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Thu, 11 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
Provinces, territories are owed more $1.3B in unpaid fines, investigation shows
A CBC News investigation found Canadian provinces and territories are owed more than $1.3 billion in unpaid fines for everything from parking tickets to tax violations to environmental infractions, w...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
5 graphs that help tell the story of the pandemic
See how COVID-19 has shaped our lives over the past year since the World Health Organization first declared the global pandemic.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
Commanding officers interfered in sexual assault investigations, retired military police officer says
A former military police officer says he faced commanding officers who interfered in his sexual assault cases and prosecutors who were reluctant to move forward with charges within the Canadian Armed ...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
Saskatoon ICU nurse creates COVID-inspired art with vaccine-vial caps
When ICU nurse Shawn Toovey isn't caring for some of Saskatchewan's sickest patients, he's collecting scrap medical plastics, including medicine bottles, syringe covers and vaccine-vial caps, to make ...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
COVID-19 and the death of the middle-class musician
The death of live music by COVID-19 has left many artists with little or no way to support themselves, while threatening the existence of the "middle class musician" itself.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
A year of COVID-19 living: How lockdowns have affected our life
The week of March 8 marks a year after many Canadians were first asked to limit their outings to curb the spread of the coronavirus. Here's a look at how life has changed and the many festivals, spor...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
How François Legault has avoided blame for Quebec's heavy COVID-19 death toll
"Yes, we could have done better," Quebec Premier François Legault said of his government's response to the COVID-19 crisis during a news conference this week. There was, however, a "but." There usual...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
SPAC'd out: Everything you need to know about the next hyped-up investment fad
From house prices to tech stocks, the pandemic has had a counterintuitive impact on the prices of a variety of assets, driving many to record highs at a time when the economy is still reeling. Now, ex...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
Veteran who killed his family, himself sought help from 6 doctors before triple-murder suicide
In the last months of Lionel Desmond's life — and those of his wife, his daughter and his mother — he would visit six doctors near his home in rural Nova Scotia, looking for the same thing: the he...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 17:16:19 EST
PMO aware of ombudsman's misconduct allegation against Vance in 2018, but not the details: Trudeau
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his office was made aware of allegations of misconduct against Gen. Jonathan Vance in 2018 — but wasn't informed of their substance because a Privy Council Office ...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:48:53 EST
Tentative agreement would allow Alberta to withhold doctor pay to balance physician budget
A tentative agreement between Alberta's doctors and the provincial government would set the current physician services budget at the 2018-19 level and allow the government to withhold payments from d...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 11:14:34 EST
Manitobans with severe chronic illnesses, obesity, disabilities to get 1st AstraZeneca shots
Manitoba will prioritize Manitobans age 50 to 64 and First Nations people age 30 to 64 who are most at risk from COVID-19 for the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine, including people with certain serious he...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:57:20 EST
Prisoners refuse meals amid COVID-19 outbreak at Hamilton jail, 72 people infected
Between 50 and 60 inmates at the Hamilton Wentworth Detention Centre have started to refuse meals to demand better conditions as the centre grapples with a COVID-19 outbreak, an advocate said Wednesda...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 16:05:22 EST
Complaint over Alberta judge's comments about Nigerian-born medical expert's accent moving ahead
A complaint over comments an Alberta judge made about a Nigerian-born medical examiner's accent is now before a member of the Canadian Judicial Council's conduct committee.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:06:28 EST
Family of Montreal woman found dead on hospital floor not told circumstances of her death
The family of a woman who died at a Montreal-area hospital, in a room that staff had warned managers about for weeks, only learned about the circumstances of her death after reading a CBC News story e...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 09:01:35 EST
Ontario unveils details of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine pharmacy pilot
Eligible Ontarians aged 60 to 64 in three public health units will be able to book an appointment for the Astrazeneca COVID-19 vaccine at a pharmacy starting on Friday.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 12:44:27 EST
More racially diverse areas reported much higher numbers of COVID-19 deaths: StatsCan 
The most racially diverse neighbourhoods in Canada reported COVID-19 mortality rates more than twice as high as those reported by districts that are overwhelmingly white, according to new data release...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 14:56:46 EST
Jody Wilson-Raybould set to publish memoir of her time in cabinet and SNC-Lavalin affair
Former Liberal cabinet minister Jody Wilson-Raybould is set to publish a political memoir that's promising to shed new light on her controversial final days in the Trudeau government.

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
Ghosts of scandals past stalk Canadian military as sexual misconduct fallout grows
The growing political fight over sexual misconduct allegations in the Canadian military is shaping up into a once-in-a-generation scandal. The steady drip of allegations has seasoned military officers...

Wed, 10 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
Botched no-knock raids prompt calls to limit police tactic
Police forces across Canada are conducting hundreds of no-knock raids each year to execute search warrants despite growing concern about the trampling of charter rights, an investigation by CBC’s Th...



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