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Statcan details wait times for social housing, perceptions on housing overall
OTTAWA - There is someone waiting on a list for affordable housing in more than 283,000 households across the country, Statistics Canada says in a new batch of data that also sheds light on what ...
Nov 24, 2019
CFL commissioner keeps cards close to his vest in state-of-league address
CALGARY - CFL commissioner Randy Ambrosie was long on optimism for the league's future Friday, but short on substance regarding cures for what ails it. Ambrosie held a wide-ranging disc...
Nov 24, 2019
Garneau says talks, not bills, the best way to end CN strike as pressure rises
MONTREAL - With tensions rising and no end in sight, the federal government urged Canadian National Railway Co. and its striking workers to continue talks in what Ottawa views as the fastest way to re...
Nov 24, 2019
Young and growing Quebec independence party promises immediate 'acts of rupture'
LONGUEUIL, Que. - When Sol Zanetti took the microphone at Quebec solidaire's recent political convention, he put his fist in the air and told the roughly 600 assembled party members that Que...
Nov 24, 2019
Spain wins doubles to reach semifinal of Davis Cup Finals
MADRID - Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal both played singles and doubles on Friday, but only the Spaniard was able to lead his team into the last four at the Davis Cup Finals. Nadal guided Spain to a ...
Nov 24, 2019
Montreal police told they must acknowledge racism, profiling within force
MONTREAL - If Montreal's police cannot acknowledge racism within the force, then unfounded street checks on people of colour will continue, citizens told the city's public security...
Nov 24, 2019
All-transgender hockey team 'like an instant family'
TORONTO - The goals are big for an all-transgender hockey team known as Team Trans. Comprised of more than a dozen players from Canada and the United States, it's believed to be the first ice hockey t...
Nov 24, 2019
'Not what it used to be:' Warm Arctic autumn creates ice hazards for Inuit
For Keith Morrison, the consequences of this fall's extraordinarily warm weather across the North all came down to an urgent call for help. The fire chief for the Arctic community of Cambridge Bay in ...
Nov 24, 2019
K-Pop star Goo Hara found dead at her Seoul home
SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of - K-pop star and TV celebrity Goo Hara was found dead at her home in Seoul on Sunday, police said. Police said an acquaintance found the 28-year-old dead at her home in south...
Nov 24, 2019
2 dead, highway collapses as floods pound France, Italy
PARIS - At least two people were killed in France and a stretch of elevated highway collapsed in Italy as heavy rains pounded the region over the weekend, trapping travellers, downing trees and unleas...
Nov 24, 2019
