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Fri, 22 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Payette is the one resigning — but Justin Trudeau has to wear it
Julie Payette might still want to debate the details of what exactly occurred inside Rideau Hall over the last three and a half years. But she apparently couldn't escape an increasingly obvious concl...

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Canada's COVID-19 case numbers show early positive signs
Cases of COVID-19 are declining in many parts of Canada, but experts say those early positive signs are dependent on widespread restrictions that the public might find difficult to sustain — and sug...

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Why the world won't go back to 'some sense of normal' until all countries are vaccinated against COVID-19
As countries such as Canada and the United States continue vaccinating millions of citizens, global health experts warn the pandemic could keep raging if lower-income nations don't get their share of ...

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
It's a landmark day for nuclear disarmament, but an awkward one for the federal government
Despite stating that it is 'committed' to nuclear disarmament, Canada's federal government refuses to sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), write Setsuko Thurlow and Bianca M...

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
9 months after deadly N.S. shooting, Ottawa halts sales of decommissioned RCMP vehicles
The federal government is suspending the sale of all surplus RCMP vehicles in the wake of a mass shooting last April in Nova Scotia in which the gunman used a replica police vehicle — purchased at a...

Fri, 22 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Booted from caucus, Derek Sloan faces long odds if he pursues re-election
Derek Sloan's chances of winning his seat again don't look good, whether he runs as an Independent or gets the help of Maxime Bernier's People's Party.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:00:42 EST
Independent firm completes review into claims of 'toxic' environment at Rideau Hall
An independent consulting firm has completed its review into claims of a toxic environment and workplace harassment at Rideau Hall, and sources say the report is scathing.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 20:53:17 EST
B.C. won't ban interprovincial travel, premier says
British Columbia will not ban travellers from other provinces from visiting, Premier John Horgan announced late Thursday, saying a review of legal options showed it would not be possible right now. ...

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 09:33:15 EST
Correctional services missed signs leading up to Marylène Levesque murder, says report
The Correctional Service of Canada missed warning signs while supervising a parolee with a history of violence against women who went on to kill Marylène Levesque last year, according to the findings...

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:58:25 EST
Number of Atlantic Canadians over age 75 will double in 20 years, report says
Atlantic Canada's population is already the oldest in Canada, and a new report estimates that by 2040, there will be three seniors for every two young people in the region.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 11:23:13 EST
COVID-19 could shutter more than 200,000 Canadian businesses forever, CFIB says
More than 200,000 Canadian businesses could close permanently during the COVID-19 crisis, throwing millions of people out of work as the resurgence of the virus worsens across much of the country, acc...

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
With Keystone XL back on the shelf, oilpatch pressure mounts on Trudeau and Trans Mountain
With U.S. President Joe Biden cancelling the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, attention turns to the Trans Mountain expansion project — from those for and against. It's owned by the federal gove...

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 06:00:00 EST
Manitoba family devastated after being asked to dig up father following burial plot mix-up
A Manitoba family is heartbroken after being asked to exhume their loved one’s body after he was mistakenly buried in the wrong cemetery plot earlier this month.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 17:10:05 EST
'Almost non-existent' cold, cough season costs 30 jobs at P.E.I. lozenge plant
Island Abbey Foods, makers of Honibe cough and cold lozenges, is eliminating 30 temporary staff at its Charlottetown production plant.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Little fear of rate hikes despite expected economic surge: Bank of Canada
Real estate industry and borrowers can likely count on low rates persisting as economy climbs out of deep hole, says central bank governor.

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
COVID-19 is hitting First Nations in Western Canada especially hard
While Ontario and Quebec are the epicentres of COVID-19 outbreaks in Canada, people in First Nations are being hit the hardest in Western Canada, where they make up half the number of hospitalizations...

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 07:00:00 EST
'So many challenges': How COVID-19 outbreak is impacting one tiny Cree town
Since Jan. 7, there have been 27 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Oujé-Bougoumou, a tight-knit Cree community, located more than 730 kilometres north of Montreal. 

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Life after curfew for Montreal's homeless means lineups, fear of fines and few empty beds
After 8 p.m., when most of the city shuts down due to Quebec's COVID-19 curfew, many homeless people are still trying to find a place to stay. Here is a look at one night outside the city's overwhelme...

Thu, 21 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
How a criminal charge laid in Calgary was linked to a Toronto woman who's never been there
Last year Joyce Obaseki discovered that the RCMP's national police database listed her and another woman as the same person for nearly two decades and as a result had linked the other woman's criminal...

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 10:32:25 EST
Alberta premier calls Biden's XL cancellation a 'gut punch' for U.S.-Canada trade relationship
U.S. President Joe Biden revoked the permit for Calgary-based TC Energy's Keystone XL pipeline after being sworn in as the 46th U.S. president on Wednesday, something Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said...



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