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Fri, 7 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Hidden markups, missed sales on Instacart leave customers feeling 'ripped off'
While many Canadian consumers likely know to expect delivery and service fees when ordering groceries on Instacart, what they may not know is they could be paying as much as $2.50 more per item in hid...

Fri, 7 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
With housing market smashing new records, think-tank pitches progressive tax on homes over $1M
With home prices in Canada's most expensive market going up at a dizzying pace, a Vancouver-based think-tank is proposing a new tax on homes valued at over $1 million to help bridge the affordabilit...

Fri, 7 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Ottawa still hasn't delivered on promise to test all travellers entering Canada from outside the U.S.
Ottawa is still only randomly testing fully vaccinated travellers, despite announcing in November that all non-U.S. foreign arrivals would — within days — be required to take a COVID-19 test. ...

Fri, 7 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
The COVID-19 testing system isn't working anymore. Could sewage surveillance plug the gap?
The COVID-19 testing system has been overwhelmed by the Omicron variant, making it impossible to know how many people are infected. Testing for the virus in wastewater could help plug the gap. But how...

Thu, 6 Jan 2022 23:52:03 EST
Cracks in B.C.'s infrastructure revealed by extreme weather events of past 6 months
From this year's flooding, to heat domes and wildfires, to the recent cold snap, residents and experts in British Columbia have been left to wonder how equipped the province's infrastructure is at h...

Thu, 6 Jan 2022 15:35:35 EST
As Omicron sweeps across Ontario, how will it impact Doug Ford's political future?
Two million Ontario school kids not in class, a near-record number of COVID-19 patients in hospital, and provincewide closures or restrictions on restaurants, bars, gyms and cinemas. It’s definitel...

Thu, 6 Jan 2022 16:35:15 EST
Quebec hospitals overwhelmed and it's only going to get worse, health officials say
The province's health-care research institute, the INESSS, predicts the need for hospital beds will nearly double in the next two weeks and that will likely lead to more surgery delays, but already ho...

Thu, 6 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Critics, industry call on Ottawa to reconsider trucker vaccine mandate to protect supply chains
The federal government risks hitting Canada’s fragile supply chains with another shockwave if it proceeds with a planned vaccination mandate for truckers, say the Conservatives and industry groups. ...

Thu, 6 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Family devastated after 11-year-old girl dies after 1st time tobogganing
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 tobogganing. ...

Thu, 6 Jan 2022 10:00:00 EST
Bob built a cockpit simulator in his Alberta backyard. Next stop … Hawaii
Bob Roberts, a former recreational pilot and retired engineering manager from Camrose, Alta., has found a way to travel the world without leaving his backyard — a Boeing 737 MAX flight simulator he ...

Thu, 6 Jan 2022 09:54:12 EST
Travel, avalanche warnings issued as freezing rain blasts B.C.'s South Coast after overnight snow dump
Drivers are being advised against non-essential travel; transit has been suspended in Greater Victoria; many schools have been closed; extreme cold continues in central and northern B.C. and upper coa...

Thu, 6 Jan 2022 15:03:11 EST
Hamilton police officer on 18-month probation for lunging at woman in incident caught on video
A Hamilton police officer has been placed on probation for 18 months after pleading guilty to assault for lunging at a woman in February 2021.

Thu, 6 Jan 2022 07:00:00 EST
Fredericton traffic circle lands in U.K. group's Roundabouts of the World calendar
Fredericton's Victoria Circle is getting some appreciation across the pond — from the United Kingdom's Roundabout Appreciation Society.

Thu, 6 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Calls grow for Ottawa to 'step up' with military help for First Nation plagued by COVID-19 in Ontario
Pressure is growing for the federal government to act on Bearskin Lake First Nation's request for military assistance to deal with COVID-19, which has infected nearly half the on-reserve population in...

Thu, 6 Jan 2022 10:00:00 EST
Thrift store find leads to release of B.C. musician's album 48 years after it was recorded
A music historian spent years trying to unravel the mystery of a vinyl record in a plain white album jacket unearthed in an Alberta thrift store.

Thu, 6 Jan 2022 12:00:38 EST
Filipino Canadian Nina Lee Aquino appointed artistic director of NAC English Theatre
Aquino cemented her reputation as a leader in Canada's theatre community during her 10 seasons as artistic director of Toronto's Factory Theatre and is set to take the reins at the National Arts Centr...

Thu, 6 Jan 2022 08:00:00 EST
RCMP union touring Alberta to build support, stave off provincial force
The union representing Mounties is now touring Alberta, hosting town hall meetings to convince the public to hang on to the RCMP.

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
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
Some support staff feel anxious, 'disrespected' as Ontario schools reopen for students with disabilities
While the vast majority of students and staff will be learning online for at least two weeks, Krista MacDonald shoulders angst and stress as she walks through the doors of her Windsor, Ont., high sch...



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