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If you want to shop ethically this holiday season just buy less, Guelph prof says

CBC Canadian Headlines - 1 hour 54 min ago

While it’s not always easy to shop with workers rights, animal welfare and the environment in mind, a University of Guelph professor says many customers want to support products made in Canada, with fair labour, or using environmentally-friendly practices.

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‘Cash for keys’ offers are making people homeless, say housing advocates in northern Ontario

CBC Canadian Headlines - 1 hour 54 min ago

Housing advocates in the northern Ontario city of Sudbury say “cash for keys” agreements are making people homeless over the long term.

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Jamaican farm workers in N.S. prepare to head home to hurricane devastation

CBC Canadian Headlines - 2 hours 54 min ago

Jamaican farm workers in Nova Scotia are bracing for a difficult time when they return to their home country still reeling from the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa.

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Government demanding public servants reimburse years-old Phoenix overpayments

CBC Canadian Headlines - 3 hours 54 min ago

Federal public servants are being threatened with legal action if they don’t repay money they were mistakenly overpaid during the error-plagued rollout of the Phoenix pay system nearly a decade ago, Radio-Canada has learned.

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Some commercial lobster fishers say Indigenous treaty fishing threatens stocks. Government memo says otherwise

CBC Canadian Headlines - 3 hours 54 min ago

The fifth estate investigates misconceptions and allegations fuelling conflict in Canada’s largest lobster fishery, where Mi’kmaw fishers face broad opposition when exercising treaty rights.

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The Carney-Smith agreement surely won't make pipelines 'boring again'

CBC Canadian Headlines - 3 hours 54 min ago

Guilbeault's resignation — the rare cabinet resignation due to a disagreement over government policy — both adds to and underlines the test of national and political leadership that Mark Carney signed up for when he put his signature on that memorandum.

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Can Canadians still trust Canada Post with holiday mail after months of strikes?

CBC Canadian Headlines - 3 hours 54 min ago

Technically, the rotating Canada Post strikes are over. But can Canadians trust the corporation to get their Christmas cards and packages delivered on time? Here's what to know.

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