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Thu, 1 Sep 2022 04:00:15 EDT
Critics warn Ottawa's new 'luxury tax' on pricey cars, planes and boats could backfire
Ottawa's luxury tax on high-priced cars, planes and boats is coming into effect today, despite warnings from some critics that the measure will hurt the economy and turn out to be more trouble than it...

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 17:15:03 EDT
Should we still care about the Summit Series?
CBC Sports' daily newsletter examines the legacy of the 1972 Summit Series, and what it means to people of all ages today.

Thu, 1 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Humans want to mine the moon. Here's what space law experts say the rules are
Mining the moon might sound like a concept that belongs in a science fiction novel, but it's likely to be a part of reality in the not-so-distant future. That's made it a hot topic of discussion amon...

Thu, 1 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Inflation emerges as main issue in Quebec campaign. Whose plan will help you more?
In Canada's most heavily taxed province, it was suddenly hard to find a political leader not vowing to put money back into the average voter's pocket.  Here's a break down of how they plan to pay for...

Thu, 1 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Can you top this swimming achievement? 30 swims in 30 spots around Thunder Bay in 12 hours
Kevin Sidlar isn’t saying he’s set the record for hitting the most swimming holes in a single day. But he is challenging anyone to beat his new personal best.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 13:24:53 EDT
Alberta using record-breaking resource windfall to pay back $13.4B in debt
Alberta’s United Conservative Party government is making the highest ever repayment of debt in the province’s history, thanks to a record-breaking surge in resource revenues. 

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 20:50:37 EDT
B.C. compassion club hands out hard drugs in bid to save lives, despite Health Canada rejection
Organizers of a Vancouver compassion club say they will continue to distribute tested cocaine, heroin and methamphetamine despite a rejection from Health Canada, calling it the only way to save lives ...

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 19:55:41 EDT
Auditor general says B.C.'s surplus should have been $6.5B higher
The audit office has longstanding concerns about B.C.'s accounting that it says should 'not be taken lightly.'

Wed, 24 Aug 2022 15:40:23 EDT
Quebec Conservatives want to revive plan for Saguenay LNG terminal

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 16:40:09 EDT
3 OPP officers charged with manslaughter in toddler's shooting death
Ontario's police watchdog says it has charged three officers in the shooting death of a one-year-old boy.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 11:44:26 EDT
Nationwide 3-digit suicide prevention hotline launching next year, CRTC says
A long-anticipated three-digit suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline will come online in 2023, Canada's telecommunications regulator said Wednesday.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 20:07:33 EDT
20 years after Sk8er Boi, Avril Lavigne gets a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Avril Lavigne, the pride of Napanee, Ont., on Wednesday became the latest entertainment industry personality to receive a star on a stretch of sidewalk that runs down Hollywood Boulevard. ...

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 17:38:20 EDT
Manitoba government says no statutory holiday for National Day for Truth and Reconciliation this year
Manitoba says Orange Shirt Day on Sept. 30 will not be a declared a statutory holiday this year, but the government continues to discuss with Indigenous communities.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 17:27:34 EDT
Canadian banks aren't meeting climate standards set by UN coalition, Greenpeace says
Canada's biggest banks could be pushed out of a UN-backed, net-zero emissions coalition if they don't boost their climate commitments, a report released Wednesday by Greenpeace Canada says. ...

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 16:23:13 EDT
4 dead in Streptococcus A outbreak at Montreal seniors' home
A spokesman for the regional health authority says six cases of invasive group A streptococcal infections had been detected in the residence in Montreal's west end as of Monday, including the four fat...

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 09:03:41 EDT
N.L. reviewing nearly 14,000 more mammogram results for potential errors
The province's four regional health authorities will review thousands of diagnostic images stretching back to 2018, following last week's announcement from Central Health that it discovered possible...

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
There have been no named hurricanes so far this summer. Here's why
Hurricane season is off to a sleepy start, but don't let that fool you, say meteorologists.

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 10:31:27 EDT
Ontario's top doctor drops COVID-19 isolation requirements, expands booster eligibility to kids 5 to 11
As colder weather approaches, Moore is asking Ontarians to do three important things: continue wearing a mask when "it's right for you," be up to date with all vaccinations, and stay home if you'...

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 14:34:22 EDT
Expedition pulls off elaborate plan to recover sunken truck in Nunavut
The modified Ford F-150 went through the ice among the Tasmania Islands in the Central Arctic in March. Five months later, the expedition returned to the area to recover what they'd lost. ...

Wed, 31 Aug 2022 12:58:31 EDT
Justin Trudeau says Canadians have lost faith in Hockey Canada
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Hockey Canada's leadership has lost the confidence of the federal government — and Canadians.



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