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Fri, 26 Nov 2021 08:04:30 EST
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Friday
Canada joined a slew of countries moving to restrict air travel from southern Africa on Friday in reaction to news of a new, potentially more transmissible coronavirus variant.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
Up to 10% of homes could now be 'uninsurable' because of flood risk. Yours may be one of them
Marketplace reveals many homeowners are unaware of and unprepared for the growing threat of flooding because of confusing insurance policies, murky real estate rules and incomplete floodplain maps. ...

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 09:28:42 EST
P.E.I. farmers 'losing money day by day' in potato export crisis
P.E.I. farmers are five days into a suspension of trade for their potatoes into the U.S. market and it is five days of sales lost for large farms and family farms alike.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 04:30:00 EST
Supply shortages in Port aux Basques, N.L., as residents wait for storm-damaged roads to be fixed
With Channel-Port aux Basques cut off from the rest of Newfoundland after this week's record-setting rainstorm, the member of the House of Assembly for the region is asking residents not to hoard fo...

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
What experts predict the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine will do for national vaccination rates
As kids aged five to 11 are being offered the vaccine across the country, doctors weigh in on what this age group can do for national vaccination rates and how this could bring us back to more normal ...

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 05:00:00 EST
Inuvialuit child service law to replace 'sterile colonialist' system with cultural continuity
The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation is taking steps to run its own child and family services.

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
New Green Party leader knows the trauma of environmental damage first-hand
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we hear from interim Green Party Leader Amita Kuttner about their tragic experience with mudslides and explore the sustainability benefits of rounda...

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 14:56:00 EST
Avril Lavigne to tour across Canada for 1st time in more than a decade
Avril Lavigne has announced her first cross-Canada tour in more than a decade. The Bite Me Canada 2022 tour is set to hit 14 cities between May 3 and 25, with special guests GrandsonandMod Sun. ...

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
Bail hearing for Peter Nygard adjourned again to December
A bail hearing for former fashion mogul Peter Nygard was adjourned again in a Toronto courtroom Friday morning as lawyers try to find dates for a longer hearing. 

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 06:20:38 EST
Fire destroys New Edinburgh lobster pound days before season opens
RCMP say a 911 call came in shortly after 10 p.m. Thursday that the fish plant in New Edinburgh, N.S., was on fire.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 22:42:54 EST
Nunavut declares tuberculosis outbreak in Pangnirtung
Nunavut’s chief public health officer declared a tuberculosis outbreak in Pangnirtung Thursday. The government said enhanced public health "follow-up of the situation is necessary."

Fri, 26 Nov 2021 12:14:03 EST
Spinal surgery on bald eagle at P.E.I. facility may be first of its kind
In what could be a first for wildlife medicine, surgeons at the Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown have attempted to repair the spine of a bald eagle.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 14:04:14 EST
Canada's climate change efforts going from 'failure to failure,' says commissioner's report
Despite three decades of effort, Canada's carbon emissions have risen 20 per cent since 1990, the country remains unprepared for climate disasters and recent subsidies for the oil and gas sector have ...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 22:04:30 EST
B.C. RCMP send 1st active shooter emergency alert after updating policy following Nova Scotia shooting
The RCMP in B.C. sent an emergency text alert for the first time in its history during an active shooting situation on Thursday, having updated its policy around using the system after the deadly m...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 08:53:28 EST
Crews working 'as fast and as safely as possible' to repair Cape Breton roads, bridges
Some Cape Breton communities are still completely cut off from services and communications after a rain and windstorm swept through astern Nova Scotia on Wednesday.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 21:39:55 EST
Alberta Health says privacy breach possible on province's vaccine passport website
The province's vaccine record website has experienced a possible privacy breach, Alberta Health said in a statement Thursday. 

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 22:25:49 EST
RCMP expected stiffer resistance during raid in B.C. pipeline, land rights conflict
The RCMP says it expected to face a higher threat when officers moved in last week to clear barricades blocking construction of a natural gas pipeline in northern British Columbia.

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 13:21:44 EST
Homicide rate in Canada surges — driven by gun violence in Alberta, Nova Scotia
New data from Statistics Canada shows the national homicide rate has surged to levels not seen in more than a decade — an increase driven in large part by violence in Alberta and the deaths of 22 pe...

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 15:30:43 EST
Quebec legislators vote unanimously to create special court for victims of domestic, sexual violence
A Quebec bill aimed at creating a court specialized in crimes involving victims of domestic and sexual violence has been unanimously passed. 

Thu, 25 Nov 2021 05:25:24 EST
N.L. premier flies in to Port aux Basques after record storm severs highway links
Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey has arrived in the town of Channel-Port aux Basques to help assess the damage of a massive storm that has blanketed much of southwestern Newfoundland, l...



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