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Teamsters seek union vote at Amazon warehouse in what could be a Canadian first
Teamsters Canada, the union representing 125,000 workers across the country, has filed an application for a union vote at Amazon’s…
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For years, she lived undocumented and in the shadows. Now this U of T student and has a chance to study at Oxford — if she find the tuition money
Almeera Khalid was in sixth grade when she accompanied her parents to meet a refugee lawyer and to help translate…
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‘What about us?’ Merchants in Vancouver’s Chinatown say Ottawa is helping others during the pandemic, but letting them be crushed
VANCOUVER — Merchants in Vancouver’s historic Chinatown say the COVID-19 pandemic is wiping them out and the federal government is…
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Anne of Green Gables’ global fandom has joined the Zoom call. Could virtual tours save tourism?
At this time of year in years past, Japanese tourists would begin to pour into this country’s smallest province, moths…
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She was 12 when she died of a suspected drug overdose. What could have saved Allayah Yoli Thomas?
VICTORIA—Sitting next to her best friend, Allayah Yoli Thomas started to sing about chicken nuggets. “I love chicken nuggets —…
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Thirty years ago, he became the first Mountie to wear a turban. Here’s why he still worries about hate ‘in the shadows’
During a visit to Calgary in late 2019, Baltej Dhillon couldn’t resist paying a visit to Shoulder to Shoulder Militaria…
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First single-shot COVID vaccines to hit provinces next week as part of coming surge
The first single-shot COVID-19 vaccine available in Canada will start going out to the provinces and territories early next week.…
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She left Canada to attend a family wedding — then COVID arrived and closed the border behind her
Before the pandemic, Aneri Panchal had a job in digital marketing, a small home she shared with someone she planned…
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Is it time to start vaccinating younger Canadians?
As the third wave results in more and more serious COVID-19 infections among younger Canadians, some experts are saying it’s…
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A year into the pandemic, doctors weigh in on what’s changed in Canada’s hospital emergency departments
During the first wave of COVID-19, emergency department doctors felt as though they were walking through a minefield. Some described…
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