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Fri, 15 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
More Air Canada, WestJet passengers baffled by reasons for denied compensation
The recent travel chaos at some Canadian airports has led to a spate of flight delays and cancellations. And that has sparked a spate of complaints from passengers that some airlines are providing sus...

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 04:30:00 EDT
When a scam hits home: St. John's man spots suspicious rental ad for his mom's house
During his six-month search for an apartment, Ronnie Gosse says he's had to sidestep apartment bidding wars, illegal requests from landlords and scams — including a rental ad offering up the house h...

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
What to know about the new COVID vaccine for kids under 5 
Canada's drug regulator has, for the first time, approved a COVID-19 vaccine for infants and preschoolers. Here are some key questions and answers about the Moderna vaccine.

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
We need to strengthen access to contraceptive care in Canada
Particularly in rural and remote Canada, increasing the number of providers able and willing to provide contraceptive services will significantly increase access for women who may otherwise have few, ...

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Kids especially vulnerable to air pollution and effects of climate change, says influential medical journal
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at what a prestigious medical journal says about climate change and children's health and examine what a tree is worth.

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:52:54 EDT
Health Canada approves 1st COVID-19 vaccine for youngest kids
Health Canada has approved Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for infants and preschoolers, making it the first vaccine of its kind approved for that age group in the country.

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 14:32:50 EDT
Ripudaman Singh Malik, acquitted in Air India bombings, shot dead in Surrey, B.C.
Malik was one of two men acquitted in 2005 of mass murder and conspiracy charges related to a pair of bombings that killed 331 people, mostly from the Toronto and Vancouver areas.

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 16:50:00 EDT
Ottawa says it will support First Nations fighting Quebec's new language law
As the federal government announced a major funding deal for First Nations education, a minister expressed concern about Quebec's Bill 96 and its possible impact on First Nations children to be educat...

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 17:57:26 EDT
Rooftop parking deck collapses into office in Vancouver, sending 2 to hospital
Police, firefighters and paramedics are on scene after a section of a rooftop parking deck collapsed into the office space below in East Vancouver on Thursday afternoon. Two patients have been taken t...

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 13:46:55 EDT
Was the 'contagion' effect of the Uvalde, Texas, shooting behind recent Hamilton school threats?
Police and psychology experts weigh in on what may have led to nearly two dozen shooting and bombing threats at Hamilton schools over 18 days, not long after the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Tex...

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 17:47:55 EDT
In London, Ont., site of alleged sex assault, Hockey Canada's reopening of 2018 case is welcome news
People in London, Ont., welcome news that Hockey Canada will reopen its investigation into an alleged sexual assault in 2018. The federation quietly settled a lawsuit in May, prompting Ottawa to freez...

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Surprise! These emails about returning CERB payments aren't scams
Recipients noticed what seemed like red flags as soon as they opened the emails from Service Canada, demanding repayment of pandemic benefits.

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 13:26:34 EDT
Hamilton's iconic ice cream man, Mr. Yum, retires after 41 years
Steve Tsiliganos, whose ice cream truck business has served people in lower Hamilton for 41 years, is retiring and passing on the cone to a new owner. The 73-year-old never left people out, even those...

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 05:00:00 EDT
Toronto mother speaks out after 5 year-old-daughter says teacher taped her to chair
A teacher at Seventh Street Junior School has been put on home assignment after allegedly taping a child to a chair The TDSB confirmed it's investigating allegations involving two children. ...

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Canadian track and field's best aim to build on Olympic success at World Athletics Championships
Fifty-nine Canadians are part of the 1,900-plus elite track and field athletes from 192 countries who will descend on the illustrious Hayward Field at the University of Oregon as the World Athletics ...

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 07:31:35 EDT
Hockey Canada reopening investigation into alleged 2018 sexual assault
Hockey Canada made a series of announcements in an open letter to Canadians published Thursday, including the reopening of a third-party investigation into an alleged sexual assault involving members ...

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
'What century are we in?' Man waited 4 days in Ontario hospital hallway for surgery to fix shattered leg
Ron Prickett had to wait four days in excruciating pain on a stretcher in a small-town hospital's hallway for a bed to open in London, Ont., so surgeons could repair his shattered leg. 'What century a...

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 09:46:02 EDT
Service being restored across WestJet network after train derailment disrupts fibre lines
Services are being restored to normal, according to Nav Canada, after more than 100 flights were delayed across the WestJet network on Thursday following a train derailment that disrupted fibre lines....

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 04:30:00 EDT
ERs in 12 N.L. towns have had multiple closures this year. Here's how they add up
Twelve emergency departments run by Eastern Health and Central Health have collectively been closed or placed on diversion for more than five months so far in 2022, according to more than six months o...

Thu, 14 Jul 2022 04:00:03 EDT
There will be enough seats for survivors at Pope's mass in Quebec after all
The papal visit planning team confirmed residential school survivors will get front-row seats for Pope Francis' reconciliation mass in Quebec after Indigenous leaders expressed concerns about the numb...



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