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Thu, 6 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
How many COVID-19 vaccines can Ontario administer per day? We did the math
Ontario's top doctor boasted the province could deliver 500,000 COVID-19 vaccines per day if supply allowed. CBC News checked with every public health unit and confirmed the number is actually far low...

Thu, 6 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Maybe border restrictions could be tighter — but Ford is in no position to cast stones
Ontario Premier Doug Ford — previously a big fan of Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland — is suddenly very eager to let Ontarians how unhappy he is with how Justin Trudeau's government i...

Thu, 6 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Astronauts with disabilities can apply to Europe's space agency for 1st time
In our push for a human presence in space, there has been a group who have been left out, no matter how well-educated, fit or skilled they are: people with physical disabilities. The European Space Ag...

Thu, 6 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Why cats may have more to teach us about living the good life than Socrates
Unlike humans, cats aren't burdened with questions about love, death and the meaning of life. They have no need for philosophy at all. So what's to be learned from this "unexamined" way of being? Brit...

Thu, 6 May 2021 01:44:35 EDT
Altercation between loggers and activists near Vancouver Island blockade captured on video
Logging operations have stopped on a section of southern Vancouver Island after an altercation broke out Tuesday between forestry workers and blockaders, a flashpoint in a months-long dispute over an ...

Thu, 6 May 2021 04:00:10 EDT
Vaccine etiquette: What's safe to ask others and what's off the table
The advent of COVID-19 vaccines has provided hope that there will soon be a return to something closer to what we remember as being “normal.” But the shot has also brought a whole new set of exper...

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Black activists across the Prairies are calling for defunding of police. Is anyone in power listening?
Police services and politicians in Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Alberta have said they were listening, but advocates from Winnipeg to Calgary say change has been minimal at best.

Thu, 6 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
MPs urged to demand the names of Canadians behind offshore tax shelters
A tax expert who was prevented from speaking to a Commons committee about tax avoidance five years ago says it's time for MPs to demand the identities of Canadians behind offshore shell companies. ...

Wed, 5 May 2021 21:29:06 EDT
Ontario approaches Michigan about possibility of essential workers getting vaccinated stateside
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has approached the governor of Michigan about the possibility of having essential workers who cross the border from Canada vaccinated against COVID-19 stateside. ...

Wed, 5 May 2021 17:00:09 EDT
MPs shoot down Conservative motion to fire PM's adviser over military misconduct scandal
A Conservative motion aimed at unseating the prime minister’s top adviser over how the Liberal government has handled the sexual misconduct crisis in the military was defeated easily in the House o...

Wed, 5 May 2021 21:04:51 EDT
RCMP to set up roadside checkpoints on 4 highways in B.C. this weekend
B.C. RCMP will introduce their first road checks this weekend as part of the province's push to stop non-essential travel.  

Wed, 5 May 2021 15:16:25 EDT
Vancouver police open investigation into Jake Virtanen sexual misconduct allegations
Police say they have talked to the woman who went public with allegations against the Vancouver Canucks forward.

Wed, 5 May 2021 19:08:29 EDT
Red dresses hang across B.C. in a call for justice for missing and murdered Indigenous women
From the Lower Mainland to northern B.C., crowds gathered Wednesday to remember the lives of missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls and to call on the federal government to take action to bri...

Wed, 5 May 2021 15:37:31 EDT
School food bans don't prevent allergic reactions and can stigmatize kids: McMaster-led study
Banning food items like peanuts in schools and daycares isn't effective in preventing allergic reactions, according to a literature review led by Hamilton's McMaster University that includes recommend...

Wed, 5 May 2021 13:13:10 EDT
CN updates pension policies to include all widowed same-sex partners
CN is correcting what it calls “a regrettable lag” in updating its pension policies, allowing all same-sex partners of deceased CN employees who retired before 1998 to also collect survivor benefi...

Wed, 5 May 2021 13:17:40 EDT
Canada sending drugs and ventilators to India to help fight off COVID-19 surge
Canada is sending medical supplies to India to help the country deal with a surge in coronavirus cases that has pushed its hospital system to the brink of collapse.

Tue, 4 May 2021 23:41:03 EDT
Misogyny, racism and bullying prevalent across Canadian youth hockey, survey finds
Canada's game continues to grapple with a culture of misogyny, racism and bullying, according to a survey of former youth hockey coaches and players.

Wed, 5 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Stalled project reveals archaeological conflict between First Nations and B.C. government
An expansion of a popular Hornby Island pub that stalled this spring with the discovery of Indigenous human remains is threatening to become a flashpoint for relations between the province and First N...

Wed, 5 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Grassy Narrows First Nation asserts sovereignty to pass Anishinaabe law on alcohol use
A traditional Anishinaabe law on alcohol possession is now in effect in Grassy Narrows north of Kenora, Ont., a clear departure from the Indian Act and a rare move that Chief Randy Fobister hopes will...

Wed, 5 May 2021 14:52:46 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on May 5
Health Canada approved the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for children 12 and older on Wednesday, prompting Alberta, Manitoba, B.C. and the Northwest Territories to announce they would offer the shot to kids...



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