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Mon, 5 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Toronto mom spent her severance pay on car insurance, but ended up uninsured
What happens if you pay for car insurance through a broker, but then the insurance company behind the policy says you haven't paid? A Toronto woman contacted CBC's Go Public team to share her frustrat...

Mon, 5 Apr 2021 04:00:55 EDT
It's not just Toronto and Vancouver — Canada's housing bubble has gone national
Bidding wars and unconditional offers way above asking price used to only be a big-city phenomenon. But in the era of COVID-19, small towns across the country are getting caught up in the real estate ...

Sun, 4 Apr 2021 21:32:19 EDT
B.C. health minister says it's time to 'dig in' to obey COVID-19 safety rules as cases mount
On Easter Sunday, B.C. Minister of Health Adrian Dix defended measures in place to limit the spread of COVID-19 in his province, even as one-day case counts set new records on Friday and Saturday. ...

Mon, 5 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Scientists, First Nations team up in fresh attempt to revive struggling B.C. herring stocks
Once plentiful, herring is disappearing from B.C. Commercial fisheries have been cut back while scientists and First Nations attempt to bring them back to some areas by transplanting fertilized herrin...

Sun, 4 Apr 2021 16:34:42 EDT
Hopeful buyers stand in line for chance to snag townhomes in Vancouver suburb
A line stretched up a newly poured sidewalk in Langley, B.C. on Saturday as hopeful home buyers queued for a chance to get into Metro Vancouver's red-hot housing market.

Mon, 5 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
How Kahnawake's cross-border ironworkers are dealing with isolation from their families, community
With the closure of the Canada-U.S. border and strict public health measures due to the coronavirus pandemic, life has changed drastically for many Kanien’kehá:ka (Mohawk) ironworkers. ...

Sun, 4 Apr 2021 17:30:11 EDT
Canucks' COVID-19 troubles send chill through NHL's North Division
The Vancouver Canucks being brought to a standstill by the COVID-19 virus makes players and coaches elsewhere in the all-Canadian North Division uneasy for that team and their own.

Sun, 4 Apr 2021 19:19:38 EDT
Vancouver restaurants defying COVID-19 orders will face consequences, says public safety minister
In a video posted on Facebook, the owner of Corduroy Restaurant is seen speaking to a bylaw officer as unmasked customers in the packed eatery start chanting "Get out.''

Sun, 4 Apr 2021 08:00:02 EDT
1 dead, another presumed dead after fishing boat capsizes off Cape Breton coast
One man is dead and another presumed dead after a fishing boat capsized on the weekend off the Cape Breton coast. The vessel's captain, presumed dead, is missing after an overnight search. ...

Sun, 4 Apr 2021 06:00:00 EDT
Daughter of COVID-19 victim pleads for stricter restrictions as cases surge in southern Alberta
As Tanya Gill watches COVID-19 cases surge in her southern Alberta city, she's reminded of the trauma of December 2020, when she watched her father die in an intensive care bed from the other side of...

Sun, 4 Apr 2021 07:00:00 EDT
Sask. needs to prioritize frontline essential workers for COVID-19 vaccination
Dr. Alexander Wong says across Canada more and more essential workers and their families are being infected with COVID-19 and there's proof from other places that vaccinating these people saves lives ...

Sun, 4 Apr 2021 09:51:35 EDT
Cape Breton bears brunt of freezing rain storm
Rainfall warnings have been lifted in the province, but Les Suêtes wind warnings remain in effect for Inverness County.

Sun, 4 Apr 2021 09:15:51 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on April 4
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau acknowledged in a video message that COVID-19 has forced Canadians to celebrate Easter differently for a second straight year, and urged Canadians to check up on loved on...

Sun, 4 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
'It excites people': First Nations artists give beadwork a modern twist
The longstanding tradition of beadwork is taking on a new twist among young First Nations artists who've developed a long string of social media followers, in turn driving their businesses. These thre...

Fri, 2 Apr 2021 08:00:00 EDT
Ontario sisters go viral by singing Easter version of Hallelujah
A pair of sisters from Fort Frances, Ont., have reached almost every corner of the globe with an Easter version of Leonard Cohen's famous song Hallelujah.

Sun, 4 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
StatsCan says it's ready to conduct census despite pandemic's resurgence
Canada's national statistics agency says it's ready to conduct the 2021 census next month despite concerns about the course of the COVID-19 pandemic in the coming months.

Sat, 3 Apr 2021 10:24:07 EDT
CRA has found 35 cases of tax dodging in the Panama Papers leak, 5 years later
Five years after one of the world's biggest leaks of financial records exposed the tax-haven dealings of politicians, athletes, celebrities and mobsters, the Canada Revenue Agency has found missing m...

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 ...

Sat, 3 Apr 2021 14:56:49 EDT
London's health unit issues warning as 50% of new COVID-19 cases involve youth under 22
The Middlesex London Health Unit has issued an urgent notice to young adults telling them to "do their part," stay home and get tested if they show symptoms of COVID-19.

Sat, 3 Apr 2021 14:19:54 EDT
Canada's Andreescu leaves Miami Open final due to ankle injury
Bianca Andreescu was forced to end her Miami Open final against Ash Barty due to an ankle injury. After some medical attention, the Canadian attempted to play on but the injury became too much and she...



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