Canadian News
Sun, 20 Mar 2022 04:00:00 EDTA mother's fight for facts about her daughter's death could rewrite the Access to Information Act
A bereaved mother's long battle to learn more about her daughter's death has led the federal information commissioner to recommend changes to Canada's access to information legislation on "compassion...
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 04:02:07 EDTWhy some businesses are paying staff a living wage, not just the minimum
Sun, 20 Mar 2022 04:00:36 EDTTrans Mountain blames massive spike in project cost on natural disasters, debt costs — and frogs
The projected cost for twinning the TransMountain pipeline has nearly tripled because of natural disasters, environmental protection measures and rising debt payments, according to new documents from ...
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 12:18:41 EDTCharges laid against man after worshippers at Ontario mosque attacked with bear spray
A man is facing several charges after police say worshippers at a mosque in Mississauga, Ont., west of Toronto, were attacked with bear spray in what authorities believe was a "hate-motivated incide...
Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:11:33 ESTCOVID-19 hasn't gone anywhere in Canada — and we could still see another surge
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 22:53:26 EDT6 arrested as anti-mandate protesters, counter-protesters again take to Calgary streets
Anti-mandate and counter-protesters showed up to demonstrate on Saturday in Calgary’s downtown, but stayed mostly separated and confined to parks and city hall, a departure from last week’s heated...
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 13:57:50 EDTUCP leaked confidential poll without permission — or key context, Alberta pollster says
An Alberta pollster is calling out the United Conservative Party for leaking private data from a poll she did, which shows the party has moved ahead in popular support.
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 11:00:00 EDTThis First Nation chief in B.C. needed a kidney. A local town councillor stepped in
A newfound friendship has been forged after a Qualicum Beach town councillor donated a kidney to the Chief of the Qualicum First Nation.
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 19:32:53 EDTÈve Gascon becomes 3rd female goalie to play in QMJHL
Ève Gascon added her name to the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League history books Saturday. The 18-year-old goaltender became just the third female player to play in the QMJHL as she followed in the f...
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 19:00:51 EDTSaskatoon family's South Indian cookbook donates proceeds to vision loss charity
A South Indian vegetarian cookbook prepared between a mother, son and a family friend is donating all of its proceeds to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind.
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 14:01:11 ESTHow a Winnipeg student helped her younger sister escape war in Ukraine
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 11:51:13 EDTOblates to open Rome archives next month for residential school records search
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation (NCTR) plans to begin a search as soon as next month in the archives of a Roman Catholic order that ran 48 residential schools in Canada, including the...
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 10:00:00 EDTA 'love affair' with French Quebec that led to a life in radio: Jeanette Kelly dies at 70
Jeanette Kelly discovered Quebec on a high school trip, fell in love with French and spent a career exploring arts and culture in the province. "She was really a pioneer in bringing the richness of Qu...
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 11:51:28 EDTHMCS Halifax sets off for deployment as part of NATO response to war in Ukraine
The frigate left Saturday for a six-month deployment supporting NATO in the North Atlantic and will join allied ships in the Baltic region as part of Operation Reassurance.
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 10:09:54 EDTOntario makes big promises with critical minerals plans but First Nations advocates remain concerned
Lawyers and advocates for First Nations in northwestern Ontario say they’re concerned the Ford government wants to press ahead with mining development in the Ring of Fire without properly involving ...
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 09:44:34 EDTToronto Zoo mourns death of Asha the rhinoceros
Ashakiran, a greater one-horned rhinoceros known to her Toronto Zoo family as Asha, died on Thursday. She was 17 years old.
Sat, 19 Mar 2022 05:00:00 EDTHow music therapy impacts health care in this rural Nova Scotia town
Rebecca McDonald was recently hired as a music therapist in the palliative care department at St. Martha's Regional Hospital in Antigonish, N.S. The rural hospital now has two music therapists.
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Fri, 18 Mar 2022 19:43:35 EDTConservative leadership candidate Jean Charest says he has the qualities that win elections
Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest says he is the only person in the race with the track record and disposition to become prime minister after the next federal election.
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 13:09:42 EDTTam says the federal government is 'examining' all vaccine mandates
Canada's chief public health officer said Friday the federal government is actively reviewing all of its vaccine mandates with an eye to ending rules that force some people to get their COVID-19 shots...
Fri, 18 Mar 2022 18:56:35 EDTAvengers star Mark Ruffalo joins campaign against B.C. pipeline with call for RBC to end funding
Mark Ruffalo says concerns about how his money is used are driving his public campaign calling on the Royal Bank of Canada to stop funding the Coastal GasLink pipeline in northern B.C.
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