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Wed, 2 Mar 2022 04:00:00 EST
Family lawyer of woman abducted in Wasaga Beach questions if police took her safety seriously
The lawyer representing the family of a woman abducted in Wasaga Beach, Ont., says that despite evidence Elnaz Hajtamiri was in 'imminent danger' the circumstances of her disappearance suggest police ...

Wed, 2 Mar 2022 04:00:00 EST
Doug Ford government pumps tax dollars into Ontario ad campaign, but won't say how much
With just three months before Ontario's provincial election, Premier Doug Ford's government is spending an unknown amount of public money on an advertising campaign that the opposition parties are sla...

Wed, 2 Mar 2022 04:00:00 EST
Affordable child-care program providing relief for families amid rising cost of living
The cost of living is rising across the country, although for many parents with young kids, the new affordable child-care program is providing major financial relief.

Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:11:33 EST
Ontario lifts vaccine certificate system, remaining capacity limits in all indoor settings

Wed, 2 Mar 2022 04:00:00 EST
Canadian drag queens Jimbo and Lemon shake up RuPaul's latest Drag Race show
Canada has two new drag superstars to add to a burgeoning roster of homegrown queens with international success.

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 18:55:22 EST
Canada's new sanctions targeting Russia could hurt Canada's economy as well, Freeland says
Canada will hit Russia with more sanctions and economic policies designed to undermine Russian President Vladimir Putin's ability to wage war — and some of those moves might end up hurting Canada's ...

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 15:25:24 EST
169 potential graves found at site of former residential school in northern Alberta
Kapawe’no First Nation, about 370 kilometres northwest of Edmonton, says 169 potential graves have been found using ground-penetrating radar at the site of a former residential school at Grouard Mis...

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 20:23:04 EST
Ontario judge dismisses churches' challenge against COVID-19 rules
Two Ontario churches that challenged the province's COVID-19 restrictions on religious gatherings, claiming they violated their right to freedom of religion and assembly under the Constitution, have ...

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 20:27:00 EST
Hoosli Ukrainian Male Chorus sing Canadian and Ukrainian national anthems ahead of Canadiens-Jets game
The group performed both anthems as a showing of support for Ukraine.

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 11:52:39 EST
Iqaluit says boil water advisory likely to last several days
Iqaluit is under a city-wide boil-water advisory, the latest in a series of water issues in the Nunavut capital over the past six months.

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 18:09:39 EST
Frantic radio logs reveal confusion, fear as Mounties responded to N.S. shootings
The only three Mounties in a subdivision in Portapique, N.S., for 90 minutes reported hearing either gunshots or explosion and feared their suspect, who they knew had shot at numerous people, could be...

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 13:47:27 EST
'I just missed her so much': Sask. mom says daughter happy to be home after being taken by anti-vaccine dad
After seven-year-old Sarah Jackson and her mother, Mariecar, were reunited last week, they went home and opened the presents and cards still sitting under the decorated Christmas tree. ...

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 11:50:46 EST
When Nanuk met nanuq: Dog and polar bear come nose to nose in Black Tickle
The Labrador community sees its fair share of polar bears every year, but in this close encounter of the furred kind, neither dog nor bear seemed to know what to do with each other.

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 12:18:11 EST
Ukrainian, Canadian anthems to be sung at Jets-Canadiens NHL game
Christopher Sklepowich is preparing for what an emotional evening at Tuesday's NHL game between the Winnipeg Jets and Montreal Canadiens — and none of his concern has to do with hockey. ...

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 16:11:19 EST
Police ignored Ontario human rights code during migrant worker DNA sweep, lawyer argues
The Ontario Provincial Police showed a "complete disregard" for the province's human rights code when they conducted a broad DNA sweep of migrant workers in southwestern Ontario during a 2013 sexual a...

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 10:32:41 EST
Canada's economy was growing at 6.7% pace at the end of 2021
The Canadian economy mostly started 2022 on strong footing, despite the impact of the Omicron coronavirus variant and protests that shut down key border crossings, as fourth quarter growth came in abo...

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 14:09:28 EST
Indigenous pilot training school loses entire fleet in airport fire
A flight school for Indigenous pilots has lost all 13 of its planes after an airport hangar on Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory near Belleville, Ont., was destroyed in a fire.

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 13:08:31 EST
Conservative leadership contender Poilievre calls Europe's response to Putin's aggression 'weak'
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre, the only declared candidate for the party's leadership, slammed Europe's response to the Russo-Ukrainian conflict, saying in a social media post that the continent's ...

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 05:00:00 EST
Canadian lobster exports have biggest year ever, topping $3.2B last year
Soaring sales of Canadian frozen and processed lobster in the United States during 2021 accounted for most of the increase.

Tue, 1 Mar 2022 04:00:00 EST
Higher interest rates are coming. Are you ready?
Many economists predict the Bank of Canada will begin hiking its benchmark interest rate, starting with a hike of 0.25 per cent on Wednesday. The question now is, how high will interest rates go, and ...



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