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By Peter Wilson MPs on a parliamentary committee have voted in favour of undertaking a study investigating the large increase in spending by the federal government on contracts awarded to consulting firm McKinsey &…
By Noé Chartier Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was asked on Jan. 17 to share his thoughts on the protest movement that took the country by storm a year ago and how he believes…
Revelation comes amid heightened awareness of China’s unofficial overseas police stations By Omid Ghoreishi The Chinese Consulate in Vancouver asked the province in 2014 to give to a Vancouver-based NGO the…
By Marnie Cathcart Canadian patients who opt for euthanasia provide more transplant organs than any other country globally that allows physician-assisted suicide, according to the first international review of medical assistance in dying…
By Peter Wilson Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says there’s “lots of work” to be done yet before the federal government can finalize its potential health-care funding increase to the provinces, which…
By Marnie Cathcart Canada’s flu season has peaked and is showing signs of being nearly over, according to the latest national FluWatch report released on Jan. 13. The report said that for the…
By Marnie Cathcart Health Canada has issued recalls for thousands of products from big brands and retailers this month, including Costco, Bissell, IKEA, Giant Tiger, and Decathlon, due to various safety concerns.…
By Peter Wilson Over 1 million post-secondary students collected the federal government’s pandemic relief subsidies in 2020, according to a new Statistics Canada report, which also found that thousands of students collected more…
By Marnie Cathcart Alcohol-induced deaths during COVID-19 increased by 18 percent from 2019 to 2020—the largest year-over-year change in deaths caused by alcohol in 20 years—while deaths from all causes were…
By Noé Chartier Prime Minister Justin Trudeau touted Canada’s mineral resources while visiting a new rare earth elements processing plant in Saskatoon, saying the country is the perfect alternative to China which has been dominating the market. “People…