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Fri, 2 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Record-high lumber prices add as much as $30K to the cost of building a house
COVID-19 has wreaked havoc on just about every industry — sticking a wrench into the normal forces of supply and demand — and lumber is a prime example. A shortage is having a cascading impact on ...

Fri, 2 Apr 2021 18:44:18 EDT
Federal court judge rules in favour of Acho Dene Koe First Nation member's complaint about election delay
Floyd Bertrand's complaint that the Acho Dene Koe First Nation chief and council did not have the right to postpone an election during the pandemic has won support from a federal court judge. ...

Fri, 2 Apr 2021 17:41:45 EDT
Alberta MLAs quit coalition against public health restrictions after Ontario MPP invokes Hitler
Two members of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's United Conservative Party caucus have quit a national coalition against public health restrictions, after the group's founder compared measures to slow t...

Fri, 2 Apr 2021 19:28:43 EDT
Canadian Olympic wrestler turned pro fighter loses finger during MMA match
Canadian MMA fighter Khetag Pliev had his finger surgically re-attached after it was severed during his co-main event bout with Devin Goodale at the Cage Fury Fighting Championship in Philadelphia on ...

Thu, 1 Apr 2021 23:44:31 EDT
Protesters must clear Vancouver Island blockade or risk arrest after logging company wins injunction
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has granted an injunction against protesters who have been blocking a forestry company from operating on Vancouver Island.

Fri, 2 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
What's behind Quebec's targeted approach to the 3rd wave, and could it work?
The month of March featured considerable swings in Quebec's messaging and action around the pandemic. If you've been having trouble keeping track, it's understandable.

Fri, 2 Apr 2021 06:00:00 EDT
How P.E.I. minor hockey bucked national trends and pulled off provincials during a pandemic
Minor hockey players on P.E.I. might just be the only ones in Canada lacing up their skates this season for provincials and playoffs.

Thu, 1 Apr 2021 09:48:37 EDT
14 people are mapping Canada's path to net-zero emissions — can they do it?
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the committee seeking to reduce Canada's emissions to net zero by 2050 and how climate change could affect hurricanes.

Fri, 2 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Racial trauma counsellors in B.C. see surge in patients amid ongoing anti-Asian hate
Two racial trauma therapists in Vancouver, B.C., say they've noticed an increase in Asian Canadian patients seeking mental health support since the surge in anti-Asian attacks. Vancouver police said a...

Fri, 2 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
From a dancing scientist to an ICU poet, these people are making a bad time better
COVID-19 has been an exhausting onslaught of bad news. But there are slivers of optimism. Meet some of the people making it happen.

Fri, 2 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Did the political art of compromise fail Canada during the pandemic?
Was Canada's second pandemic wave inevitable? How about the third? When the dust settles, governments are going to have to confront some awkward questions about what they didn't do when they had a cha...

Fri, 2 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Essential but forgotten? Youth who toil in grocery stores, cafés and restaurants feel the strain
They’re baristas, grocery store clerks, restaurant workers. As the stress of the pandemic wears on, Quebec’s young adults do the essential work that is often overlooked.

Thu, 1 Apr 2021 19:59:29 EDT
Welcoming visitors is what Whistler does, but for the next 3 weeks the town wants you to stay away
The mayor and the manager of Whistler Search and Rescue say for the good of the community, people need to give the three week pandemic "circuit breaker" a chance to work.

Thu, 1 Apr 2021 18:54:51 EDT
Gym outbreak in Quebec City leads to more than 140 COVID-19 infections
The CIUSSS ordered the gym closed on Wednesday morning for violating sanitary protocols. Despite the order, the facility remained open until about 3 p.m. That’s when Quebec City police showed up to...

Thu, 1 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Ontario imposes provincewide 'emergency brake' as 3rd wave of COVID-19 hits hard
The Ontario government announced Thursday that it is imposing a provincewide "emergency brake" due to a surge in COVID-19 case numbers and hospitalizations.

Thu, 1 Apr 2021 20:30:22 EDT
Crown accuses Meng Wanzhou's lawyers of denying facts in bid to toss extradition
A lawyer for Canada’s attorney general says Meng Wanzhou’s defence team is ignoring basic facts of the case against their client by accusing the United States of unlawfully reaching beyond its jur...

Thu, 1 Apr 2021 04:00:27 EDT
This is your brain on pandemic: What chronic stress is doing to us
A year of chronic, unpredictable stress caused by the ongoing pandemic is leaving many people feeling unmotivated, unable to focus and lethargic. Here's why.

Thu, 1 Apr 2021 22:06:00 EDT
N.W.T. confirms 1st COVID-19 variant of concern
The case reported at the Diavik Diamond Mine on March 29 is the B.1.1.7 variant first identified in the United Kingdom.

Thu, 1 Apr 2021 16:58:07 EDT
Health officer warned RCMP of challenge identifying patient zero in Campbellton COVID outbreak
The medical officer of health in the Campbellton region warned RCMP it would be difficult to identify Dr. Jean-Robert Ngola as patient zero in the outbreak last May that claimed two lives, infected...

Thu, 1 Apr 2021 10:00:00 EDT
Veteran B.C. teacher ordered to pay $226K in damages to man he sucker punched 13 years ago
In a civil ruling, a B.C. Supreme Court judge found that the 2008 assault by Ralph Mackay Fraser was a “profoundly painful, upsetting and life-changing incident,” which left security guard Andrew ...



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