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Thu, 17 Nov 2022 04:00:00 EST
Family speaks out after service dog taken away from non-verbal child with autism
A Mississauga family says their lives have been completely disrupted after their service dog was taken away. The dog helped their 14-year-old daughter, who is non-verbal and has autism, feel comfortab...

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 04:00:00 EST
Canada's health-care system has a data problem, experts say. And it puts patients at risk
A review of Greg Price's death found missed faxes, follow-ups and botched data-sharing ultimately cost the 31-year-old his life. A decade later, medical front-line staff in Canada say problems persi...

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 04:00:00 EST
Would you sign up to catch a deadly disease and live in isolation for weeks? These friends did
Two friends in Halifax are among dozens of Canadians participating in a human challenge trial — a type of medical study that involves purposely infecting people with a particular pathogen. In this c...

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 19:04:07 EST
Emma Morrison is the first Indigenous woman to win Miss World Canada
22-year-old Emma Morrison was crowned Miss World Canada on Sunday evening, making her the first Indigenous woman to hold the national title. She'll advance to the international Miss World competition ...

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:01:00 EST
Canadian health care was already shifting away from solo family doctors. The pandemic made it worse
The days of a lone family doctor working with just a receptionist could be numbered as the heavy demands on health-care workers during the COVID-19 pandemic combine with other pressures, suggests a ne...

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 22:34:00 EST
B.C. man arrested for allegedly interfering with paraglider's helicopter rescue
A search and rescue operation involving a Cormorant military helicopter took a strange twist late Sunday afternoon in Kamloops, B.C., when a 35-year-old man was arrested for interfering in the rescue ...

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 00:14:26 EST
Transport Canada announces $75M in funding for export terminal at B.C.'s Port of Prince Rupert
The federal government is investing nearly $75 million toward building a second berth at Trigon Pacific Terminals to help increase the coal export terminal's capacity, Transport Minister Omar Algha...

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:01:04 EST
Loblaw's profits up 30%, led by booming sales of high margin items like beauty products, cold meds
Loblaw Companies Ltd. reported that its third-quarter profit rose about 30 per cent compared with a year ago. The grocer noted a continued shift to private label brands like President's Choice and No...

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 21:16:08 EST
Vancouver votes to adopt controversial definition of antisemitism
Vancouver has voted to adopt a definition of antisemitism that many jurisdictions have also embraced, but some human rights groups oppose it over fears it may stifle free speech.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 22:02:18 EST
Man accused of murdering B.C. Mountie makes appearance in court
The man accused of fatally stabbing a Mountie in Burnaby, B.C., has made a brief appearance in provincial court in Vancouver.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 18:08:54 EST
Argonauts hope Roughriders fans cheer for them over Blue Bombers during Grey Cup in Regina
The Toronto Argonauts say disappointed Saskatchewan Roughriders fans should hold on to their Grey Cup tickets and back the Eastern champions on Sunday.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 09:23:52 EST
Ontario education workers give notice to strike again
The Canadian Union of Public Employees has filed another strike notice, leaving education workers poised to walk off the job again in Ontario, according to both the province's minister of education a...

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 09:00:00 EST
Owl invader takes up roost inside Vancouver Island home
Tina Gaboury knew it was a different kind of home invasion when she saw an owl perched on the dining room chandelier.

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:43:14 EST
Death threat against Trudeau sent to CBSA during convoy protests, Emergencies Act inquiry hears
The Canada Border Services Agency received a death threat against Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and inquiries about how to import bullets during last winter's convoy protests, the Emergencies Act inq...

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 04:00:00 EST
Outgoing B.C. premier offers to act as bridge-builder in health-care funding debate
Outgoing B.C. Premier John Horgan says he’s offered to act as an intermediary between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the premiers on the thorny topic of health-care funding once he leaves office....

Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:02:05 EDT
Rent is going up at a breathtaking pace, with no relief in sight. Here's why

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 12:33:28 EST
Being forced to leave FirstOntario Centre was 'shocking and unexpected,' Hamilton Bulldogs owner says
For the owner of the Hamilton Bulldogs, being forced to leave the team's home arena at FirstOntario Centre was "shocking and unexpected news." Teams found out Nov. 11 they wouldn't be able to play g...

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 07:00:00 EST
The mysterious case of the disappearing shipping container with $10 million worth of silver inside
A federal court judge says the case has all the elements of an "Agatha Christie whodunit." More than $10 million US worth of silver ingots remains missing as a court battle rages over a theft carried ...

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 06:00:00 EST
Court shuts down in remote community, forcing some to travel hundreds of kilometres
Manitoba's provincial court has shut down on Shamattawa First Nation after it couldn't find somewhere consistently available to hold legal proceedings in the remote northern community — potentially ...

Wed, 16 Nov 2022 08:00:00 EST
Residents 'horrified' as another Metro Vancouver home for people with mental illness set to close
The impending closure of another assisted living facility for people with mental illness in Metro Vancouver has residents and their caregivers worried about the impacts on their health. ...



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