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Tue, 14 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Quebec entrepreneur, 93, donates cherished island after protecting it from city sprawl
For most of his adult life, Thor Vikström watched the seasons change and the birds come and go from the small island he owned. At 93, he says he's at peace knowing the land nestled between Montreal ...

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
If we continue waiting for more evidence about omicron, it will already be too late
The time to act was yesterday. Delta already poses a grave risk on its own, and now we face both delta and omicron, write Blake Murdoch and Christopher McCabe from the University of Alberta. ...

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Why an Operation Warp Speed-like effort may be needed for a universal 'holy grail' vaccine
With new coronavirus variants continuing to emerge, the development of a so-called universal vaccine offering broad, long-term protection needs to be the focus of an intense effort, one that may sh...

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Former space agency engineer charged by Mounties claimed to have overseen major Canadian projects
Wanping Zheng, who was charged last week in what police are calling "a matter of foreign actor interference," claimed publicly to have overseen a number of major Canadian aerospace projects. ...

Tue, 14 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Economic showdown this week will set the tone for 2022
An exciting week of economic events points the way to 2022, as Canada's finance minister takes the field amidst a flood of data, while the U.S. is expected to finally fire a shot at soaring inflation....

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 17:25:46 EST
Manitoba asks Ottawa for ICU nurses to help with 4th wave
Manitoba is asking the federal government for intensive care unit nurses to help with the fourth wave of COVID-19, as a lack of critical care beds causes massive system backlogs.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 14:03:46 EST
Omicron variant caseload expected to 'rapidly escalate' in the coming days, Tam says
Canada's chief public health officer said today there is evidence of community spread of the highly transmissible omicron variant and new COVID-19 cases are expected to "rapidly escalate" in the comin...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 06:00:00 EST
Phil Fontaine's lifelong mission to get a papal apology delayed, but not over
While a long-awaited trip to visit Pope Francis at the Vatican was delayed due to concerns about the omicron variant, Phil Fontaine says he's more determined than ever to make sure the apology he's ...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 07:35:15 EST
Quebec's human rights commission calls on police to pay Black mother and son $61K in racial profiling case
Quebec's human rights commission has called on a suburban police force in the province to pay a young Black man and his mother more than $60,000 in damages after arresting and detaining him and search...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 07:00:00 EST
Homeowners sue after finding out their condo tower wasn't built to code
More than two years after finding out their building wasn’t built to code, dozens of condo owners in Surrey, B.C., are suing the people who built their tower for negligence.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 07:33:49 EST
Nova Scotia, New Brunswick tighten restrictions as they report their 1st omicron cases
Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are bringing in stronger COVID-19 measures as they become the latest provinces to announce they have detected the omicron variant of concern. Meanwhile, Manitoba is askin...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 06:00:00 EST
Man sent out of province for surgery hopes others aren't hit with the unexpected costs he faced
A Winnipeg man with a newly repaired heart is encouraged the province might send some patients out of province for elective surgeries amid staggering Manitoba backlogs, but he hopes those people won'...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 16:01:04 EST
Bobcat family in Inglewood backyard gives Calgary naturalist a show
Bobcats. It was bobcats. Three nearly-grown kittens and a patient mom. But photos through a closed window were not ideal.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 06:00:00 EST
N.B. man barred from joining Saint John police commission despite having a clean record
Matthew Martin has never been charged with a crime. He's never been arrested, pulled over, or received so much as a parking ticket. He was shocked to learn he failed a security check and could only sp...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 15:15:10 EST
2 years after Trudeau pledged to plant 2 billion trees, only 8.5 million have been planted
The federal government has planted less than half a per cent of the two billion trees it pledged to put in the ground across Canada by 2030, The Canadian Press has learned.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Before things turn deadly: What can be done to prevent domestic homicide
CBC News spoke with three families who lost loved ones to intimate partner violence as part of the Deadly Relationships investigation. They shared ideas for solutions that could have kept their loved ...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 05:00:00 EST
University of Waterloo in Ontario part of global study on impact of e-cigarette rules
The University of Waterloo will be part of a five-year study on e-cigarettes to determine the impact of regulations in different parts of the world.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 12:30:00 EST
Man in wheelchair making Edmonton accessible one bar at a time
Brad Bartko says he looks up about 30 bars on the internet before he finds one that just might work for date night with his wife.

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 10:31:54 EST
New Bank of Canada mandate maintains inflation target but keeps one eye on jobs picture, too
The Bank of Canada's new mandate will see the central bank continue to target inflation in a range of between one and three per cent, but keep one eye on the job market in making its policy decisions,...

Mon, 13 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
A First Nations man died day after leaving Ontario hospital with headache pills. Now his family wants answers
A family from Shoal Lake 40 Ojibway First Nation is seeking answers about the death of 32-year-old Brent Sky just hours after he was discharged from the hospital in Kenora, Ont. Sky's parents spoke to...



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