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Fri, 17 Dec 2021 10:56:11 EST
All travellers will once again need a molecular COVID-19 test before arriving in Canada
Canada is increasing testing requirements for international travellers and dropping its travel ban on flights from 10 African countries as the government tries to quash the spread of the highly trans...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 12:28:39 EST
Judge halts prosecution of Hamilton engineer charged in 2013 with trying to leak secrets to China
A judge has stayed criminal proceedings against a man accused of breaching Canada's secrets law, because of an unreasonable delay in bringing the matter to trial.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 11:59:10 EST
UCP MLAs banned from leaving Canada over the holidays
Alberta United Conservative Party MLAs have been forbidden from travelling outside the country for the holidays. 

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 12:18:32 EST
After success keeping immigrants in Atlantic region, pilot program becomes permanent
After a five-year test run, an Atlantic immigration program that lets employers handpick workers from other countries, then fast tracks their permanent residency in Canada will be made permanent.  ...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 10:08:30 EST
4 safe after medevac plane overshoots runway in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut
Two members of the flight crew and two medics are safe after a Keewatin Air plane they were on overran the runway while landing in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Friday morning.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:52:01 EST
Charges dismissed against 9 prison guards accused in Jonathan Henoche's death
The nine correctional officers accused of causing the death of a St. John's inmate have been cleared of nearly all charges against them.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 10:51:40 EST
Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice resigns, says players 'need a new voice'
Paul Maurice has resigned as the head coach of the Winnipeg Jets, telling a news conference Friday that he loved the team, but that it was time to move on.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:16:27 EST
CFIA says potato wart investigation could take until 2023
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it could be 2023 before it completes an investigation into the current potato wart outbreak on P.E.I.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:00:00 EST
Alberta matchmaking program could help young farmers find land, not love
A networking organization for young farmers is trying to connect them with people who have land to spare in Alberta.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:01:00 EST
Meet 1 of 20 young Yukoners helping preserve their language — by learning it
Nathan Easterson-Moore wants to be able to have a conversation in Southern Tutchone. He's one of 20 Yukon students who are being paid to study their language full-time for a year.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Ottawa reveals its latest plan to plant 2 billion trees by 2030
The federal government has released its latest plan to plant two billion trees by 2030.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
What Indigenous workers are doing to end intimate-partner violence in Ontario's northwest
Nine homicides involving intimate partners in northwestern Ontario were recorded over a five-year period, according to a CBC News investigation that also found over half of the victims were Indigeno...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:08:36 EST
Why these ceramic trees are packed with so much nostalgia
The tabletop ceramic trees were especially popular in the 1960s and 70s but have recently made a comeback as people look to recreate the Christmases of their childhoods.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:30:00 EST
Parents of teen with mental illnesses say 'broken' N.L. health system has failed them
The parents of a teenager experiencing suicidal ideation say they aren't able to get her the help she needs.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:15:43 EST
Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation forgotten in Grey Cup land acknowledgment
Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation wasn't mentioned during a land acknowledgment during Grey Cup week

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 13:54:43 EST
How homes could be retrofitted to float during floods
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we explore ways to retrofit homes to deal with flooding and catch up with a Quebec man who donated an island to the Nature Conservancy of Canada. ...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Canada's vaccine reserve exceeds 4 million doses, prompting calls for better tracking of donations
As Omicron spreads across Canada and the world, Canadian vaccine equity advocates say the federal government needs to be more transparent with what it does with excess COVID-19 vaccine doses. ...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:49:56 EST
Coronavirus: What happened in Canada and around the world on Dec. 17
Manitoba, Ontario, B.C., P.E.I. and Newfoundland and Labrador announced new restrictions on Friday as the Omicron variant continued to spread around the country. In Nova Scotia, the province's top do...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Judge dismisses Shelly Glover's application to throw out Manitoba PC Party leadership result
A judge has dismissed an application by former member of Parliament Shelly Glover to throw out the results of the Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party's leadership vote, which named Heather Stefans...

Thu, 16 Dec 2021 14:39:06 EST
10 weather stories that made 2021 a year like no other
Environment Canada has released its Top 10 weather stories for 2021 — a year that its senior climatologist Dave Phillips calls the "most destructive, the most expensive and the deadliest year for we...



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