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Inside the terrifying world of faulty medical implants

There are broken devices doing important jobs in the bodies of Canadians right now. We don’t know how many. We don’t know how dangerous they

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November 30, 2018

You’ve seen this movie before

The Lion King is coming back to theatres. And so is Dumbo. And Spider-Man. And Rocky. And if it’s not a remake, it’s a sequel,

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November 29, 2018

In this Aug. 2015 photo, an angler casts for silver salmon at a campsite on a wild river during an eight-day float fishing trip east of Anchorage, Alaska. Southwestern Alaska could be the most convenient place in the United States for a fly fisher to go wild. Bush pilots equipped to land on lakes, rivers or tundra operate out of virtually every airport to usher anglers into remote wilderness destinations where clouds of fish obscure river bottoms.

An upstream battle for a fish’s future

Last year they tried to save 900. Only 70 made it back. The year before that, only 32 survived. This is life for the Inner

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November 28, 2018

In this Nov. 13, 2008 file photo, people shop Chinese and foreign-made cars at a car lot in Beijing. General Motors Corp. said Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, that its 2008 sales in China rose 6 percent to 1.09 million vehicles, but growth slowed as the market suffered from an economic downturn.

What is the car of the future? And who builds it?

General Motors announced the impending closure of its Oshawa, Ontario plant yesterday, a move that will eliminate almost 3,000 jobs. In explaining its decision, the

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November 27, 2018

People waiting outside to eat at Scwartz's delicatessen in Montreal, Que., May 20, 2018.

When the internet comes over for a burger

You’re going out to eat. Where do you go? You check Yelp ratings, or Uber Eats stars…or more likely, you Google the food you want

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November 23, 2018

abandoned locker room at a swimming pool

Can we change locker room culture from the inside?

The horrific reports from Toronto’s St. Michael’s College School have reminded us that for all the discussion outside of locker rooms about hazing, bullying and consent, there

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November 22, 2018

People attend a rally in memory of Tina Fontaine in Montreal, Saturday, February 24, 2018.

It sounds like a horror from Canada’s past. It’s happening now.

When we learn about the ways this country has failed its indigenous people, we assume the absolute worst of them are behind us. Which is

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November 21, 2018

A police officer holds back his dog as they search for activists as they protest during the G7 Summit in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada, 08 June 2018. Leaders of the US, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Italy, the United Kingdom as well as the European Union will gather in Le Manoir Richelieu in La Malbaie for the two day summit on 08 June and 09 June 2018.

Dogs With (Dangerous) Jobs

The fentanyl crisis is claiming thousands of lives per year, and the RCMP will take all the help it can get. The force is training

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November 20, 2018

Working from home is bad for you

No chatty cubicle mates. No stinky office microwaves. No pants, if you don’t feel like wearing ‘em. Working from home always sounds great in theory…but