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Thu, 9 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
If you thought this year was pricey, get ready for your food bill to go up by almost $1,000 in 2022
Sky high food prices were one of many negative impacts that Canadians felt during the pandemic plagued year of 2021. And a new report suggests that problem is only going to get worse next year. ...

Thu, 9 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Military chaplain retires after report reveals abuse of students at his former school
A high-ranking chaplain is retiring from the Canadian Armed Forces in the wake of a CBC Fifth Estate investigation that revealed decades of abuse at an elite Ontario boarding school where he worked a...

Thu, 9 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Father of Canadian imprisoned in Syria urges Ottawa to bring him home to face trial
The father of a Canadian man imprisoned in a Syrian detention for more than four years is making a last-ditch push for the federal government to repatriate his son, with the expectation that he will f...

Thu, 9 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Doctors, advocates call for changes to breast cancer screening guidelines
Doctors and breast cancer experts say they're concerned about recently published findings that call into question a decades-old study that has informed Canada's breast cancer screening guidelines a...

Thu, 9 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Canada 'grossly underutilizing' rapid tests, experts warn — even as COVID-19 cases tick up
Across Canada, there’s patchwork access to rapid COVID-19 tests, even though the country has millions of the devices. With cases rising this winter, medical experts say more Canadians should have th...

Thu, 9 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Loss of secret data puts navy's handling of storage devices under investigation — again
Ten years after a spy scandal rocked the Canadian military, the navy still has trouble keeping track of electronic storage devices with secret and classified data on them. Two Canadian warships were r...

Wed, 8 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
23 women have died after intimate-partner violence since the 1970s in this rural Ontario community
A CBC investigation conducted over 16 months found one in four cases of intimate partner homicide was in a rural, remote or northern part of Canada.

Wed, 8 Dec 2021 16:33:50 EST
'Vulnerable' B.C. senior loses home, hundreds of thousands in equity after city sold house over unpaid taxes
A new report has found a vulnerable senior in Penticton, B.C., lost her home and hundreds of thousands of dollars in equity after the city auctioned off her house — for a third of its assessed val...

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 20:13:44 EST
Calgary police officer's widow speaks of 'stolen' joy as one of her partner's accused killers pleads guilty
Originally charged with first-degree murder of a Calgary police officer, Amir Abdulrahman pleaded guilty to manslaughter on Wednesday.

Wed, 8 Dec 2021 18:41:25 EST
Assembly of First Nations adopts resolution to add two-spirit council to governance structure
The Assembly of First Nations (AFN) special chiefs assembly voted to adopt a resolution to create a two-spirit council, and leaders hope it will create space for more inclusive governance at all ...

Wed, 8 Dec 2021 07:00:00 EST
Inuvialuit want their kayak back from Vatican Museums
The Inuvialuit Regional Corporation wants a kayak made by Inuvialuit returned from the Vatican Museums.

Wed, 8 Dec 2021 18:41:32 EST
Which COVID-19 booster shot should I get? Your questions answered
Have you been wondering when you might be eligible for a COVID-19 booster shot? Which one should you get? Are they effective against the omicron variant? We asked the experts.

Wed, 8 Dec 2021 13:51:18 EST
Quebec and public daycare unions reach agreement in principle
Quebec's three public daycare union says they are close to resolving a labour dispute with the provincial government. The unions say they have reached a tentative agreement with the government that no...

Wed, 8 Dec 2021 18:52:43 EST
Canadian field hockey team headed home from South Africa following wait due to travel restrictions
Canada's women's junior field hockey team is scheduled to arrive home on Thursday after being stranded in South Africa due to restrictions surrounding the omicron coronavirus variant.

Wed, 8 Dec 2021 10:49:39 EST
No need to hike benchmark interest rate just yet, Bank of Canada says
The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady on Wednesday, noting that record high inflation is showing signs of cooling down.

Wed, 8 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
RCMP has report on contaminated training facility, but won't release it
An external firm hired by the RCMP has produced a report on the hazards associated with a former training facility in Kemptville, Ont., but the police force is refusing to make the report public. ...

Wed, 8 Dec 2021 17:26:04 EST
Game on: CFL fans flocking to Hamilton from parts of Canada, U.S., for Sunday's Grey Cup
Waves of fans who are crossing provincial and international borders to watch the Canadian Football League’s Grey Cup game on Sunday at Hamilton's Tim Hortons Field.

Wed, 8 Dec 2021 13:55:46 EST
P.E.I. farmers give away potatoes in Ottawa to raise awareness about trade ban
Island farmers were in Ottawa Wednesday giving away free bags of potatoes to raise awareness of the ban on fresh potato exports to the U.S.

Wed, 8 Dec 2021 18:01:39 EST
Injectable drug to treat opioid addiction now fully funded in Alberta
On Wednesday, the Alberta government announced it will immediately begin fully funding Sublocade.

Wed, 8 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Tracking omicron: Canadian scientists race to understand new variant
Canadian scientists are racing to understand more about the threat of the omicron variant — how fast it spreads, whether it causes more or less severe illness, and if it can escape previous immunity...



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