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Fri, 12 Mar 2021 20:27:12 EST
Ford recalling nearly 275,000 vehicles in Canada, mainly over rupturing airbag concerns
Ford Motor Co. has issued two safety recalls involving more than 2.6 million vehicles in North America, including nearly 275,000 in Canada, mainly over airbag problems.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:17:55 EST
Ontario moving Sarnia-Lambton into lockdown; N.B. reveals vaccine rollout details
Ontario will move the Sarnia-Lambton region into lockdown Monday after a recent spike in COVID-19 cases. The province is also adjusting capacity limits for weddings, funerals, and religious services, ...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 15:47:16 EST
N.S. health records stored in an outdated, patchwork system, Desmond inquiry hears
Nova Scotia stores patient files in a patchwork of outdated digital medical databases, meaning physicians may get a limited scope of a person's medical history, an expert witness in health administr...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 14:45:30 EST
Yukon voters will head to the polls on April 12
Yukon Liberal Leader Sandy Silver announced the territory would head into an election campaign Friday, with voters going to the polls on April 12, the fifth provincial or territorial election to be he...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:33:43 EST
Canadian star Ryan Reynolds reveals he's 'Bruce' from viral Ottawa Public Health tweet
Vancouver-born star Ryan Reynolds took one for the Ottawa Public Health communications team in a video on their Twitter account Friday, where he admitted he was the one responsible for a viral Super B...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:41:47 EST
Where Canada's job market stands one year after the pandemic began
Canada added 259,000 jobs in February, recovering most of the jobs it lost in the previous two months.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 08:50:29 EST
NDP takes slight lead over governing UCP as economic unease lingers in Alberta, poll suggests
Nearly two years after the 2019 general election that brought Jason Kenney's United Conservative Party government into power in Alberta, the UCP finds itself trailing Rachel Notley's NDP amid a contin...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 13:47:21 EST
Compressed air, flywheels and more: Energy storage solutions being tested in Canada
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at more energy storage solutions being tested in Canada and how the city of Barcelona is embracing is wild side.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 05:37:29 EST
Nova Scotia sees boom in out-of-province buyers snagging homes sight unseen
People from other parts of Canada are coming to Nova Scotia in search of real estate that offers something different — something secluded, something small town, something safer.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
N.B. woman with rare autoimmune disease undergoes high-risk treatment in Ottawa amid pandemic
While many Canadians are wondering when they're going to get their COVID-19 vaccine, a New Brunswick woman will soon have every vaccine she has ever received wiped out of her system.

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
Eating disorders spiked during the pandemic, and that forced a rethink in how they are treated
In May a group of researchers comprising clinicians, policy makers, parents and youth applied for and received a $50,000 federal grant to determine how best to treat eating disorders during a pandemic...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 09:44:22 EST
Calgary professional chamber choir Luminous Voices nominated for Juno
Calgary professional chamber choir Luminous Voices has been nominated for Juno for their album Sea Dreams.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 20:45:08 EST
Canada Revenue Agency accused of blaming victims as 'gross negligence' cases drag on
Dozens of clients of a disgraced B.C. tax consultant who tried to bilk the Canada Revenue Agency out of millions of dollars are facing the possibility of financial ruin after being penalized by the CR...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 06:00:00 EST
Behchoko elders plead for help with frozen pipes and aging N.W.T. homes
Elders in Behchokǫ̀ say they are living in homes without running water during a pandemic, when public health officials are urging residents to sanitize their hands frequently. Help with repairs is s...

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
In fight against illegal fishing, Canada's sea spies struggle with sloppy intel, bias: Internal files
They're billed as Canada's spies on the sea: an award-winning team gathering intelligence on illegal fishing. But the National Fisheries Intelligence Service has faced problems with sloppy techniques ...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 19:49:18 EST
This Banff photographer captures stunning wild ice skating moments in the Rockies
Wild skating has seemingly exploded in popularity in Alberta of late, not only because of the pandemic, but because of social media.⁠

Fri, 12 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST
How these Canadian entrepreneurs hacked the pandemic: Stories of resilience 1 year in
The COVID-19 pandemic created a year of fear, uncertainty, lockdowns and loss. But it also created resilience, and, for some, successful new business models.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 09:13:24 EST
Canada honours those who died of COVID-19 a year after pandemic declared
Canada's political leaders today marked one year since COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic by remembering those who died and praising the health care and other essential workers who have kept the...

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 20:58:35 EST
Meet the 16-year-old who has worked at a Halifax nursing home throughout the pandemic
Bronwyn O'Hearn has found a sense of purpose and potentially a career path working with seniors at St. Vincent's long-term care home in Halifax.

Thu, 11 Mar 2021 23:07:07 EST
B.C. government replaces 600 clauses in 70 laws and regulations with gender neutral terms
The B.C. government has made sweeping changes to language used across 15 ministries.



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