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Fri, 17 Sep 2021 18:50:46 EDT
U.S. senators push Biden to lift border closure with Canada
Four U.S. senators on Friday asked President Joe Biden to lift restrictions that have barred travel by Canadians across the northern U.S. border since March 2020.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 17:19:02 EDT
Vaccination uptake triples after Alberta announces its version of a vaccine passport
Demand for COVID-19 vaccinations tripled in Alberta on Thursday, the day after Premier Jason Kenney announced the province’s version of a vaccine passport. 

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 17:17:20 EDT
What's on some Black voters' minds ahead of the federal election?
Find out what some Black voters are looking for from the candidates ahead of the federal election.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:57:57 EDT
Hamilton police say kidnapping victim's kids tried to help him before son killed, 3 suspects sought
Investigators are looking for three male suspects in connection with Thursday’s double shooting and kidnapping in Hamilton that left a father badly injured, one of his sons dead and another son with...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 05:00:00 EDT
In northern Quebec, federal candidates are courting the Indigenous vote
In the 2019 federal election, voter turnout in Abitibi–Baie-James–Nunavik–Eeyou was just 49.8 per cent, well under the rate for Quebec as a whole. Now, there are two Indigenous candidates, and ...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 15:29:18 EDT
Canada disputes Chinese news report that famous sailor was turned back from Northwest Passage
Chinese media reported that painter and sailor Zhai Mo was “illegally stopped” by Canadian authorities while attempting what he called the first non-stop circumnavigation of the Arctic. Transport ...

Thu, 16 Sep 2021 22:21:42 EDT
These charts show how much more often unvaccinated Albertans are being hospitalized and dying from COVID-19
Recent rates of hospitalization, intensive care unit (ICU) admission and death among unvaccinated Albertans have been at least eight times higher — and as much as 60 times higher — compared to th...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:41:18 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Friday
Surges in coronavirus cases in several U.S. states this week, along with staffing and equipment shortages, are exacting a mounting toll on hospitals and their workers even as the number of new admissi...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:07:30 EDT
'Blue on blue' shooting trial stalls over Niagara police witness with access to SIU evidence
The trial of Const. Nathan Parker, who was shot by one of his fellow Niagara police officers in 2018, has stalled in a Hamilton court until next Wednesday over questions about improper access to evide...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 10:00:00 EDT
As an Indigenous sovereigntist, I will vote in this year's federal election
I will vote in this federal election because I have witnessed how the decisions made by governments can determine the quality of life of Indigenous children. 

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:09:08 EDT
Thousands of Western University students walk out to support survivors of sexual violence
Amid chants of 'stop the violence, no more violence,' thousands of Western University students walked out of class on Friday to protest misogyny and rape culture, and support survivors of sexual viol...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 10:00:00 EDT
As an Anishinaabe citizen, I can't vote in good conscience in federal elections
It’s more important that we as Indigenous peoples hold Canada accountable as a partner in a treaty relationship than as a participant in a democracy, writes Waabshkigaabo.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
There's a nursing shortage in Quebec. Here's why one nurse quit and another is on the brink
Two nurses, one just entering the field, and the other who left due to harsh conditions, weigh in on why the public system is losing employees so rapidly.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 15:57:28 EDT
P.K. Subban to produce new series Black Life: A Canadian History
Toronto-raised hockey star P.K. Subban is an executive producer on the new docuseries, Black Life: A Canadian History, slated to air on CBC TV and CBC Gem in 2023.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Frustrated with the process, some electors give up hope of voting by mail
Some Canadians who were hoping to vote in this election are starting to give up amid frustrations with mail-in voting, voting abroad and not receiving a voter card.

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Canada's women's soccer team is more popular than ever — so where's the merch?
Canada's national women's soccer team won gold at the Tokyo Olympics. So why is it next to impossible to buy a jersey with a player's name on it? Experts say Canada Soccer missed a golden opportunity ...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Why vaccine passports may be an important tool in boosting vaccination rates
Provinces across Canada are introducing vaccine passports, allowing those fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to participate in some indoor recreational activities. But apart from that, what do the pass...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Case against former top general Jonathan Vance adjourned until October
The criminal case involving retired general Jonathan Vance, the country’s former top military commander, went before a provincial judge in Ontario today. It has been adjourned until Oct. 15. ...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 13:13:12 EDT
'Trudeau is bad for Canada,' Singh says as Liberal leader asks progressives to unite
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh launched his most pointed attack yet on his Liberal opponent today, saying Justin Trudeau is a failed leader who is "bad for Canada." Trudeau, meanwhile, dismissed the NDP as ...

Fri, 17 Sep 2021 05:00:00 EDT
How Canada's oldest town held a 'rural renaissance' to save itself
Annapolis Royal, N.S., is Canada's oldest town, but it only looks like it hasn't changed in centuries. A new documentary shows it was a rundown "dump" in the 1970s. Only through a determined effort f...



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