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Sat, 12 Jun 2021 22:23:50 EDT
Alberta is offering $3M in lottery winnings to encourage people to get their COVID-19 vaccine
Alberta is offering $3 million in cash to encourage more people to get a COVID-19 vaccine.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 19:48:38 EDT
Mourners in London, Ont., hope 'unison in suffering' can lead to healing after attack
Those who spoke and mourned at a funeral held Saturday for for four members of the Afzaal family said they want to focus on the outpouring of support that followed their deaths, and not the hatred tha...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Is a summer hiring spree coming as COVID restrictions ease? Depends on who you ask
As pandemic restrictions ease, businesses hope customers will flood back, spurring a surge in summer hiring. But while there’s optimism better days are ahead, not everyone is certain a wave of emplo...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 15:13:33 EDT
On-duty officer killed, 2 in custody after collision in southern Saskatchewan, RCMP say
An RCMP officer is dead and two people are in custody after a collision in southern Saskatchewan on Saturday, RCMP said.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
When international travel resumes, Canada's borders and airports will be very different
Just as the 9/11 attacks did 20 years ago, the COVID-19 pandemic will transform the way people travel internationally — with hundreds of millions of dollars in new government spending planned forÂ...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 13:09:13 EDT
People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier leaves Manitoba after arrest for breaking pandemic rules
People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier has left Manitoba — for now. He’s set to appear in Winnipeg court next month.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 13:15:32 EDT
Canada paid a premium to get COVID-19 vaccine doses from Pfizer earlier than planned
Heavily redacted vaccine contract documents released Friday by the federal government show Canada paid a premium to speed its first Pfizer deliveries to December 2020, and that some vaccine doses coul...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
How a worldwide subscription scam network was traced back to Montreal
A Montreal-based marketing firm is at the heart of a scheme involving a massive network of streaming websites that has scammed thousands of internet users out small amounts totalling hundreds of milli...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 15:30:00 EDT
Muslim community gathers to start healing during funeral for family in London, Ont.
Canadian flags draped the caskets of four members of a Muslim family who were mourned at a funeral Saturday in London, Ont., almost a week after they died in what police have said was a hate-motivated...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 10:22:56 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Saturday
Manitoba, Ontario and much of Newfoundland are enjoying relaxed pandemic restrictions this weekend.

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
How vaccines can crush the variants and make reopening permanent in Canada
Canada is poised to battle back more contagious coronavirus variants that threaten to jeopardize reopening plans across the country due to a huge uptick in vaccine supply, a willingness from Canadians...

Sat, 12 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
The House: Will Doug Ford pay a price for deploying the notwithstanding clause?
Some constitutional experts see the notwithstanding clause as a tool for emergency use only — but past experience suggests politicians don't pay a price for using it.

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 13:17:38 EDT
N.B. doctor accused in COVID-19 outbreak plans to sue province, RCMP
The doctor who was accused of breaking COVID-19 rules and being the source of an outbreak in northern New Brunswick last year plans to sue the province and the RCMP.

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Canada is easing its travel restrictions. Here's what you need to know
Ottawa has embarked on Phase 1 of a multiphase approach to lift its travel restrictions. However, the government warns that the process will be gradual — based on scientific data and not people'...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 22:05:27 EDT
B.C. First Nation organizes 3-day healing walk in wake of Kamloops residential school discovery
Hundreds of people have embarked on a trek along the South Thompson River from Kamloops to B.C.'s Shuswap, with the goal of reclaiming the spirits lost to the city's former residential school. ...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
How the COVID-19 pandemic lowered life expectancy in Canada last year
COVID-19 deaths led to a five-month decrease in life expectancy at birth last year, recent data released by Statistics Canada suggest, potentially putting the country at a level not seen in seven year...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 07:39:53 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world Friday
Ontario stores and restaurants teemed with customers Friday as the province lifted some COVID-19 restrictions for the first time in months. Manitoba, meanwhile, will allow small outdoor gatherings of ...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 09:56:50 EDT
Indigenous athletes contend with numerous barriers en route to Olympic qualification
Indigenous athletes and academics say poverty, isolation, health issues, inter-generational trauma from residential schools, cultural barriers and a lack of opportunity are preventing many Indigenous ...

Thu, 10 Jun 2021 23:00:45 EDT
B.C.'s capital cancels scheduled Canada Day programming in wake of Kamloops Residential School discovery
B.C.'s capital city has cancelled scheduled programming for Canada Day following the discovery of what are believed to be the unmarked burial sites of children's remains near the former Kamloops Indi...

Fri, 11 Jun 2021 06:00:00 EDT
Burnaby School District apologizes for exam asking how First Nations benefited from colonial relationships
The superintendent of the Burnaby School District has issued an apology after a question on a Grade 9 social studies test asked students to describe how First Nations people benefited and took advanta...



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