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Mon, 15 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Military conducted secret investigation of reservist Patrik Mathews as a possible terrorist threat
The military's counter-intelligence unit secretly investigated Patrik Mathews — a former Manitoba army reservist and alleged recruiter for a neo-Nazi group — as a possible terrorist threat and ...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Bloodsucking-fish fossils overturn once-popular theory about our evolution
Lampreys are blood-sucking predatory fish. The earliest ancestors of all vertebrates, including ourselves, were thought to resemble their worm-like babies. Now, recently discovered fossils have overtu...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 04:00:13 EDT
Rogers fines 91-year-old woman unable to return equipment due to lockdown
Telco giants Rogers and Bell, which have made billions despite the pandemic, are being criticized for slapping penalties on customers hit hard by COVID-19. One business ethics expert says, at times li...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Online school will still be around post-pandemic, so what have we learned?
When COVID-19 hit a year ago, countless students from kindergarten through post-secondary were thrown into virtual schooling for the first time. As we look to post-pandemic life, online classes will ...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Blocked by the Bloc: how Quebec voters could decide the timing of the next election
The Liberals' lead in the polls over the Conservatives might make them bullish on their chances to win an election, but the Bloc could put a damper on their hopes for a majority government. ...

Mon, 15 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
This Winnipeg lab confirmed Canada's 1st case of COVID-19. Then it set to work helping manage the crisis
Since it confirmed Canada's first case of COVID-19, the National Microbiology Lab in Winnipeg has received $2 billion in COVID-19 funding from the federal government. It's spending some of that money ...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 06:00:00 EDT
How the pandemic put excuses in perspective and pushed these people to make positive life changes
The pandemic has been tough, but some have used it to explore new ventures, businesses and personal experiences.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 18:00:43 EDT
Brendan Bottcher wins first ever men's curling championship
Alberta's Brendan Bottcher defeated Kevin Koe's Wild Card Two team in the final of the Canadian men's curling championship in Calgary Sunday evening, winning by a score of 4-2.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Why moving to daylight time is 'a challenge on top of a challenge' in 2021
Clocks jumped forward in most parts of Canada this weekend and sleep experts say the ritual will cause more stress for those already tossing and turning at night during the pandemic.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Here's how community groups are getting COVID-19 vaccinations to Indigenous people in Canada's largest city
Toronto has the largest population of Indigenous people in Ontario. Indigenous health-care workers and community groups are working to get them vaccinated against COVID-19 — a tougher challenge in a...

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 23:44:18 EST
Residents of Toronto apartment given 24 hours to permanently vacate due to lethal levels of carbon monoxide
Residents of a west-end apartment building, who were recently told their units above an auto repair shop were built illegally, are being left in the cold after they were ordered to vacate their unit...

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 05:00:00 EST
Travel agents struggle to stay open after 'devastating' pandemic year without bookings
COVID-19's travel restrictions means travel agents have spent a year trying to scrape by with virtually no new revenue. Some have made it work. Others have closed.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 09:04:17 EDT
Nate Darling makes Nova Scotia basketball history
Bedford's Nate Darling became the first Nova Scotian to play in the NBA regular season when he stepped on the floor for the Charlotte Hornets against the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night. ...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 10:00:00 EDT
We all have privilege to some degree. What we do with it matters
As a brown Muslim woman, I have been the butt of racist jokes and microagressions. But I also go unseen in other situations — like when another group is targeted, writes Taslim Jaffer. ...

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
From restaurant staff to pilots, pandemic is pushing people in hard-hit professions to retrain for new jobs
An estimated 25 per cent of working Canadians have started over in jobs unrelated to what they did before the pandemic.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Former soldier expected to plead guilty in high-profile sexual assault involving subordinate
The soldier at the centre of one of the higher-profile sexual assault cases in the Canadian military has ended years of legal battles and intends to plead guilty.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Law prohibiting election misinformation struck down
A key section of Canada's elections law designed to curb misinformation during elections has been struck down and declared unconstitutional.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
In a Regina retirement home, boxing and pool keep pandemic loneliness at bay
Much of the national spotlight has focused on the plight of seniors either facing deadly COVID-19 outbreaks at long-term care homes or crippling isolation inside their own homes. But some seniors h...

Sat, 13 Mar 2021 19:19:05 EST
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney facing party leadership review next year
The executive board of Alberta's United Conservative Party said it will hold a leadership review next year, according to an email sent Friday night to party constituency presidents.

Sun, 14 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Federal government adding more hotels to its quarantine list
The federal government says it's adding more quarantine hotels to its approved list to make sure enough rooms are available for returning travellers. It's also warning travellers that if they c...



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