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Tue, 23 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Frustration grows among seniors and caregivers over Ontario's COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Vaccinating seniors 'is absolutely the right thing to do, and it's frankly long overdue,' geriatrics doctor says.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Pierre Trudeau may have asked business leader to move jobs from Quebec, says U.S. State Department document
A once-secret U.S. State Department document suggests that former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau may have asked one of Quebec's top business leaders to "make it as tough as possible" for the newly elec...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Young adults find careers, dreams, relationships on hold a year into COVID-19 pandemic
While young people are less likely to fall gravely ill with COVID-19 than older generations, the pandemic has affected their lives in some profound ways. CBC News spoke with three young adults about t...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Low-wage earners hit hardest by pandemic job market
Employment counsellor David McKay says he's encountered the full suite of emotions from his clients during the pandemic. Some have been optimistic about finding new jobs, but he's mainly seen frust...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Do we know how effective vaccines are against the variants? Your COVID-19 questions answered
The good news is the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 doesn't seem to mutate as much or as quickly as the influenza virus that causes the flu. But drugmakers are already re-working their vaccines jus...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Ontario is expanding asymptomatic COVID-19 testing in schools. Here's what you need to know
Asymptomatic testing for COVID-19 is ramping up in schools across Ontario. We asked several experts how and why that testing is being done and what impact it will have when it comes to protecting clas...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
It's a renters' market for businesses that believe the office will make a comeback post-pandemic
It’s been almost a year since offices emptied out and employees started working remotely in a big way for the first time. Now, some of that office space is being rented out, and it’s presenting so...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 01:12:05 EST
'Someone knows what happened to Caitlin': Mom pleads for tips on woman missing 5 years in B.C.
Five years after Caitlin Potts disappeared in B.C.'s North Okanagan, her mother is begging anyone who has information on what happened to her to come forward and share what they know.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Woman loses $340K in wire transfer scam — alleges 4 banks did little to stop it
A woman who lost her family’s life savings to scammers posing as Hong Kong authorities says she was “scared to death” and that four banks should have done more to protect her. A wire fraud exper...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 16:15:27 EST
City of Toronto seeking $187K from Etobicoke BBQ owner who defied lockdown
The City of Toronto sent Adam Skelly a demand letter in December. Skelly posted some of the invoice to Instagram with a yes/no poll asking people whether he should pay it.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:40:52 EST
B.C. mayors say Ottawa's plan to relax drug possession penalties not enough to help opioid crisis
The federal government has introduced a new bill to repeal mandatory minimum penalties for certain drug offences, and while the change is a significant shift away from incarceration, some B.C. leaders...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 22:03:27 EST
Manitoba First Nation to get military aid to battle COVID-19 outbreak, chief says
A First Nation in northern Manitoba will be receiving military aid to battle its COVID-19 outbreak, the community's chief told CBC News.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:12:45 EST
Surly seal spotted on Charlottetown sidewalk apprehended by police
When Charlottetown resident Lillian Reynolds looked out her kitchen window Sunday morning and saw a seal wiggling down the sidewalk, she did a double take. 'I just couldn't believe what I was seeing,'...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:19:36 EST
AstraZeneca vaccine review is in the 'final stages,' Health Canada says
Dr. Supriya Sharma, chief medical adviser at Health Canada, says the department is poised to make a decision on whether to authorize a promising COVID-19 vaccine from AstraZeneca in the coming days. ...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
New hotel quarantine rules for air travellers are now in effect. Here's what you need to know
The federal government's new hotel quarantine requirement is now in effect for air travellers. Here’s the latest on what we know, including the hotel cost and who is exempt.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Student says RCMP officer talked her out of laying charges against alleged serial voyeur on campus
A student at the University of British Columbia was certain she wanted to pursue charges after she caught a man filming her in the bathroom on campus. But then, she said, the investigating RCMP office...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 10:39:39 EST
Did you see it? Fireball flashes across the Prairie sky
A fireball buzzed over the Prairies on Monday, temporarily piercing the dark of the early morning sky with a flash of blinding blue light. 

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Thousands of asylum seekers stuck at home as work permit approvals slow during pandemic
Asylum seekers can normally begin working within weeks of arriving in Canada. But the pandemic has slowed the process to a trickle — forcing potential employees to be stuck at home.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 14:03:22 EST
Canada's big banks to release quarterly results, potentially providing insight into economic recovery
Canada's biggest banks will report their quarterly financial results this week, and analysts say they will be listening for hints as to how bank executives view the economic recovery from COVID-19. ...

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 05:00:00 EST
Fin, blue whales getting tangled in fishing gear in Gulf of St. Lawrence more often than thought: study
Between 41 and 57 per cent of fin whales in the Gulf of St. Lawrence are getting entangled in fishing gear, a problem previously identified mainly in right whales and humpbacks, according to new resea...



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