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Sat, 23 Oct 2021 19:26:36 EDT
Water purification unit and military personnel arrive in Iqaluit amid contamination crisis
The Canadian Armed Forces said one reverse osmosis water purification unit landed in Iqaluit on Saturday, and another is expected to arrive on Sunday, as it responds to a request from the government o...

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
B.C. program wants you to help tackle the climate crisis — on your street
A Vancouver-based climate change workshop is empowering ordinary citizens to take climate action in their own neighbourhood. The program aims to bridge the gaps between complex science, distant policy...

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Canadian held in 'horrific' Cuban prison being denied consular visits
Michael Carey Abadin, 19, who holds Canadian citizenship, is in a Cuban jail accused of throwing a rock through the window of a police car during pro-democracy protests. His mother says he has contrac...

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Pets of people experiencing homelessness are as well taken care of as any other animals, study indicates
Pets owned by people experiencing homelessness are just as healthy as animals owned by other people, according to a new North American study from Community Vet Outreach and the University of Guelph in...

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
With patience and respect, Montreal doctor convinced vaccine-hesitant co-worker to get her shots
Worried about getting the COVID-19 vaccine, Montreal patient attendant Monique Dupriez turned to her co-worker Dr. Ingrid Marchand for advice, but the process wasn't fast or easy. Even once she'd been...

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Why 'waning immunity' from COVID-19 vaccines isn't as bad as it sounds
Canadians concerned over waning immunity from COVID-19 vaccines, breakthrough infections and the need for booster shots in the general public could benefit from a dose of some important context. ...

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 09:58:11 EDT
Canadian Forces personnel to help Saskatchewan with COVID-19 crisis
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces will be deployed to Saskatchewan to help battle the province's fourth wave of COVID-19, Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said. ...

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 12:02:11 EDT
Canada's privacy czar probing complaints about federal public service vaccination requirement
Canada's privacy commissioner Daniel Therrien said Friday his office had received a number of complaints about the government's mandatory vaccination policy in the federal public service. ...

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 14:57:49 EDT
New film celebrates Montreal jazz legend Oscar Peterson
Oscar Peterson: Black + White tells the story of how a working class Montrealer became an internationally renowned jazz musician and influenced other greats like Herbie Hancock and Billy Joel along th...

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 04:00:53 EDT
Recess is serious business, and it's getting neglected in the pandemic, researcher says
In our zeal to help children catch up academically after learning remotely during parts of the pandemic, and to minimize the spread of COVID-19 at schools, a leading researcher says we may be neglecti...

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 05:00:00 EDT
Toronto man celebrates 100th birthday by doing what he says keeps him young: dancing
If you've ever wondered the secret to staying young, Harry Mitchell may be onto something. He's celebrating his 100th birthday today. He's survived cancer, a terrible accident, and COVID-19. He says h...

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 10:53:11 EDT
Sask. plans to send more COVID-19 patients to Ontario
Saskatchewan plans to increase the number of COVID-19 patients it sends to Ontario starting early next week.

Sat, 23 Oct 2021 07:00:00 EDT
Winnipeg makeup artist creates 31 days of spooky Halloween looks
Maddy Harms, 21, has set out to create a Halloween-inspired makeup look every day in October.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 16:48:00 EDT
Simmering Canada-U.S. trade dispute erupts into the open
An emerging trade irritant between Canada and the U.S. that's been quietly simmering for months has now bubbled into the open. The Canadian government sent a letter to U.S. officials expressing dismay...

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:34:14 EDT
More than 1,700 people were assaulted unprovoked by a stranger in past year, Vancouver police review finds
The majority of people who were victims of unprovoked assaults by strangers in the past year were simply going about their day, the Vancouver police said this week when announcing the findings of a ca...

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 21:45:38 EDT
Husband regrets anti-vaxx stance as pregnant wife lies in a coma 800 km from home
A former self-described 'anti-vaxxer' says he regrets not listening to the science as his pregnant wife lies in a medically induced coma 800 kilometres from home. 

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:23:10 EDT
Niagara council docks Ontario mayor's pay for asking woman if COVID-19 shot affected her period
Niagara regional council, acting on a code of conduct investigation, has voted to dock the pay of the mayor of West Lincoln, Ont., six months after he asked a woman in a private Facebook message if t...

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 15:02:44 EDT
Record 21 humpback calves spotted in Salish Sea over feeding season as whale numbers rebound
A record number of humpback whale calves have been documented swimming off the coast of Washington State and British Columbia this summer and fall.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 16:57:14 EDT
Maj.-Gen. Fortin appeals judge's ruling on reinstatement to COVID-19 vaccine campaign
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin is appealing after a Federal Court judge struck down his request for reinstatement as the head of Canada's COVID-19 vaccine distribution campaign.

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Alberta put its contact-tracing system on life support. Can it be resuscitated?
Alberta announced it would move in August toward treating the pandemic as an endemic — ending contact tracing. That didn’t last, but resuming it has been difficult, contact tracers say. ...



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