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Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:18:09 EDT
Canadian Michael Spavor found guity of spying, sentenced to 11 years in prison by Chinese court
Canadian Michael Spavor has been found guilty and sentenced to 11 years in prison by a Chinese court in a verdict that will further test the strained relationship between the Canadian and Chinese go...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
'No doubt' Canada now in 4th wave of COVID-19 as cases spike across much of the country
With COVID-19 cases rising after a summer lull, more signs point to Canada entering an expected fourth wave of the pandemic — one which could be dramatically different from earlier surges, thanks to...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
The 'tragedy of the commons' and why it is helping to scorch our planet
The author of a 1968 paper called 'The Tragedy of the Commons' remains controversial. But the idea that we overuse shared resources lives on — and traditional market solutions may not work in the ca...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Election soon, or election later? For Trudeau, it's a gamble either way
Canada has a fixed-date elections law — but that doesn't mean elections happen on fixed dates. The exact timing of an election is a political choice and for Justin Trudeau, it's a choice between two...

Wed, 11 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
How an Ontario man's forgotten email password resulted in a $6,255 Quarantine Act fine at the U.S. border
Crossing home from the U.S. to Canada in a taxi at the end of July, Saadi Kadhum rolled down the window and pulled out his phone to show the border officer the email confirming his negative COVID-1...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 18:49:48 EDT
Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Tony Esposito dead at 78
Tony Esposito, a Hall of Fame goaltender who rose to fame with Chicago, has died at 78. The team announced on Twitter that Esposito died Tuesday after a battle with pancreatic cancer.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:42:28 EDT
Nova Scotia man, 86, lay in driveway for 3 hours waiting for ambulance
Ross O'Brien lay in his driveway for more than three hours after falling and breaking his hip Monday — and then it was a police vehicle, rather than an ambulance, that took him to hospital. ...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 15:17:44 EDT
O'Toole warns Canadians not safe in China after court upholds death sentence
Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole today accused Beijing of using the death penalty for political purposes after a Chinese court upheld a death sentence for a Canadian in a drug case. ...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 21:29:27 EDT
Prosecutors decline further charges in B.C. Legislature spending scandal following final RCMP report
Crown prosecutors say no further charges will be approved in connection with an investigation into a spending scandal at the B.C. Legislature that led to the ouster of two top legislative officials. ...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 16:36:37 EDT
'Hope is not a plan': Northerners call for action after harrowing UN climate report
After a summer of record-breaking temperatures and floods in the North, findings of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are unsurprising for some northerners. Now they're renewing calls for ...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:46:18 EDT
Ottawa pledges $320 million to search for residential school graves and support survivors
The federal government is committing $320 million in new money for programs to help Indigenous communities search burial sites at former residential schools and to support survivors and their communit...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:33:33 EDT
New spills into wetlands, river crossings reported along Line 3 pipeline construction route
Minnesota regulators say there have been more releases of drilling fluid along the Line 3 oil pipeline construction route than previously reported.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 12:12:01 EDT
Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister stepping down before next election
Brian Pallister announced Tuesday he is stepping down as Manitoba's premier, but the timing of his departure is still being determined. "I believe that now is the time for a new leader and a new prem...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 15:11:11 EDT
Bulb bandits: Massive Alberta garlic heist likely destined to become a stolen seed crop
An Alberta garlic farm was on track for a bumper crop this summer. Then a heat wave hit, which fried almost half the crop. Several weeks later thieves robbed the farm — twice — stealing approxima...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 13:53:48 EDT
B.C. First Nations launch collaborative investigation into former St. Paul's Indian Residential School
Three B.C. First Nations will work together to investigate the former St. Paul's Indian Residential School and what happened to the children who attended but never returned home.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 11:45:35 EDT
Ignoring wildfire orders putting lives at risk, say B.C. officials, as 6,200 properties now evacuated
Emergency officials on Tuesday implored British Columbians to obey wildfire evacuation orders, citing their growing concerns about residents refusing to leave in the face of fires, and some incidents ...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 14:45:51 EDT
Indigenous inmate at Port-Cartier penitentiary alleges correctional officer broke their arm
Nick Dinardo — who has been serving a five-year sentence for aggravated assault since late 2018 — says a CO broke their arm when he used excessive force in an attempt to restrain them. Correction...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 10:00:00 EDT
Jail guards' actions directly contributed to Soleiman Faqiri's death, Ontario's chief pathologist finds
Five years after Soleiman Faqiri died on the floor of an Ontario jail — shackled, pepper-sprayed and face down with his head covered — the province's chief forensic pathologist has determined what...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 07:57:11 EDT
Moderna to sign agreement to build mRNA production plant in Canada
Massachusetts-based drug maker Moderna will build an mRNA vaccine manufacturing plant in Canada within the next two years, CEO Stephane Bancel said Tuesday.

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 11:25:13 EDT
Pikangikum forest fire evacuees in northwestern Ontario expected back home by Saturday
Over 1,000 Pikangikum First Nation residents, among those forced to leave their communities nearly a month ago due to forest fires in northwestern Ontario, are expected back home by the weekend. ...



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