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Wed, 3 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Family hires former Toronto police inspector for ongoing probe into billionaire couple's deaths
Retired Toronto police inspector Doug Grady is leading the Canadian arm of the family’s ongoing quest to uncover who was responsible for killing philanthropists Barry and Honey Sherman in December 2...

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
As COVID-19 exposes long-term care crisis, efforts grow to keep more seniors at home
As the Ontario government pledges to build more long-term care beds, seniors' advocates say that investing in robust home care would not only allow people to age where they want to be, but also save m...

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 04:00:53 EST
Justin Trudeau contends with the uncertainty of Canada's vaccine supply
In his last two appearances before reporters, Justin Trudeau has asserted that the unpredictable messiness of vaccinating the globe against a novel coronavirus should have been expected. ...

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 04:00:56 EST
Virtual classes, part-time studies and deferred starts: How teens are facing post-secondary in a pandemic
As classes at colleges and universities continue online, a new crop of students is priming for fall — without knowledge of what school will look like. Three teens share the choices they're weighi...

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 03:12:20 EST
Allegations of inappropriate behaviour against Vance 'troubling,' say Defence leaders
Canada's top defence officials say they are troubled by allegations that former defence chief Jonathan Vance engaged in inappropriate behaviour with female subordinates.

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
2 dozen female real estate agents targeted by obscene calls and messages in Vancouver area
About two dozen women who work in the Vancouver-area real estate industry have been targeted by someone sending obscene images and making threatening phone calls, CBC has learned.

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Government's new pandemic business loan program gets mixed reviews
The federal government’s new loan program to help businesses survive COVID-19 is getting mixed reviews. Some business owners, advocacy groups and experts are concerned whether taking on more debt is...

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
With just 141 tickets issued, PHAC says most travellers are following quarantine laws
Only a small percentage of Canadians have been fined for flouting quarantine rules since the federal government brought in strict measures last year, says the Public Health Agency of Canada. ...

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 17:28:24 EST
New trial granted for man convicted of murdering Japanese exchange student
B.C.'s highest court has granted a new trial to a man convicted of murdering a Japanese exchange student and stuffing her body into a suitcase in Vancouver's West End.

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 18:15:11 EST
Sailor with white supremacist past to be let go by the navy
The navy is cutting ties with a Calgary reservist who at one time was the online administrator of neo-Nazi web site. Leading Seaman Boris Mihajlovic will be released from the military following a comm...

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Cancer that went undetected during the pandemic an 'impending disaster,' specialists warn
Treating cancer patients has been difficult during the pandemic, but specialists may soon face an even bigger challenge: a wave of people at a more advanced stage of disease, because they went undiagn...

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 20:39:45 EST
Snow, rain and high winds hit Maritimes, causing power outages across the region
The Maritimes are getting hit with a storm system that's bringing snow and high winds to the region, followed by rain to many parts of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Prince Edward Island. ...

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 08:40:26 EST
Canada inks deal to produce millions of COVID-19 shots domestically
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today a plan to produce millions of COVID-19 shots at a plant in Montreal starting later this year, securing a domestic supply of vaccines as the global market...

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 05:30:00 EST
We brrr-ing you inside an ultra-cold freezer, the super-chilled home of the COVID-19 vaccine
Ultra-cold freezers can keep vaccines chilled to sub-arctic temperatures. But why does anything need to be kept that cold? And what happens to regular food items when they're subjected to such extreme...

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 08:58:55 EST
Northern Ontario man stuns community with unique large-scale snow art
A snowshoer in Schreiber Ont., is using frozen lakes and snow covered fields in the region as his canvas to create some breathtaking artwork.

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
'Ray of hope' Regina woman who faced 9 cancer diagnoses dies at 55
Dionne Warner has died at age 55, after her 9th bout with cancer. The Regina woman, who shared her story of repeated diagnoses publicly to spread hope to cancer patients and survivors, opted for medic...

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 05:00:00 EST
Manitoba First Nations are exerting more control over their borders. Health care could be next
Pimicikamak is among the First Nations that have exerted more control over their borders during the pandemic. COVID-19 has turned a spotlight on the substandard state of health care in remote communit...

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Inside an isolation hotel: What to expect in quarantine
Worried about the spread of the virus in multi-generational homes and high-risk neighbourhoods, authorities in Peel Region have an alternative to isolating at home: isolation hotels.

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Officials apologize after more than 200 vaccine doses pulled from remote B.C. community
Following technical and communication problems during a vaccine rollout in remote Bella Coola, B.C., in January, a medical health officer with Vancouver Coastal Health promptly removed his team from t...

Tue, 2 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Long-term care outbreaks, deaths reveal how badly we undervalue seniors and people with dementia
We need to recognize society's conscious and unconscious discrimination around age, and truly put quality care for people with dementia at the top of the political and social agendas, write Sube Baner...



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