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‘We’re so vulnerable’: How Canadians can cope with anxiety in the face of existential threats from the U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s second term has threatened Canada with annexation and economic ruin and destabilized much of the international order that has governed the world since the Second World War, leaving many Canadians feeling anxious and concerned. The barrage includes comments about Canada becoming the 51st state, warnings not …

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Montreal’s Metro struggles to cope with growing homelessness crisis

As the evening cold set in, Lindy Trapper and three friends spread a blanket on a platform overlooking the tracks at Villa-Maria Metro, in Montreal’s west end. Soon after, two intervention workers told them to leave. They were escorted up to the subway entrance, but without any clear options, stayed …

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Winnipeg organizations work to help vulnerable people cope in cold snap – Winnipeg

Winnipeg organizations are working to help vulnerable people through the current cold snap. The temperature in the city on Sunday is currently -24 and it’s forecast to dip to -29 come Monday morning. A pop-up warming shelter run by Saint Boniface Street Links out of a city-owned building on Saint …

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How Alberta stacks up when it comes to helping people cope with inflation

Inflation has hit Albertans hard — food bank use is rising, seniors are accruing more debt, and affordable rentals are in scarce supply.  That’s spurred the rollout of measures meant to help Albertans cope with high prices — including rebates on power and electricity bills, and hitting pause on the collection …

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Profiling Vancouver’s political parties: COPE

Over the decades, things have gotten progressively more crowded for Vancouver’s oldest left-wing party.  Founded in 1968, the Coalition of Progressive Electors (COPE) now competes with Vision Vancouver, the Greens, OneCity, Forward Vancouver and VOTE Socialist for support on the left side of the city’s political spectrum.  But it’s the …

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