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Thu, 6 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Families of Flight PS752 victims say RCMP isn't doing enough to help Ukraine's criminal probe
With the two-year anniversary of the destruction of Flight PS752 coming up, the victims' families say the RCMP is not sharing evidence quickly enough with Ukraine — the only country conducting a c...

Thu, 6 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Why COVID-19 hospitalizations of Canadian kids — and infants — could keep rising as Omicron spreads
Kids and teens — and even newborns — are now among the rising number of Canadians being hospitalized with COVID-19 as Omicron infections keep surging across the country to unprecedented levels. ...

Thu, 6 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Family devastated after 11-year-old girl dies after 1st time toboganning
A young girl who had recently moved to Canada from Lebanon with her family died after a sledding accident over the Christmas holidays. The family tells CBC News it was her first time toboganning. ...

Thu, 6 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Police, fire, ambulance services across Canada hit by staff shortages due to COVID-19
Emergency services in many major Canadian cities are facing staffing shortages due to a surge in COVID-19 cases across the country, with police, ambulance and fire all scrambling to redeploy and bols...

Thu, 6 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
With so many cryptocurrencies, why do any of them have value?
Many experts insist that so far cryptocurrenies, promoted in high-budget ad campaigns, are next to useless except for the purpose of getting rich on rising valuations. As examples proliferate, informe...

Wed, 5 Jan 2022 20:22:17 EST
Ontario tells hospitals to stop non-urgent surgeries, procedures to preserve critical-care capacity
The Ontario government has instructed hospitals and health-care professionals to stop all non-urgent surgeries and procedures to preserve critical-care capacity and human resources in the fight agai...

Wed, 5 Jan 2022 12:44:26 EST
Flight attendants say Sunwing party flight shows what industry is dealing with amid Omicron
In the wake of a party on a Sunwing Airlines flight from Montreal to Cancun, Mexico, flight attendants are demanding stronger action from government and carriers to ensure health and safety on board a...

Wed, 5 Jan 2022 18:00:57 EST
Canada falling behind on promised vaccine donations to other countries
Canada has delivered about one-quarter of the vaccine doses it has promised to less wealthy countries and can't say when more doses will go out the door.

Wed, 5 Jan 2022 19:42:44 EST
Residential school day scholars can now apply for compensation under settlement
Residential school day scholars are now able to submit claims for compensation under a recent legal settlement.

Wed, 5 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Calls grow for HEPA air filters in Canadian classrooms
As the highly transmissible Omicron variant fuels record-high case counts, and schools across Canada delay in-person learning, calls are growing for another layer of protection to be added to classroo...

Wed, 5 Jan 2022 17:31:58 EST
Iran snubs another deadline in PS752 crash as families call for action
Iran has snubbed yet another deadline set by Canada and its allies to negotiate a settlement for the families of those killed when its military shot down a passenger jet two years ago.

Wed, 5 Jan 2022 05:00:00 EST
Young patients with mystery neurological illness in New Brunswick anxious for answers
Some young patients are growing frustrated waiting for the New Brunswick government to release the second part of its investigation into what is making them sick.

Wed, 5 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
The pandemic is changing how restaurants do business — and it might be for good
The pandemic heralding big changes to the dining experience, such as smaller restaurants, dedicated takeout counters and a shift toward snazzier experiences to lure back indoor diners. Some of those ...

Wed, 5 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Canada is flying blind with Omicron as COVID-19 testing drops off a cliff
The number of people infected with COVID-19 is now an ongoing mystery, as the highly infectious Omicron variant overwhelms testing capacity across the country.

Wed, 5 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Ontario lockdown means these workers are out of a job — again
Ontario is shutting down things like theatres, gyms and indoor dining as of Wednesday due to a spike in COVID-19 cases. That means many will be out of work.

Wed, 5 Jan 2022 12:20:40 EST
Calls grow for inmate releases as COVID-19 caseloads climb in jails and prisons
Experts and advocates are calling on governments to release some inmates in provincial jails and federal prisons as outbreaks of COVID-19 driven by the fast-moving Omicron variant spread through the c...

Wed, 5 Jan 2022 13:53:45 EST
Prolonged cold snap in Alberta expected to finally end
After weeks of cold weather misery, there is finally a spot of warmth in the long-term forecast.

Tue, 4 Jan 2022 16:08:37 EST
Parents, opposition call on Ontario to allow COVID-19 tests for daycare kids
Calls are growing for the Ontario government to make COVID-19 tests available to children attending the province's daycares, with parents saying the lack of access is stoking anxiety.

Wed, 5 Jan 2022 08:04:09 EST
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Jan. 5
Nova Scotia, Manitoba and Prince Edward Island joined the list of provinces pushing back the return to in-class learning on Tuesday, with officials in the three provinces saying students will learn a...

Wed, 5 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
New show Run the Burbs crafts a modern family in a modern way
Run the Burbs is Andrew Phung's first production since Kim's Convenience, one of Canada's biggest hits in comedy. He tried to make his new show an ode to suburbia and taking it easy.



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