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Mon, 22 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
Parliament returns today with a familiar seat map but a new set of challenges
The House of Commons will reconvene today after a hiatus of nearly five months — a period punctuated by an election campaign that returned a seat map that looks very much like the one from the last...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
Baby diagnosed with a sprain had actually suffered a stroke
An Ontario mother says she had to take her baby to three different hospitals, and speak with six doctors in less than a week, to get an accurate diagnosis after he was injured in a fall. Has the strai...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
CRTC hearings begin on Rogers-Shaw deal that would make Big Three telcos even bigger
The drama of a power play within the Rogers family may be winding down, but the theatrics of getting the family-run company's massive takeover of Shaw over the goal line have only just begun. ...

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
How Canada could retaliate if tariff-like U.S. electric car policy goes ahead
When the Trump administration attacked Canada with tariffs on aluminum and steel, Canada retaliated. Fighting Joe Biden's pro-labour green car tax break may require more finesse.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
Workers want a flexible future at work. What do employers want?
Across Canada, employers are trying to work out what's best for their organizations in a post-pandemic era and how that will affect the people who work for them.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
Parliament returns today with a familiar seat map but a new set of challenges
The House of Commons will reconvene today after a hiatus of nearly five months — a period punctuated by an election campaign that returned a seat map that looks very much like the one from the last...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 10:00:00 EST
Severe impacts of flooding created by perfect storm of circumstances in southern B.C.
"It's like a lifetime event and then some, and I think that puts the perspective on what we are going to be facing going forward in the coming years and decades," says Environment and Climate Change C...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 19:38:37 EST
Advocates call for release of journalist, filmmaker arrested at pipeline protest in B.C.
Press freedom advocates are calling for the release of photojournalist Amber Bracken and documentary filmmaker Michael Toledano, who were arrested Friday at a resistance camp established by oppon...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 19:53:28 EST
Kenney says he feels more confident in his leaderhip following UCP convention
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is leaving his party's annual general meeting feeling more confident in his leadership, despite low approval ratings and public disagreement among conservative political r...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 10:00:00 EST
For B.C.'s salmon, floods represent another challenge to survival
The damage from a "once in a century" storm could be another stressor for salmon on B.C.'s South Coast after decades of fishing, habitat destruction and development that have sent salmon stocks sp...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
Eastern Ontario town grapples with upcoming closure of its last grocery store
The Valu-mart in St. Isidore, Ont., is slated to shut down on Dec. 4, forcing people who live in the community of about 800 — including many older residents — to make significantly longer drive...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 13:13:58 EST
First COVID-19 vaccines for children arrive in Canada
The first delivery of Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11 has landed in Canada, with 2.9 million set to be delivered by the end of the week.

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 15:35:20 EST
From the Rock to Fraggle Rock: N.L. director takes on reboot of iconic TV show
When Jordan Canning learned she'd be interviewing for a director role on the reboot of popular kids' series Fraggle Rock, she couldn't contain her enthusiasm. But that moment was nothing compared to t...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 15:29:48 EST
B.C. mudslides stir up harrowing memories for Prairie couple who survived one
Sheri Niemegeers and her boyfriend, Gabe Rosescu, were hit by a mudslide on a B.C. highway in 2018. As they watch coverage of the recdnt mudslides in B.C. they're feeling empathy for those affected. ...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 04:00:18 EST
Some parts of Canada are facing a Santa shortage this year
Thanks to vaccinations against COVID-19 and the easing of some public health restrictions, Canadians are going to be seeing a lot more of Santa in 2021 than they did last year. But with a regional Sa...

Fri, 19 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
How the legacy of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples lives on, 25 years later
Twenty-five years ago, the 440 recommendations in the sweeping final report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal Peoples went largely ignored. But its meticulous documentation of the history of colon...

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 11:34:51 EST
Wrangling over language may slow online harm bill, anti-hate groups say
A group of anti-hate organizations is concerned that the passage of a bill dealing with online hate could be delayed for years by debates over wording.

Sun, 21 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
Late diagnosis of tumours in children collateral damage of COVID-19, doctors say
Dr. Sheila Singh has seen a big spike in pediatric brain diseases that could have been treatable if they had been diagnosed sooner. She says we need to critically evaluate our pandemic response to pre...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 11:32:50 EST
B.C. highways reopen, food systems starting to stabilize, provincial officials say
Round-the-clock efforts to restore key transportation and food supply lifelines in British Columbia are starting to bear fruit, the province's transportation and agriculture ministers said on Saturda...

Sat, 20 Nov 2021 22:19:13 EST
71-year-old semi-trailer driver dead, 13 injured in collision with bus on B.C. highway
A 71-year-old Abbotsford, B.C., man is dead after the semi-trailer he was driving collided with a bus along Highway 16 west of McBride, B.C., near the Alberta border on Saturday, also sending 13 to ...



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