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By Jeff Sandes VANCOUVER—The closure of a popular Starbucks in Vancouver on New Year’s Eve is another setback in the challenges the city’s Downtown Eastside is facing due to poverty, homelessness,…

By Tara MacIsaac A Catholic high school student in Renfrew, Ontario, has filed an appeal with his school board after being suspended over his interactions with transgender students. He alleges that…

By Noé Chartier The federal government’s plan to start its firearms buyback program on Prince Edward Island as a pilot project is not going ahead, according to a news report. The…

By Aldgra Fredly Japanese and Canadian leaders on Thursday discussed expanding bilateral trade and economic cooperation, as well as their approach to the increasing military assertiveness of the Chinese Communist regime…

By Peter Wilson One-fifth of Canadians say rising home heating costs are a “financial burden,” according to a study contracted by a federal department, which also found that a majority of…

By Marnie Cathcart The Alberta government has received the Federal Court’s approval to intervene in six lawsuits related to federal proposed firearms legislation that would ban more than 1,500 models of firearms. The province first…

By Peter Wilson Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government will continue investing in the Canadian military as a response to “persistent threats” from foreign “authoritarian states”—citing Russia and China as examples. Trudeau, who…

By Peter Wilson Canada’s chief actuary is projecting the country will have more seniors than children this year—the first time in history the nation has reached that population age ratio. In…

By Lee Harding Twenty-five years after ice storms knocked out power in Ontario and Quebec, experts warn that a full shift from fossil fuels to electrification and renewables will leave Canadians…

By Isaac Teo The federal deputy finance minister wanted to “keep the heat off the bank branches” after accounts belonging to supporters of the Freedom Convoy movement were frozen, according to…