fundamentalist group has established an interim government led by a Cabinet of hard-line ministers. Many of the new leaders are former members of the Taliban’s previous government, which ruled in the 1990s and early 2000s.
Ted Falk Apologizes for Vaccine Misinformation
Ted Falk, the federal Conservative candidate for Manitoba, has apologized after being quoted in a local newspaper spreading misinformation about the dangers of COVID-19 vaccines, implying that they may cause more harm than good.
Norm Macdonald Dead: Bob Saget, Adam Sandler and More Stars Pay Tribute
Shocking loss. With more celebrities, Seth Rogen, Jon Stewart, and Adam Sandler are sending their condolences after comedian Norm Macdonald died at age 61.
‘Saturday Night Live’ Alum Norm Macdonald’s Life in Photos
Heartbreaking loss. Norm Macdonald died at the age of 61 after privately battling cancer for nine years.
The pandemic puppy craze is creating a veterinary crisis
Veterinarians are at a crisis point, with a dire staffing shortage leading to fatal consequences for people and their pets.
Latest threats of rising interest rates and high inflation may shift real estate outlook
Popular outrage at the soaring price of Canadian housing has a fix that almost no one is talking about — certainly not those aspiring to be Canada’s prime minister.
Nearly 1 million Canadians expected to vote by mail as deadline to request ballots looms
The number of Canadians opting to vote by mail in next week’s federal election will likely end up far lower than Elections Canada’s initial estimates.
Push to remove ‘pretendians’ from Algonquin membership rekindled after CBC investigation
A CBC investigation that cast doubt on the authenticity of a letter which has enabled more than 1,000 people to claim Indigenous ancestry is reinvigorating efforts to remove so-called “pretendians” from the Algonquins of Ontario (AOO) membership list.
‘Profound effect’ of COVID-19 is transforming Canada’s labour market
There are signs that the Canadian jobs landscape is currently going through a transformation that will affect us all, but with the country in the midst of an election, many of the complex issues have been hard to address.