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CANADA: Justin Trudeau first leader to talk to U.S. president-elect Joe Biden

CANADA: Justin Trudeau first leader to talk to U.S. president-elect Joe Biden

Trudeau says he will keep working with the Trump administration until Biden takes over in January
CANADA: Police saw crime dip in first six months of pandemic, StatsCan says

CANADA: Police saw crime dip in first six months of pandemic, StatsCan says

The lone exception was uttering threats by a family member, with police reporting four per cent more incidents during the same period last year
CANADA: Trudeau pledges $1.75B to boost high-speed internet in remote communities

CANADA: Trudeau pledges $1.75B to boost high-speed internet in remote communities

Trudeau says the Universal Broadband Fund will see 98 per cent of Canadians connected to high-speed internet by 2026
CANADA: Why this year is an important one to buy a poppy

CANADA: Why this year is an important one to buy a poppy

The Royal Canadian Legion helps Veterans with emergency funding, receive benefits and helps them combat mental health challenges, among other initiatives.
CANADA: Why young people tune out government COVID-19 messaging

CANADA: Why young people tune out government COVID-19 messaging

Young people don’t pay attention to government communication on COVID-19 because they don’t like being talked at rather than listened to
CANADA: Air Canada reports $685M third-quarter loss

CANADA: Air Canada reports $685M third-quarter loss

Air Canada says the total number of passengers carried in the quarter was down 88 per cent compared with a year ago
CANADA: Remembering hockey icon Howie Meeker

CANADA: Remembering hockey icon Howie Meeker

Meeker passed away on Sunday
CANADA: Ottawa says federal support for airline industry contingent on refunding customers

CANADA: Ottawa says federal support for airline industry contingent on refunding customers

Government to 'demand airlines refund what is believed to be millions of dollars in prepaid flight tickets, curb cancelled routes,' Transport Minister Marc Garneau says
CANADA: Country not on track to hit its first electric car target in 2025

CANADA: Country not on track to hit its first electric car target in 2025

Most recent analysis suggests Canada will only reach between four and six per cent by 2025, falling short of Transport Canada's target of 10 per cent
COVID-19: The unprecedented toll the pandemic is taking on mental health

COVID-19: The unprecedented toll the pandemic is taking on mental health

The network of interconnected mental health symptoms associated with COVID-19 is best understood as a multi-faceted syndrome