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Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:20:37 EST
21-year-old woman found dead after getting lost while snowshoeing in B.C.'s North Shore Mountains
A 21-year-old woman who went missing Thursday while snowshoeing on a popular trail north of Vancouver has been found dead. CBC has identified her as Nikki Donnelly of Ontario based on information p...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 18:36:26 EST
Justin Trudeau issues updated marching orders to cabinet
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued updated mandate letters to his cabinet today, giving ministers direction on key pre-pandemic priorities and addressing new issues that have emerged with the global...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:15:06 EST
2,000 more Canadians could die from COVID-19 in the next 10 days: PHAC
New modelling released by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) suggests the number of daily COVID-19 cases could more than triple to 30,000 if people increase their contacts at a time when there'...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:04:48 EST
Saskatoon doctor's intuition leads to rescue of 29 people poisoned with carbon monoxide
A carbon monoxide leak at a Saskatoon apartment building Thursday night sent 29 people to hospital.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 18:28:24 EST
Alberta drafts Capitol Hill operatives as it seeks support for Keystone XL, trade issues
Alberta’s UCP government is hiring influential lobbyists and communications experts in Washington, D.C., as it seeks support on Capitol Hill for the Keystone XL pipeline and other trade interests so...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 16:30:56 EST
Quebec College of Physicians calls for cosmetic surgeries to stop during lockdown
The Quebec College of Physicians is calling for all cosmetic surgery clinics to close for the time being, saying that procedures such as facelifts and breast implants shouldn't be performed while th...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 19:20:26 EST
CRTC peppers CBC with questions about plans for controversial branded content
The CBC was forced to defend its plans for branded content on its digital platforms as Canada's top regulator peppered senior executives of the public broadcaster with questions about the controve...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 17:50:18 EST
Nunavut television network launches Inuit-language channel
Inuit Canadians will have 24/7 access to Inuktitut-language television programming starting first thing on Monday, at 12:01 a.m. 

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:32:35 EST
Trudeau says Bloc leader is using 'coded' language in attack on Transport Minister Omar Alghabra
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today accused Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-François Blanchet of pandering to the worst elements in Canadian society by using "coded" language to make intolerant statement...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:04:37 EST
N.L. heading to the polls on Feb. 13 as Andrew Furey seeks Liberal majority
Newfoundland and Labrador voters will head to the polls on Feb. 13, a Saturday — a first for an election in the province.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:00:00 EST
Kahkewistahaw First Nation security worker's dance at COVID-19 checkstop goes viral
A video of Mike Bitternose dancing at a COVID-19 checkstop at Kahkewistahaw First Nation east of Regina as part of the #RezSecurityChallenge has been shared more than 5,000 times on social media. The ...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 14:38:05 EST
Director of UBC's school of public health resigns over holiday travel during pandemic
Peter Berman has resigned as director of the University of British Columbia's School of Population and Public Health just over a week after admitting to holiday travel during the school's winter break...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 11:50:54 EST
Quebec's attorney general seeks to challenge mosque shooter sentence in Supreme Court
Quebec's attorney general and the Crown prosecutor's office will ask the Supreme Court of Canada to weigh in on the sentencing of the man who killed six people and injured several others during the 20...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 06:00:21 EST
COVID-19 outbreak over, but cockroach problem at Winnipeg's Parkview Place continues
Cockroaches can be seen scurrying up a cupboard, inside a sink and across a desk in video obtained by CBC News showing an ongoing infestation at Parkview Place Long Term Care Home, despite a Decembe...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 13:15:20 EST
Trudeau 'open to strengthening' international travel measures as new COVID-19 variants emerge
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the federal government is open to strengthening pandemic restrictions on international travel as concerns mount about Canadians travelling abroad — but sugg...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:31:08 EST
Ford ousts MPP from caucus over open letter pushing for end to COVID-19 lockdown
Ontario Premier Doug Ford has kicked York Centre MPP Roman Baber out of the Progressive Conservative caucus for sending an open letter that calls for the province's lockdown and COVID-19 restrictio...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Hidden camera reveals 'appalling' conditions in overseas PPE factory supplying Canadian hospitals, expert says
As global demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) surges during the pandemic, so has the human cost for those making it overseas, an investigation by CBC’s Marketplace has found. ...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 04:00:17 EST
Doctors conducting 'dry runs' to decide who gets access to critical care if hospitals exceed capacity
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, doctors in Quebec and Ontario are conducting what one physician called "dry runs" and using triage guidelines to prepare for the possibility that they may have to de...

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 09:53:43 EST
Canadian home sales see a record December — and a record 2020
National home sales set an all-time record in December, the Canadian Real Estate Association says.

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 11:13:56 EST
Yellowknives Dene First Nation to meet with federal minister about Giant Mine
After months of requesting to meet with Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett, the Yellowknives Dene First Nation chiefs will be sitting down with her at the end of the month to discuss ...



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