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Canada to Co-Host Toronto Conference on Returning Ukrainian Children and Detainees from Russian Captivity

Canada, Ukraine and Norway will co-host a two-day international conference in Toronto on September 28 and 29, bringing together foreign ministers and senior government...

Ottawa Commits $1.5 Million to Combat Gang Violence in Cape Breton

The federal government is directing up to $1.5 million toward gun and gang violence prevention in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality, channelling the funds...

Divided We Fall: A Political Scientist’s Case for Canadian Citizenship in an Age of Polarization

A Country at a Crossroads It started with a seminar on uncivil discourse and an election south of the border that nobody quite expected. For...

Trump Calls for World’s Lowest U.S. Interest Rates Ahead of Federal Reserve Meeting

The announcement came without warning, and it landed squarely in the middle of a politically charged moment. Speaking from Doonbeg, Ireland — where he was...

Vancouver Opens Its First Licensed Weekend Child Care for School-Age Children

For years, parents working outside the conventional Monday-to-Friday workweek in Vancouver had few options when it came to licensed child care. Nurses pulling weekend...

‘We Are Losing Precious Time’: A 71-Year-Old’s Five-Month Wait for a UK Family Visa Exposes Post-Brexit Double Standard

When British media reported in early September on the case of a British man facing deportation from Sweden, the story prompted a striking response...

Quebec Election Day 17: CAQ Pledges 300 New Officers as Parties Trade Promises on Public Safety, Health and Transit

With less than three weeks until Quebec voters head to the polls on October 5, all four major parties fanned out across the province...

P.E.I. Premier Condemns For-Profit Doctor Service — But Can the Government Actually Stop It?

What is PEIDoctor.com, and why is it causing a political storm? A for-profit medical service operating quietly in Prince Edward Island for several months has...