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Political controversies do more than just temporarily embarrass party leaders. Repeated controversies can have a serious, long-lasting impact on the trust voters place in a party and a leaders’ sense of judgment and the candidates they choose.

Ontario Superior Court Justice Edward Belobaba is expected to make a critical decision for the future of democracy in Toronto early this week.

A Paris-based artist on a Canadian island talks about her inspiration for an installation at UBC called "The Shadow.' The video was shot when the island was engulfed in smoke from British Columbia's wildfires. The sun was red and the sky a veil of grey. Watch.

Among big changes in the world of cooking is one static fact - the relatively poor pay for cooks and kitchen staff, writes chef Sam Robertson.

By all means, it should be an interesting campaign, yet the promises — from all parties, not just the Liberals — are so milquetoast, nearly 40 per cent of Quebecers remain undecided about who to vote for in October.

A travelling history exhibit shed light on Europeans' shared history with Islam, challenging the perception of Muslims as outsiders in Europe.

In response to Ontario Premier Doug Ford's "buck-a-beer" challenge, Ottawa's Dominion City Brewing Co. started canning and packaging its "Buck-a-Beer Blonde Ale" Wednesday, with a promise not to lower its prices and instead to donate a dollar from every can sold to refugee support services. 

David Pecker, the chairman and CEO of the company that owns National Enquirer, resigned from his board seats at Postmedia Network Canada Corp. and Postmedia Network Inc., the Canadian media company has announced.

A catastrophic spill of toxic waste, including arsenic, lead, mercury, selenium and phosphorus, four years ago in British Columbia shows how Canada may be no safer than so-called "developing" countries with reputations for political corruption and instability, says a new research report published on Tuesday.

Kanahus Manuel has been called many names - a political activist, a pipeline protestor, a tiny house warrior, a freedom fighter, a birth keeper, a land and water defender. But Manuel, also a granddaughter, daughter and sister, identifies herself first and foremost as a mother.

National Observer's reviews of the new movies in Canada.

Inking up can be good medicine, according to five Indigenous tattoo artists whose work is featured in a new Vancouver exhibit.

An added element in the Oct. 1 election is that for the first time in a long time, the topic of Quebec sovereignty won't be a primary voting issue, writes Toula Drimonis. All parties have declared their intent not to make it a point of contention — even the PQ.

Chris “Bukwas” Anderson is a professional MMA fighter from the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, who hopes to share his journey as an athlete with Indigenous children across Canada who are searching for meaning and an outlet.

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission explicitly calls for an Indigenous Languages Act. Canada's horrific residential school system attempted to erase these languages by prohibiting their use.