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Thu, 2 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
New COVID-testing rules just 'one more hit' for pandemic-weary travel industry
After more than a year of cancelled plans and delayed trips, COVID-weary travellers and those in the tourism industry have been thrown for yet another loop as the federal government implemented new tr...

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Sask. art gallery reviewing 2,000 pieces following return of stolen Indian statue
A Saskatchewan art gallery is investigating 2,000 pieces in its collection following the return of a stolen statue to India.

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Christmas tree shortages could be annual, thanks to industry trends and climate change
With fewer trees being planted, older farmers retiring and extreme weather becoming more frequent, here's how Canada's Christmas tree crops could be in trouble.

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Quebec's population is changing, but the makeup of the province's police forces is not, data shows
Police officers across the province remain overwhelmingly white, even as people of colour account for a growing percentage of those living in Montreal and municipalities farther afield, an analysis by...

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
The inflation debate could preview the next big shifts in Canadian politics
The most interesting battle of the 44th Parliament's early days has been the recurring back-and-forth between Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre. ...

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
What's behind Alberta's startling reversal of fortune? Hint: It's oil prices
Despite the rhetoric around diversification and prudent fiscal planning, Alberta remains firmly on the resource revenue roller-coaster (wheee!) with no clear plan (or even a sketch of one) to get off,...

Wed, 1 Dec 2021 08:24:35 EST
MPs embrace after bill to ban conversion therapy passes unanimously in House
The federal government's updated bill to ban the practice of conversion therapy has been adopted unanimously by the House of Commons.

Wed, 1 Dec 2021 08:47:26 EST
8-year-old girl dead, Girl Guides among pedestrians hit and injured in London, Ont., crash
An eight-year-old girl is dead and members of a Girl Guide troop are among those injured after a car slammed into a group of pedestrians in London, Ont., on Tuesday night.

Wed, 1 Dec 2021 11:47:34 EST
Halifax goalie, 16, says he's again faced racial slurs, this time at P.E.I. hockey tournament
Mark Connors, a Black 16-year-old goaltender with the Halifax Hawks U18 AA team who was called the N-word on the ice three years ago, says he has again been subjected to racial slurs, this time duri...

Wed, 1 Dec 2021 20:09:29 EST
Daily heat records smashed in B.C.'s Okanagan as subtropical winds rip through region
Penticton reached 22.1 C on Wednesday, over 10 degrees warmer than the previous record for Dec. 1, and just shy of the all-time Canadian temperature record for the month.

Wed, 1 Dec 2021 11:38:59 EST
Federal government falling short on funding to help First Nations operate water systems, PBO says
The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government needs to increase planned spending if it wants to provide clean drinking water in First Nations.

Wed, 1 Dec 2021 07:00:00 EST
How forgiveness brought 2 strangers together after a deadly crash in Saskatchewan
After a young family was killed in a drunk driving crash, a victim's brother found himself consumed by grief and anger. He finally decided that forgiving the drunk driver was the only way to find reli...

Wed, 1 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Why Canada is unlocking its vault of maple syrup
Canada's maple syrup industry has become an international focus with headlines shouting that the country has been forced to tap into its strategic reserve to make up for shortages. CBC Explains the ...

Wed, 1 Dec 2021 05:00:00 EST
Most Canadian aquaculture fisheries meet new U.S. standard for wildlife protection
Starting in 2023, all seafood entering the U.S. that hasn't been granted an exemption will have to demonstrate it is harvested with protections equivalent to those used in American fisheries — a so-...

Wed, 1 Dec 2021 05:00:00 EST
Some parts of Cape Breton only accessible by helicopter after last week's storm
Some Nova Scotians in northern Cape Breton have been able to get around storm-damaged roads by boat, but in another part of Victoria County, others are still cut off and waiting for relief, after hea...

Wed, 1 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Young Canadians launch court challenge to lower federal voting age from 18
Thirteen young people from across the country, ranging in age from 12 to 18, are going to court to argue that the section of the Canada Elections Act which bars Canadians under 18 from voting in feder...

Wed, 1 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Omicron could threaten COVID-19 immunity — but we're not going back to 'square one'
The omicron variant, now reported in multiple Canadian provinces and a growing number of countries worldwide, could threaten hard-won immunity to the virus behind COVID-19. But there's hope the highly...

Wed, 1 Dec 2021 11:20:24 EST
Alberta Utilities Commission investigators want probe of ATCO dealings on TMX camps
The provincial utilities commission alleges ATCO Electric deliberately overpaid a British Columbia First Nation by millions for work on a new transmission line in order to secure lucrative contracts p...

Wed, 1 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
U.S. border businesses optimistic as some restrictions ease
The pandemic meant quite a few changes for Ryden's Border Store, a popular shop and parcel delivery warehouse located in northern Minnesota — just across the Canada-U.S. border crossing at Pigeon...

Wed, 1 Dec 2021 07:35:27 EST
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Dec. 1
A person in California became the first identified U.S. case of the omicron coronavirus variant, the White House announced Wednesday as scientists continue to study the risks posed by the new variant....



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