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Tue, 5 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Canadian Forces rescinds appointment of high-ranking military police officer sanctioned for sexual comments
The head of Canada’s military justice system has revoked his appointment of a military police officer who faced sanctions three years ago for making sexual comments about three women at a Christmas ...

Tue, 5 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
With her latest budget, Freeland faces pressure to do more — and a lot less
In her first budget a year ago, Chrystia Freeland told Canadians that there was a risk of doing too little to secure the post-pandemic recovery. As the finance minister prepares to deliver her second...

Tue, 5 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
The Pope should know forgiveness can't be asked for, it must be offered
The Indigenous people in Canada who suffered so greatly at residential schools have not waited for the Pope to come to their door. Instead, they have gone to his house, asking to receive an apology, w...

Mon, 4 Apr 2022 19:15:16 EDT
The 'dire' doctor shortage in rural northwestern Ontario: 5 proposed solutions
More than a week after a shortage of available physicians closed the emergency room in Red Lake, health professionals are weighing in on possible solutions to the northern Ontario doctor shortage. ...

Mon, 4 Apr 2022 19:05:38 EDT
Study estimates Quebec recorded up to 32,000 new daily COVID-19 infections last week
The exact case counts presented in the study, which looked at the period from March 24-29, are difficult to confirm, but the tendency toward higher case numbers could have an impact on the province's ...

Mon, 4 Apr 2022 08:00:00 EDT
Rising input costs amid supply shortages stressful for Sask. farmers
After a tumultuous year of poor crop yields and loss of income following weeks of dry conditions, Saskatchewan farmers and agricultural associations say pandemic-induced inflation, fertilizer and supp...

Mon, 4 Apr 2022 14:30:00 EDT
Indigenous, religious groups in northwestern Ontario look for steps forward after papal apology
Many in northwestern Ontario are still processing last week's events in Rome, including an apology from Pope Francis for the conduct of some members of the Roman Catholic Church relating to Canada's r...

Mon, 4 Apr 2022 12:47:59 EDT
Dr. Verna Yiu out as president and CEO at Alberta Health Services
Dr. Verna Yiu, president and CEO of Alberta Health Services, is leaving her position, less than a year after receiving a two-year contract extension.

Mon, 4 Apr 2022 16:21:04 EDT
Hamilton man says scammer used his home to promote ad for fake rental unit
A Hamilton man says a scammer used his address and a picture of his home to falsely advertise a basement for rent. One woman even knocked on his door to say she paid first and last month's rent, and n...

Mon, 4 Apr 2022 17:59:47 EDT
Daughter reunited with late father's painting from Chesterfield Inlet residential school
Cinthia Alaralak imagines her late father, John Illupalik, was longing for home when he painted a team of sled dogs resting beside two igloos, with an inukshuk on a mountain in the distance. ...

Mon, 4 Apr 2022 17:29:28 EDT
Investigation into injury from police horse during Ottawa convoy protest closed by watchdog
Ontario’s police watchdog has closed its investigation of an interaction between a police horse and a woman during the convoy protest in Ottawa because her injury was not serious enough to fall unde...

Mon, 4 Apr 2022 07:56:46 EDT
Ontario government to introduce legislation to cut gas, fuel taxes
Ontario Premier Doug Ford's government is introducing legislation to temporarily reduce gasoline and fuel taxes.

Mon, 4 Apr 2022 04:30:00 EDT
This is what politicians mean when they talk about 'clean oil' from Newfoundland's offshore
As the Bay du Nord offshore drilling project awaits approval from Ottawa, the provincial government continues to suggest that Newfoundland's oil is a climate-friendly alternative to crude from elsewhe...

Mon, 4 Apr 2022 17:38:21 EDT
Indian Island First Nation elder passes down traditional tobacco teachings to children
Mi'kmaq children in the small community of Indian Island First Nation, N.B., were taught valuable lessons about the traditional uses of tobacco, one of the four sacred medicines, in a workshop on Mon...

Mon, 4 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
$10,000 wire transfer disappears after bank puts it in wrong account
It's advertised as a safe and reliable way to move money, but an Ontario couple says the $10,000 wire transfer they sent their adult son in Alberta was deposited into the wrong account, and then disap...

Mon, 4 Apr 2022 13:35:53 EDT
Ontario announces $1B electricity transmission expansion to support Windsor-Essex battery plant, greenhouses
The Ontario government is investing in and fast tracking five electricity transmission infrastructure projects for the southwestern region that are meant to fuel the auto and agricultural industries...

Mon, 4 Apr 2022 12:37:49 EDT
Federal, Ontario governments to invest $259M each for GM facilities in Oshawa, Ingersoll
The federal and Ontario governments are investing up to $259 million each in the General Motors plant in Oshawa plant and its CAMI facility in Ingersoll including for electric-vehicle production, the...

Sun, 3 Apr 2022 18:40:31 EDT
Federal government to announce high-speed internet for low-income seniors, families
The federal government is partnering with 14 internet service providers to offer $20-per-month high-speed internet to low-income seniors and families, a source says.

Mon, 4 Apr 2022 11:00:13 EDT
'It's really about unity': Iqaluit Muslim community comes together to observe Ramadan
"The mosque is not only a place to pray. It's a place to socialize, to talk to other Muslims," says Abdoul Karim Diakite.

Mon, 4 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Police officer in Thunder Bay, Ont., promoted despite being subject of criminal investigation: sources, lawyer
The Thunder Bay Police Service (TBPS) promoted a senior officer who’s the subject of a criminal investigation, according to sources. The service in northern Ontario also is at the centre of human ri...



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