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CANADA: Sorry, ice dancing fans. Virtue and Moir announce retirement

CANADA: Sorry, ice dancing fans. Virtue and Moir announce retirement

Their retirement was revealed late Tuesday night in a video message posted on Twitter
CANADA: Are Canadian students prepared for adulthood?

CANADA: Are Canadian students prepared for adulthood?

Although graduation rates in this country are higher than they’ve ever been, experts say this doesn’t necessarily mean students are prepared for what comes next
CANADA: Conservatives, Liberals locked in dead heat, Ipsos poll says

CANADA: Conservatives, Liberals locked in dead heat, Ipsos poll says

The poll was conducted Sept. 11 and 13; 2,562 Canadian adults were asked how they would vote if a federal election were held tomorrow
CANADA: Driver accused in deadly Ottawa double decker bus crash pleads not guilty

CANADA: Driver accused in deadly Ottawa double decker bus crash pleads not guilty

Aissatou Diallo is facing three counts of dangerous driving causing death and 35 counts of dangerous driving causing bodily harm
CANADA: Hurricane Dorian cancels giant pumpkin regatta

CANADA: Hurricane Dorian cancels giant pumpkin regatta

The annual competition, whereby paddlers race in 'personal vegetable crafts', won't take place this year
CANADA: Shirtless man who tried to fight grizzly bear in Banff National Park fined $4,000

CANADA: Shirtless man who tried to fight grizzly bear in Banff National Park fined $4,000

"I think the judge said it best, when an individual creates this kind of dangerous situation with a bear, when they charge at him, when they throw rocks at him when they cause him to run into the bush, you are going to create an aggressive animal that obviously has the ability to do a lot of harm to humans and the public in general"
CANADA: Who stands up for Indigenous students on campus?

CANADA: Who stands up for Indigenous students on campus?

Since the TRC, many Canadian universities have adopted a top-down approach to Indigenization, but in many cases, the process lacks substance, prof says
BEYOND LOCAL: Researchers say Health Canada and big pharma are too close for comfort

BEYOND LOCAL: Researchers say Health Canada and big pharma are too close for comfort

When drug companies and drug regulators, such as Health Canada, sit down together at “pre-submission meetings” this may have a negative impact on public health
ONTARIO: Education workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike

ONTARIO: Education workers vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike

They could walk off the job by the end of September
CANADA: How each federal party plans to deal with the opioid crisis

CANADA: How each federal party plans to deal with the opioid crisis

The opioid crisis has resulted in the deaths of more than 11,000 people across Canada since 2016