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Thu, 7 Apr 2022 04:00:14 EDT
Is it COVID or a cold? How to know as Omicron cases rise
With very limited access to PCR tests across Canada, some people who are getting sick are wondering if they have COVID, or a cold or the flu — and what they should do if they have COVID symptoms...

Thu, 7 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Ontario's 6th wave of COVID-19: How bad will it get?
Premier Doug Ford describes Ontario's current COVID-19 situation as "a little spike," but there are plenty of signs that the pandemic's sixth wave is on a trajectory to become far bigger. ...

Thu, 7 Apr 2022 04:00:27 EDT
Freeland's budget is expected to focus on the soaring cost of housing
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will table the federal budget later today — a plan to respond to a global climate of economic uncertainty that could prove punishing for Canadians in the months a...

Thu, 7 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Hate speech and death threats: Canadian academics harassed after criticizing Hindu nationalism in India
Several Canadian academics whose work relates to India say they are being harassed and threatened by diaspora groups for criticizing the country’s politics under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s rul...

Thu, 7 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
How a break at the pumps is a reverse carbon tax — and could make climate change worse
A break on pump prices sounds great, but you're paying for it. In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the long-standing dispute over how governments should be spending our tax dollars in the ...

Thu, 7 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
'We're just shattered': Boris Brott's family mourns the man who brought out the music in others
The family of renowned conductor Boris Brott are mourning his loss while remembering the way he brought out the music in so many.

Thu, 7 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Ontario children and teens with autism faced long waits, education loss in 1st year of pandemic, report finds
Researchers at Ontario's Wilfrid Laurier University who surveyed over 2,600 parents and caregivers of children with autism found long wait times for funding and therapy, and significant education loss...

Wed, 6 Apr 2022 14:39:34 EDT
Federal government approves Bay du Nord oil project off eastern Newfoundland

Wed, 6 Apr 2022 18:34:11 EDT
5 metres away, no time to get cover: RCMP officers who killed Portapique gunman describe final moment
Two Nova Scotia RCMP officers who spotted the gunman responsible for killing 22 people in April 2020 describe how they stumbled upon him at a gas station, quickly identified him, and ended his life. ...

Wed, 6 Apr 2022 19:39:58 EDT
Defendants deny claims of wrongdoing in fatal B.C. train derailment lawsuits
The defendants in lawsuits filed by families who lost loved ones in a B.C. derailment are denying any wrongdoing in the deaths of three Canadian Pacific Railway employees.

Wed, 6 Apr 2022 20:50:28 EDT
Manitoba keeps the size of COVID outbreaks at personal care homes under wraps
On a day when Heather Stefanson sought to turn the page on the deadliest COVID-19 outbreak at a Manitoba personal care home, a new COVID-19 outbreak at a different personal care home forced the p...

Wed, 6 Apr 2022 17:30:29 EDT
Indigenous dancer from Saskatchewan reflects on emotional Vatican experience
An Indigenous dancer from Saskatchewan says he believes he saw tears in the Pope's eyes during his emotional performance at the Vatican on April 1, 2022.

Wed, 6 Apr 2022 16:59:21 EDT
David Kilgour, longtime MP who quit 2 different parties for ideological reasons, dies at 81
David Kilgour, a former cabinet minister known in Ottawa for his fierce independent streak and dedication to human rights causes, has died at 81.

Wed, 6 Apr 2022 14:12:25 EDT
Police officers who handcuffed Indigenous man, granddaughter outside bank ordered suspended for misconduct
Two police officers who handcuffed an Indigenous man and his 12-year-old granddaughter outside a Bank of Montreal branch in downtown Vancouver more than two years ago have been ordered suspended and o...

Wed, 6 Apr 2022 16:03:57 EDT
N.B. doctors suspended for being unvaccinated allowed to return to practice
A handful of New Brunswick doctors who were suspended more than four months ago for being unvaccinated against COVID-19 or failing to provide proof can again practise medicine.

Wed, 6 Apr 2022 17:32:26 EDT
Inuit from Nunavut share culture at drum dancing festival in Greenland
For days, the Katuarpalaaq drum dancing festival brought performers from Alaska, Canada and Greenland together in Nuuk to share their own ways of dancing and singing.

Wed, 6 Apr 2022 17:21:06 EDT
Feral pigs may outsmart Alberta's new bounty hunters, boar expert warns
An open hunt intended to eradicate Alberta’s wild boar population may instead make the feral swine more elusive to bounty hunters, a researcher warns.

Wed, 6 Apr 2022 07:00:00 EDT
Big dough on the line as B.C. pizza chain takes aim at former franchisees
Big dough is at stake — both literally and figuratively — as the owners of Freshslice Pizza pursue a pair of former franchisees in B.C. Supreme Court for breach of contract in relation to the over...

Wed, 6 Apr 2022 14:38:30 EDT
CHSLD Herron owner made desperate calls to Quebec health helpline as 1st wave of COVID hit
The owner of the Dorval long-term care home called 811 asking for staffing support, saying the regional health authority wouldn't answer.

Wed, 6 Apr 2022 13:06:38 EDT
Jeopardy! champion from Halifax to pay off student loans with big winnings
Mattea Roach, who lives in Toronto and is originally from Halifax, had to keep her big Jeopardy! win a secret after taping the episode in January. 



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