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Wed, 7 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Plenty of room for house prices in Canada to rise as interest rates stay low
Record-low mortgage rates, a cave-in by the government mortgage insurer and the persistent urge to own mean reports of the death of the housing market have once again been greatly exaggerated. ...

Wed, 7 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
'One day there will be no children in care,' says Cowessess Chief after historic child welfare deal inked
Saskatchewan's Cowessess First Nation is the first Indigenous group in Canada to ink an agreement with Ottawa for federal funding of locally controlled child welfare services since the Act Respecting...

Wed, 7 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Jewish and Hindu rituals were part of our wedding day — along with our beloved Habs
In the weeks leading up to the wedding, we would check two things daily; the COVID-19 cases in the province and the Montreal Canadiens' playoff schedule.

Wed, 7 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Why the delta variant means some Canadians now more 'at risk' from COVID-19 than ever before
Thanks to rising vaccination rates, many Canadians have never been more protected against COVID-19. Thanks to the rise of the delta variant, others have never been more at risk. So how do we all navig...

Wed, 7 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Assembly of First Nations to elect new national chief this week
First Nations leaders from across the country are meeting virtually this week to elect a new national chief of the Assembly of First Nations.

Wed, 7 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Orange Shirt Day 'not approved' for military members honouring residential school survivors
A top Canadian Armed Forces official last fall issued a directive barring soldiers from wearing orange to honour the Indigenous survivors of residential schools, internal emails obtained by The Fifth ...

Wed, 7 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Canadian fishers keep eye on U.K. as activists raise lobster concerns
Activists outside Westminster in London rallied to draw attention to their push for amendments to the Animal Welfare Sentience Bill in the House of Lords. They say boiling live lobsters is inhumane. ...

Wed, 7 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
U.S officials have revoked thousands of Canadian NEXUS cards
American authorities have revoked the NEXUS trusted traveller cards of thousands of Canadians over the past five years — more than three times the number revoked by Canadian officials, CBC News has ...

Wed, 7 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Jewish and Hindu rituals were part of our wedding day — along with our beloved Habs
In the weeks leading up to the wedding, we would check two things daily; the COVID-19 cases in the province and the Montreal Canadiens' playoff schedule.

Tue, 6 Jul 2021 08:16:41 EDT
Inuk leader Mary Simon named Canada's 1st Indigenous governor general
Inuk leader and former ambassador Mary Simon has been chosen as the next governor general — the first Indigenous person ever to be appointed to the role.

Tue, 6 Jul 2021 20:01:17 EDT
Alberta glacial melt about 3 times higher than average during heat wave, glaciologist estimates
The heat wave that scorched most of Western Canada last week accelerated the melting of alpine glaciers, a glaciologist at the University of Alberta told the Calgary Eyeopener on Tuesday. ...

Tue, 6 Jul 2021 22:09:15 EDT
Alberta finance minister pushes salary rollback for nurses
The finance minister is calling for nurse wages to be rolled back as Alberta grapples with its financial situation.

Tue, 6 Jul 2021 22:25:41 EDT
B.C. heat wave 'cooks' fruit crops on the branch in sweltering Okanagan and Fraser Valley
Temperatures hovered above 40 C during last week's heat wave in the Okanagan and Fraser Valley.

Tue, 6 Jul 2021 07:00:00 EDT
Catholic Church raised nearly $300M for buildings since promising residential school survivors $25M in 2005
In 2015, Catholic officials argued in court they could only fundraise a total of $3.9 million for residential school survivors, but efforts for Catholic cathedrals and other buildings across Canada...

Tue, 6 Jul 2021 16:58:16 EDT
Transport Canada issues safety warning for some Bell helicopters after fatal crash west of Edmonton
A faulty part suspected as the cause of a deadly helicopter crash west of Edmonton last week has grounded some models of Bell helicopters across North America.

Tue, 6 Jul 2021 10:29:25 EDT
Air quality poor in parts of B.C. as more than 200 wildfires burn across province
Air quality alerts remain in place for several areas in B.C.'s southern Interior on Tuesday as more than 200 wildfires continue to burn through hundreds of square kilometres of the province. ...

Tue, 6 Jul 2021 15:24:19 EDT
Taxpayers have spent at least $23B on pipeline subsidies and supports since 2018: report
As calls to end government subsidies of fossil fuels grow in intensity, a new report finds that taxpayers have allocated billions of dollars to expand and build new pipelines in the past year alo...

Tue, 6 Jul 2021 11:14:12 EDT
Is the NHL rigged against Canada? Not really
As the underdog Montreal Canadiens manage to live to fight another day in the Stanley Cup final, we explore one of hockey's favourite conspiracy theories: that the league has it out for Canadian teams...

Tue, 6 Jul 2021 16:50:11 EDT
Former Hamilton teacher-coach with Blue Jays' youth academy faces more sex charges
A former public school teacher and baseball coach in Hamilton who formerly worked with the Toronto Blue Jays' youth academy now faces two sexual assault charges, on top of charges announced previous...

Tue, 6 Jul 2021 12:04:05 EDT
Passenger hurt as wind gust hits landed hot air balloon in west Edmonton
One passenger was taken to hospital with a possible broken arm Monday evening after a wind gust toppled the basket on a hot air balloon that had just landed in west Edmonton.



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