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Tue, 16 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Have a UV disinfecting device? Most don't live up to claims and can be harmful
Health Canada says it is reviewing how UV wands and devices are able to find their way onto store shelves and into the hands of Canadian consumers after a CBC Marketplace investigation found there is ...

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
None of Ottawa's new travel rules apply to the largest group of people entering Canada — truckers
None of Ottawa's recently announced new travel measures apply to the largest group of people entering Canada: Commercial truck drivers. Ottawa says it's exploring testing for truckers, but some critic...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
A big test of reusable packaging for groceries comes to Canada
An online store has launched in Ontario selling groceries and household items from Loblaws in containers it will take back and refill — a test of whether Canadian consumers are ready to change their...

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 14:04:46 EST
From the Deep South to the Downtown Eastside: The legacy of one of B.C.'s first Black MLAs

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
As schools reopen in Ontario's hardest-hit regions, experts urge province not to lift COVID restrictions
If non-essential businesses and other parts of the economy are allowed to reopen too soon after students go back to class, finding and controlling the source of COVID-19 spread will be much more diffi...

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Stage anthology 21 Black Futures asks: What is the future of Blackness?
21 Black Futures, a new stage anthology by CBC and Toronto's Obisidan Theatre Company, brings together 63 Black artists from across the country to answer the question "What is the future of Blackness?...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 23:47:24 EST
Video shows Edmonton police forcing people out of LRT station into –21 C weather
The leader of an Indigenous community watch group is livid after a video emerged showing Edmonton police officers ordering people who were sheltering in a downtown LRT station to vacate, sending t...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 15:11:10 EST
Suburbs lead the way in housing completions as starts also climb: CMHC
The suburbs of Canada's three largest cities are fuelling an uptick in home construction, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 05:00:00 EST
Help for dying woman was 2 minutes away, but took 80 minutes to arrive
A grieving Nova Scotia man wants to know why it took 80 minutes for emergency services to come as his wife lay dying at their home in Bass River, N.S., when he could see the local fire hall from his h...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 16:22:36 EST
Suspected cases of coronavirus variant now in 2 Manitoba First Nations
A second First Nations community is under lockdown following the potential discovery of a highly infectious coronavirus variant. On Monday, the chief of Pimicikamak confirmed the community has seen a...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 14:32:23 EST
Outdoor hockey players in Alberta break records, raise $1.8M for cancer research
The world's longest hockey game in Alberta broke multiple records this year. Forty people took turns playing hockey on an outdoor rink near Edmonton during record cold temperatures 24 hours a day, sev...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 16:27:11 EST
Call centre, web portal to book vaccine appointments coming soon to Ontario: Hillier
The head of Ontario’s vaccine distribution plan says a call centre and online reservation system will be up and running in the next few weeks to help coordinate appointments as the province moves to...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:00:00 EST
Grieving families say their lost loved ones are 'worthless' under B.C. law, call for changes
Families who have lost loved ones to wrongful acts are calling on the government to change B.C.'s Family Compensation Act.

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 05:00:00 EST
Owners of long-term care home where 47 people died argue inquiry would prejudice a jury if charges are laid
The owners of CHSLD Herron on Montreal's West Island want the public inquiry into Quebec's long-term care homes to be delayed until prosecutors decide whether to lay charges against them. ...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 05:00:00 EST
Moncton woman shocked with 'bad joke' response after filing complaint against doctor
A Moncton woman believes she wasn't taken seriously when she recently tried to file a complaint against her doctor.

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 13:25:10 EST
Residents of Mississauga, Ont., condo tested after coronavirus variant cluster found
Residents of a condominium in Mississauga, Ont., were tested on Monday after a cluster of five cases of the coronavirus variant first identified in South Africa was discovered at the building. ...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
1 in 4 seniors in New Brunswick take sleeping pills. A new study is offering an alternative
New Brunswick has the highest rate of sleeping pill use among seniors in Canada, with one in four taking them regularly. The medication can lead to dependence and side-effects like memory loss and uns...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 09:16:44 EST
India to ship COVID-19 vaccines to Canada as diplomatic tension eases
India’s Serum Institute will ship COVID-19 vaccines to Canada within a month, its chief executive said Monday, a sign a diplomatic row triggered by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s comment...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 08:16:51 EST
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Monday
Britain's newly established quarantine hotels have received their first guests as the government tries to prevent new variants of the coronavirus from derailing its fast-moving vaccination drive. ...

Mon, 15 Feb 2021 10:56:32 EST
St. Catharines gaming company develops 'Cat Colony Crisis' video game to help fight COVID-19
A small gaming company based in St. Catharines, Ont., has created a video game to help in the fight against COVID-19.



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