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Wed, 27 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Stuck in bed 23 hours a day: What's wrong with home care in Canada and how another country changed course
Margot Algie suffers from a neurodegenerative disease and needs home care for all her daily activities. But she’s often only up for only one hour a day before another home care worker arrives to put...

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Investigations underway into alleged drugging at frat party in London, Ont.
Investigations are underway into a January frat party in London, Ont., where several women allege they were drugged and later taken to hospital, CBC News has learned. The allegations come months afte...

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Medical students learn to build a patient's trust. But how often does that really happen?
As health-care delivery becomes more complex — through implementing new technology and increasingly specialized doctors who depend on each other — physicians will have to adapt, writes medical stu...

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 04:00:05 EDT
COVID or stomach flu? Why it's hard to know right now
Doctors say they are seeing increasing numbers of patients with gastrointestinal symptoms, but Omicron isn't necessarily to blame.

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Revenge of the Black Best Friend wants to rewrite the script for Black actors
In Revenge of the Black Best Friend, award-winning CBC host, screenwriter and playwright Amanda Parris, examines the stereotypes, tropes, and tokenization thrust onto Black actors in the film industry...

Wed, 27 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Confederate flag at Hamilton-area home prompts calls for changes to hate-symbol laws
A home in rural Hamilton flying a Confederate flag is drawing the attention of the Canadian-Anti Hate Network, while also concerning a Black resident who lives in the area.

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 13:20:00 EDT
Toronto university changes name amid controversy over Canadian educator's legacy
The former Ryerson University has officially changed its name to Toronto Metropolitan University.

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:20:44 EDT
Federal watchdog warns Canada's 2030 emissions target may not be achievable
Canada's environment commissioner said Tuesday the country may not be able to reach its 2030 emissions reductions targets because the federal government's current plan is based on "unrealistic" assump...

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 20:42:40 EDT
Canada Post resumes partial mail service to Vancouver's Downtown Eastside
Canada Post is temporarily resuming mail deliveries in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside after residents protested a decision by the Crown corporation to suspend services citing "health and safety" rea...

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 13:01:38 EDT
Prince Charles and Camilla finalize plans for Canadian tour
With Prince Charles and Camilla’s trip to Canada only weeks away, some of the finer points of the royal couple’s itinerary have been released. The royal duo will make stops in St. John's, Ottawa a...

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 12:30:43 EDT
260,000 tossed masks recycled for furniture, playground surfacing — thanks to Ontario college's ingenuity
Masks are an integral part of COVID-19 protection, but are also adding to environmental waste. So when a student submitted a mask recycling idea to Allison Maxted's office at Mohawk College, the Ham...

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Where is Marianne Schuett? Search continues 55 years after Ontario girl's disappearance
Marianne Schuett was 10 when she disappeared on April 27, 1967, but a small team hasn't given up hope of finding out what happened, and are still searching 55 years later.

Mon, 25 Apr 2022 18:28:37 EDT
3 best friends in Prince George, B.C., fast for the 1st time this Ramadan
Three elementary school students from Prince George, B.C. share the ups and downs of the new experience.

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 14:41:57 EDT
Federal court judge sets aside Fisheries Department order to phase out B.C. fish farms
A federal court judge has set aside a Department of Fisheries order that would have phased out fish farming in British Columbia's Discovery Islands.

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 14:24:26 EDT
Atlantic First Nations Water Authority welcomes funding infusion
Officials with a fledgling regional water and sewerage utility say First Nations in Atlantic Canada are a lot further along on the path to water sovereignty following a commitment of more than $170 mi...

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 14:55:00 EDT
P.E.I. to end mask mandate on May 6
P.E.I. is officially dropping its mandatory mask mandate as of Friday, May 6, according to the Chief Public Health Office.

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 18:36:36 EDT
Youth 'uprooted' too quickly when Ontario closed northwest detention programs, ombudsman says
Ontario's ombudsman says the government's conduct was wrong and unreasonable for how it closed custody and detention programs at youth justice facilities in the province's northwest region in March 20...

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 06:00:00 EDT
Health concerns in remote First Nation in Ontario not taken seriously, says deputy chief
The deputy chief of the remote Fort Albany First Nation in northern Ontario says health concerns in the remote community are not taken seriously and members often don’t receive proper care until the...

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
How Canadian clothing entrepreneurs are disrupting 'fast fashion'
Fast fashion is piling up in landfills at an alarming rate. But a number of Canadian companies are trying to slow down the process with circular concepts like online thrifting and developing a sustain...

Tue, 26 Apr 2022 06:10:00 EDT
Authorities crack down on Quebecers using Ontario addresses to pay less in taxes
Quebec authorities are stepping up investigations to flush out residents in la belle province using fake addresses in Ontario to save thousands of dollars in taxes each year.



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