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Tue, 26 Oct 2021 04:00:54 EDT
Facing sky-high connection fees, rural Ontarians go off the grid
When Craig Timmermans set out to build a new headquarters for his companies in northern Ontario, he reached out to the power company to find out how much it would charge him to connect to the grid. H...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Eyre blames sexual misconduct crisis, pandemic for shrinking military
It could take up to seven years for the Canadian military's recruitment efforts to recover from the fallout of both the sexual misconduct crisis and the pandemic, says the country’s acting chief ...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 18:43:39 EDT
Guilbeault to become Canada's next environment minister as Trudeau unveils new cabinet
Long-time environmental activist Steven Guilbeault will be Canada's next minister of the environment and climate change, CBC News has confirmed.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 17:26:28 EDT
How climate financing works, and why it's crucial to the COP26 summit
One of the key tenets of the 2015 Paris Agreement was that richer countries such as Canada would provide financial assistance to developing countries to help them achieve their climate targets. We tak...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Residential school abuse reported to department while Jean Chrétien was minister, records show
While Jean Chrétien was minister of Indian affairs, his department received several reports — including one addressed directly to him — of mistreatment and physical abuse of children at residenti...

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Nunavut election brings new faces to government amid disappointing voter turnout
Fewer than half of the 14,000 eligible Nunavut voters turned out Monday to elect new members of their legislative assembly, the sixth since the creation of the territory in 1999.

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Speculation swirls over Alberta's role in Trudeau's new cabinet
Politics-watchers say Alberta is very likely to get a seat at the cabinet table when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces his picks on Tuesday.

Tue, 26 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Ontario has proposed legislation to stop your boss from bugging you after hours. But will it help?
The legislation would force employers to develop policies allowing employees to disconnect from the office after hours. But one expert suggests reducing their workloads would be more effective. ...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 18:04:46 EDT
Rare 'weather bomb' hits B.C.'s South Coast, Vancouver Island
A historic storm created powerful winds on Vancouver Island and B.C.'s South Coast on Sunday and continued through Monday, leaving thousands without power and travellers scurrying to rebook ferries.Â...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 21:47:21 EDT
Container ship smouldering off B.C. coast sparks environmental concerns
While a fire on a container ship near Victoria, B.C., continues, some observers are expressing concerns about potential environmental impacts.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 17:37:29 EDT
Sask. continues sending COVID-19 patients to Ont., with transfer total to hit 19 Wednesday
The latest figures come from an internal memo prepared by the Ontario Critical Care COVID Command Centre and obtained by CBC News.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 19:39:30 EDT
Film community reeling after death of Halyna Hutchins, who worked in Winnipeg recently
Members of Manitoba's film industry are reeling after the death of Rust cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, who worked in Winnipeg recently.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:00:00 EDT
2 B.C. doctors linked to website selling bogus mask and vaccine exemption 'certificates'
A B.C. physician accused of spreading misinformation about COVID-19 is now under investigation for allegedly writing phoney mask and vaccine exemptions offered through a Kelowna-based website. That si...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:42:15 EDT
Jean Chrétien says he never heard about abuse in residential schools while he was minister
Former prime minister Jean Chrétien said Sunday that during his tenure as minister of what was then Indian Affairs, he never heard anything about abuse happening in residential schools. ...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 16:20:11 EDT
4 Alberta doctors launch lawsuit over mandatory COVID-19 vaccine policy
Four Alberta doctors are suing the provincial health authority and its president over its mandatory workplace COVID-19 vaccination policy.

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 06:00:00 EDT
Sentencing starts for 2 Hamilton paramedics guilty in death of 19-year-old after shooting outside mosque
A two-day sentencing hearing is underway for two paramedics found guilty for failing to provide the necessaries of life to Josif Al-Hasnawi of Hamilton in 2017. The 19-year-old died in hospital after ...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 08:00:00 EDT
Fewer people tend to vote in municipal elections in Edmonton than in Calgary. We look at why
When it comes to municipal elections in Alberta, data shows that Calgary usually has a higher voter turnout than Edmonton. There are several theories as to why, but political analysts say competition ...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 06:00:00 EDT
Daughter's death drives mom to push for change to Ontario's addictions treatment system
Carolyn Karle's daughter died of an accidental drug overdose earlier this fall. Now, the mother is working to bring attention to the need for more post-treatment care in Ontario, including starting a ...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 04:30:00 EDT
Mom wants child-care changes after son unaccounted for during inspection visits to St. John's daycare
A mother in St. John's says her son was unaccounted for during multiple official checks at his former daycare, and she is now pushing for changes to Newfoundland and Labrador's regulated child-care ...

Mon, 25 Oct 2021 10:00:00 EDT
Who do Albertans think they are?
The results of last week's Alberta municipal elections challenged conventional notions of the province as a "wild west" dominated by white, conservative, Christian men.



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