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Tue, 28 Jun 2022 04:33:35 EDT
Air passengers losing patience with enforcement agency as backlog of complaints balloons

Sat, 13 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
These Canadian startups are taking quantum computing mainstream
For years, quantum computers have mostly been the focus of academics and government. Now, experts say we could be near a turning point where the technology is closer to commercialization. ...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 15:52:49 EDT
Man at centre of Sask. Amber Alert drove through barbed wire fence in illegal entry: U.S. officials
The two children at the centre of Monday's Amber Alert issued in Saskatchewan remain safe with authorities in South Dakota, but more details are coming out about their journey, including how they, th...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 22:00:45 EDT
Convicted B.C. sex criminal arrested in Cambodia for allegations of child rape
Investigators in Canada and Cambodia are looking into a man's activities in Canada and abroad after he was arrested for a number of sex crimes against Cambodian children.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:21:49 EDT
Water shortage prompts Iqaluit to declare state of emergency
After declaring a state of emergency due to historically low water levels, the city of Iqaluit will begin pumping water out of a nearby lake into its reservoir. 

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 06:27:51 EDT
Police chief in London, Ont., vows to catch the 'swatter' targeting Twitch trans activist
Transgender activist Clara Sorrenti, known as Keffals on Twitch, was a victim of swatting, London, Ont.'s police chief says, vowing to find the person responsible for targeting her. Amid criticism ove...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 05:53:03 EDT
State of emergency to be lifted for central Newfoundland as forest fires remain stable
The state of emergency in areas affected by forest fires in Newfoundland and Labrador will come to an end at midnight, as Premier Andrew Furey says the province is entering the next stage of fighting...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 15:22:54 EDT
B.C. family shares story of 2-year-old's 'terrifying' fall from window to warn other parents
A father whose two-year-old daughter fell two storeys through an open window is sharing his family's story to encourage other parents to buy window guards — a mechanism that costs a few dollars and ...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:32:36 EDT
Canada not shifting to stretch supply of monkeypox vaccine yet
Canada will not yet shift its approach to administering monkeypox vaccines to allow them to be divided up into much smaller doses, like the U.S. has done.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:44:29 EDT
UCP members siding with Danielle Smith ahead of sign-up deadline for leadership vote
Seven candidates scrambled Friday to sign up last-minute memberships in Alberta's United Conservative Party leadership race while political observers say that without hard data on which contender has ...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 17:55:29 EDT
New air force commander says he's confident in the airworthiness of the Snowbirds
Lt.-Gen. Eric Kenny, the new commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force, sees a bright future ahead for the Snowbirds despite the planes having been grounded after a hard landing in Fort Saint John, B....

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 13:03:36 EDT
Calgary contractor uses AirTags to recover stolen construction materials
A Calgary contractor, fed up with having his building materials stolen, used Apple AirTags to track down more than $10,000 worth of engineered wood siding that was lifted from a job site this week. ...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:40:11 EDT
Setback for Quebec's new language law as judge suspends 2 articles of Bill 96
A group of lawyers challenged sections of the law that force corporations to pay to translate legal documents into French.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:34:02 EDT
Doug Ford swallowed a bee while talking about the possibility of privatizing health care
Ontario Premier Doug Ford created quite a buzz on Friday when a bee entered his mouth and got down his throat.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 07:00:00 EDT
Conservation group finds record-high number of endangered blood-shooting lizards in Alberta
About the size of a chicken wing, Alberta’s only native lizard species is endangered and lacks protection from predators — so they shoot blood out of their eye sockets. Earlier this week, the Natu...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:58:20 EDT
Quebec's Olivier Rioux, world's tallest teen, chasing basketball dream at Canada Games
Guinness World Records recognized Quebec's Olivier Rioux as the world's tallest teenager when he was 15 and seven foot five. If he played in the NBA now, he'd be tied with Cleveland's Tacko Fall as th...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 05:00:00 EDT
Foreign-trained physicians frustrated by roadblocks to working on P.E.I.
Some P.E.I. physicians, trained in other countries, say they're frustrated by the roadblocks stopping them from working here.

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Quilters from across Canada are stitching up blankets for Ontario women leaving homelessness
A fabric shop in downtown London, Ont., has rallied quilters from across Canada to stitch quilts for women in the southwestern Ontario city who are transitioning out of homelessness. Stache Fabric & N...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 10:49:47 EDT
Quebec City police reopening probe into 2014 Gatineau Olympiques alleged group sexual assault, league says
Police in Quebec City are reopening their investigation into an alleged group sexual assault eight years ago involving four players with the 2014 Gatineau Olympiques, according to the Quebec Major Jun...

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Seniors in Nova Scotia apartment building fear they're being pushed out
Many seniors in Drumlin Hills apartments fear they’re being pushed out. Last week, they received notice from new owners of the building that services such as meals, housekeeping and laundry will co...



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