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Mon, 25 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
A shift back to the office carries higher costs for workers and employers alike
A growing number of workers in Canada are facing a shift in their workplace arrangements, as the lifting of pandemic restrictions permits their return to the office. At the same time, they're dealing...

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Quebec City man on hook for $1K after 'Kafkaesque' small claims court saga
Jonathan Laferriere's legal ordeal began when he sold a condo in 2018. He was sued for $4,000 without ever having been informed about the legal action against him. The decision has been overturned, bu...

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Woman abducted from Wasaga Beach was being watched by a private investigator hired by her ex
The former boyfriend of Elnaz Hajtamiri hired a private investigator to keep tabs on her location in the days and weeks before she was violently abducted more than three months ago, CBC News has learn...

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Vatican, Canadian bishops failing to work closely with AFN to plan Pope's visit, says regional chief
The Vatican and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (CCCB) made a "misstep" in planning for the Pope's visit by failing to work closely with the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) on the details ...

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
More than 200 boxes of records under scrutiny by Ottawa, courts for residential school connections 
More than 200 boxes of records are currently under separate court and internal federal reviews to determine their connection to residential schools after they were found in storage facilities within t...

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 19:07:16 EDT
B.C. distilleries told to halt production of hand sanitizer
B.C. distilleries that pivoted during the pandemic, for the sake of the greater good, are now being told to bottle it up and stop making hand sanitizer.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 20:56:47 EDT
Flooding from spring storm leaves basements flooded, homes damaged in Winnipeg
The spring storm calling for 30 to 60 millimetres of rain and snow has flooded and damaged the homes of many Winnipeggers — leaving some wondering what they should do next. 

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 18:34:25 EDT
Ukrainians in Calgary celebrate Orthodox Easter with newly arrived refugees
The early morning blessing of the baskets on Ukrainian Orthodox Easter, which in alignment with the Julian calendar falls on April 24 this year, has a celebratory feel to it — but the stress and an...

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Ottawa needs more codebreakers — but spy agency says finding them isn't easy
The federal government has pledged nearly a billion dollars to strengthen its cyber security capabilities — but even the security agency tasked with the bulk of that work acknowledges recruitment is...

Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:11:33 EST
Children's hospitals under strain in Canada's 6th COVID-19 wave

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 17:53:27 EDT
Severe weather causes floods in northwestern Ontario
More severe weather made its way through northwestern Ontario this weekend, causing flooding, road washouts, and infrastructure failures in the region.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 09:38:58 EDT
Manitoba issues flood warning for province's Red River Valley
Manitoba has issued a flood warning for the province's Red River Valley, from the southern community of Emerson near the United States border up to the Red River Floodway inlet just south of Winnipeg....

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 09:00:00 EDT
Aurora borealis? At this time of year, at this time of day, localized entirely within B.C.? Yes
Bill Murtagh, a space weather forecaster with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in the U.S., says more displays of the aurora borealis will be visible in B.C. before the solar maxi...

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 07:40:00 EDT
Greenland offers a roadmap for how to get Inuktut taught in Nunavut's schools
"Because we see ... our neighbours being able to achieve that, we have the sense that also Inuit in Nunavut should and could be able to achieve that," said Aluki Kotierk, the president of Nunavut Tunn...

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 15:52:47 EDT
Picketing workers block access to bus terminal at Toronto's Union Station: Metrolinx
Access to the bus terminal at Toronto's Union Station is being blocked due to a labour demonstration there on Sunday, Metrolinx says.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 12:29:38 EDT
Southeast Sask. could face prolonged power outages from winter storm
Southeast Saskatchewan is on the mend after a winter storm swept through the region, closing several roadways and forcing power outages.

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Slain ballet dancer Richard Rutherford remembered as 'one of the best people'
A former principal dancer of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet who was the victim of a homicide in Ottawa earlier this month is being remembered for his community work and contributions to Canadian dance.  ...

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 10:43:24 EDT
Guy Lafleur to be honoured in national funeral May 3
Quebec Premier François Legault has confirmed a national funeral will be held for Guy Lafleur, the Montreal Canadiens superstar and hockey Hall of Famer who died at the age of 70 Friday. ...

Sun, 24 Apr 2022 05:00:00 EDT
Low supply results in customers buying new cars sight unseen
Lost are the days when a person could walk into a car dealership and drive away with the vehicle of their choice on the same day. With the scarcity of new cars, dealerships across Nova Scotia are see...

Sat, 23 Apr 2022 10:00:00 EDT
Almost a million B.C. residents have no family doctor. Many blame the province's fee-for-service system
Patients and physicians in Greater Victoria say the fee-for-service system is discouraging physicians from practising family medicine and making it difficult for residents in the region to find a fami...



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