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Tue, 2 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Annamie Paul says she was blindsided by leadership review
Green Party Leader Annamie Paul told a party meeting recently she was blindsided by the decision to put her leadership to a membership vote without informing her first.

Mon, 1 Nov 2021 21:54:50 EDT
Dozens of refrigerators among items removed from B.C. beach after containers fell off ship
Dozens of refrigerators, along with bags of Styrofoam and garbage, have been picked up from a remote Vancouver Island beach as the cleanup has started from 109 shipping containers that fell off a ship...

Mon, 1 Nov 2021 15:31:03 EDT
Bettman apologizes to Kyle Beach, defends NHL in wake of sexual assault allegations
NHL commissioner Gary Bettman came under fire Monday as he defended the league's response to last week's release of a damning report into how Chicago handled sexual assault allegations made by former ...

Tue, 2 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Trudeau, Biden and their apparent love-hate relationship with oil
U.S. President Joe Biden wants more oil to provide relief at the pumps, while for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, the oilpatch is one of Canada's top exports. Both leaders are attempting to balance tho...

Mon, 1 Nov 2021 18:33:13 EDT
Oilpatch leaders fear 'reckless' move as Trudeau commits to emissions cap on sector
The federal government must work co-operatively with industry as it looks to draft an emissions cap for the oil and gas sector, Alberta business leaders said Monday, or risk far-reaching consequences ...

Mon, 1 Nov 2021 12:52:01 EDT
B.C. applies to decriminalize use of small amounts of illicit drugs in effort to reduce deaths
B.C. is applying to the federal government to decriminalize the possession of small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use, in an effort to reduce and prevent future drug poisoning deaths. ...

Mon, 1 Nov 2021 10:03:23 EDT
In ugly Rogers fight, B.C. court to decide this week — who's really in charge?
The backroom drama that has thrown one of Canada's largest telecom companies into turmoil moved into a B.C. courtroom this week, as both sides ask a judge to rule that they are rightfully in control o...

Mon, 1 Nov 2021 08:07:54 EDT
'Out of control': Sask. doctors say record reported COVID-19 death toll in Oct. sign of dire situation
There were at least 156 COVID-19 related deaths reported in October, tying January 2021 for the worst month during the pandemic.

Mon, 1 Nov 2021 10:45:02 EDT
Williams Lake First Nation calls on mayor to resign after he shared residential schools post
"We've had it up to here with the mayor and leadership within the city of Williams Lake," Chief Willie Sellars said after Mayor Walt Cobb shared a Facebook post claiming there were positive aspects of...

Mon, 1 Nov 2021 05:00:00 EDT
How feeding cows seaweed could help P.E.I. meet emission targets and boost this business
A company in Seacow Pond, P.E.I., is seeing new interest in its animal feed made with seaweed. Scientific studies have shown the seaweed mixture can decrease methane emissions from cows by 20 per cent...

Mon, 1 Nov 2021 10:14:30 EDT
Novavax files for COVID-19 vaccine approval in Canada
Novavax announced Monday in a news release that it had completed a rolling submission to Health Canada for authorization of its two-dose COVID-19 vaccine, a long-awaited development for the Maryland c...

Mon, 1 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Small business owners defrauded, then left by banks to take $23K loss
The owners of a B.C. mom-and-pop shop say they were hung out to dry twice — by a fraudster who took more than $23,000 worth of goods, and by the banks which left them to take the loss. Experts say b...

Mon, 1 Nov 2021 07:30:24 EDT
Possible cyberattack hits 'brain' of N.L. health-care system, delaying thousands of appointments
A cyberattack appears to be behind a provincewide disruption of health-care services in Newfoundland and Labrador that has affected thousands of appointments and procedures, including those involving...

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 17:11:31 EDT
Whole class 'shocked' and 'confused' after teacher wears blackface to school, student says
The Toronto District School Board has placed a teacher on home assignment after he wore blackface at Parkdale Collegiate Institute during Halloween celebrations on Friday.

Mon, 1 Nov 2021 08:39:14 EDT
Bell customers report phones wrongly fell back 1 hour this weekend
Some Bell customers reported that their smartphone fell back an hour over the weekend, a week before the end of daylight time.

Mon, 1 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EDT
If you really want to affect climate change, talk to women
Watching the data roll in, I’m not alone in seeing an emerging and increasingly undeniable fact — the people we need to talk to most about the climate crisis are women, says climate communicator S...

Mon, 1 Nov 2021 08:42:37 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Monday
The U.S. government will require companies with at least 100 workers to provide paid time off for employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19 and paid sick leave to recover from effects of the shots...

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 13:37:35 EDT
Compensation for Indigenous children removed from homes not justice, says AFN chief
Talks set to start Monday between Indigenous leaders and the federal government about a possible settlement over court-ordered compensation to First Nations children could signal the clearing of the r...

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
This ruby is 2.5 billion years old and contains evidence of ancient life
A researcher at Ontario's University of Waterloo was part of an international team that discovered carbon residue that was once ancient life encased in a 2.5 billion-year-old ruby — the first time e...

Sun, 31 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Only 484 marijuana pardons have been granted since program started in 2019
It's been more than two years since the federal government launched a program to offer Canadians with criminal records for simple marijuana possession a fast, free pardon — but only 484 people have ...



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