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Wed, 25 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Travellers to Canada doubled after border reopened to Americans
The number of people crossing the land border into Canada more than doubled in the first week that fully vaccinated Americans were once again allowed to enter the country for non-essential travel. ...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Starbucks reintroduces reusable mugs. Tim Hortons, McDonald's still reject them due to pandemic
This week, Starbucks started to once again allow customers to be served coffee in their reusable mugs. Some environmentalists say it's time for McDonald's and Tim Hortons to follow suit. ...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 18:43:14 EDT
How Quebec's vaccine passport will work, and where it will apply
Starting Sept. 1, the Quebec government is putting into effect a vaccine passport system that will limit many non-essential activities to people who are fully vaccinated. Here's a primer on how it wil...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 04:00:43 EDT
How secure is mail-in voting? Your election questions answered
If you’ve been wondering about the security of the upcoming federal election with so many Canadians planning to mail in their ballots, we’ve got you covered.

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Health care without conscience is a dangerous contradiction
A doctor who conscientiously refuses to participate in abortion or euthanasia does so because she considers these acts to be lethal violence against a human being. You might disagree with these belief...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Nova Scotia affordable housing shortage no longer just hitting low-income earners
Reasonable housing costs were once a selling point for living in Nova Scotia, but prices have spiked in recent year. With a federal election underway, attention has shifted to what the main federal pa...

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Students tell Elections Canada to do more after it cancels Vote on Campus program
Post-secondary students are telling Elections Canada staff to do "as much as they can" to get out the student vote, after the agency cancelled its Vote on Campus program for the 2021 federal election....

Wed, 25 Aug 2021 01:35:39 EDT
Protesters against old-growth logging rally outside Justin Trudeau's Vancouver hotel
When Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau touched down in the Vancouver area on Tuesday, a group of protesters against old-growth logging in the Fairy Creek watershed were waiting to greet him at his downtow...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:26:55 EDT
Canadian Forces to remain in Kabul after Aug. 31 deadline if security permits, says Trudeau
Canada will remain in Afghanistan beyond the Aug. 31 date set for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country to help evacuate more Canadians and eligible Afghans if the security situation permits,...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 15:19:21 EDT
N.S. ruling sets pattern across Canada for considering systemic racism when sentencing Black offenders
A decision by Nova Scotia’s highest court on the sentencing of a Black man convicted of weapons offences is being heralded as “historic” and a “landmark” that will set the pattern for senten...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 19:35:50 EDT
B.C. wildfire conditions trending in the right direction, official says
A manager for British Columbia's wildfire service says conditions are trending in the right direction with the number of fires that threaten public safety and property dropping down to two dozen from ...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 10:05:20 EDT
P.E.I. chief public health officer condemns 'inappropriate, bullying, demeaning' comments
P.E.I.'s chief public health officer said Tuesday she and her team have been on the receiving end of "inappropriate, bullying, demeaning" comments and behaviour.

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 16:28:35 EDT
Over a week into the campaign, Trudeau has yet to make a case for himself
Justin Trudeau went into this campaign with a polling lead — the first time that's happened since he became Liberal leader. It remains to be seen whether he went into it with a compelling argument f...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 20:34:23 EDT
Calgary EMS had no ambulances available more than 3,500 times this past year
Calgary's EMS system had 470 per cent more red alerts — or periods when no ambulances were available — than Edmonton did last year. 

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
3 key factors in how Canada will fare during the 4th wave of COVID-19
It’s tough — even impossible — to predict exactly how Canada will fare in the fourth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. And comparing us with other countries only gets you so far. But experts do say...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
This couple met on TikTok mid-pandemic. Watch the moment they finally meet in person
This cross-border couple — one in Saskatchewan, the other in Ohio — met on TikTok in the middle of the pandemic. Now they have a baby boy and are finally together.

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Ontario health-care workers warn of 'brutal' nurse shortage as hospitals brace for 4th wave
Critical care nurses in southern Ontario have reached a breaking point after they say more than a year and a half of brutal pandemic work and stagnant pay has led to a staffing shortage so severe th...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 05:00:00 EDT
Citadel Clock Tower to Big Ben: 12-year-old N.S. boy is taking his lockdown art project worldwide
When 12-year-old Carter Noseworthy was inspired to teach himself watercolour painting during the lockdown, he never dreamed he’d get paid to do it — or get commissions from across the globe. ...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 12:30:54 EDT
'Rooted in healing': New housing facility gives marginalized Black youth a place to rebuild
By working from an Afrocentric perspective, the program helps participants reconnect with their culture and family, heal from trauma, complete their studies and enter the workforce.  ...

Tue, 24 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Bearspaw First Nation gains control of savings fund after dispute with Ottawa
The Bearspaw First Nation in southern Alberta will soon be able to establish its own savings trust fund with more than $50 million in the bank after settling a dispute with the federal government. ...



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