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Wed, 24 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Charges stayed in one of Ontario's largest Mob busts after alleged illegal conduct by investigators
One of the largest police investigations into organized crime in Ontario's history has fallen apart after police allegedly illegally intercepted phone calls as part of a multimillion-dollar probe into...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Enjoy this new normal of Canada-U.S. relations while it lasts
The question coming out of Justin Trudeau's first meeting with the new U.S. president is, what might he be able to accomplish during this new normal? But then it's also necessary to wonder how long t...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
What a 3rd wave of COVID-19 could look like in Canada — and how we can avoid it
Is Canada destined for a 3rd wave? Or will we be able to adequately respond to the threat of coronavirus variants spreading across the country to avoid one altogether?

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Bank of Canada warns buyers of 'early signs' of overheating in housing market
There are new signs of “extrapolative expectations” as buyers assume house prices in Canada have nowhere to go but up, even though the job market continues to need the stimulus of low interest rat...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
This Regina couple bet on Black hair and opened a new business in the pandemic
Lucky and Ediri Okurame did the unimaginable: they opened a new business in the midst of a pandemic, betting that a niche market they saw as underserved in the city would be enough to sustain their ne...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Justin Trudeau is now the old man of the federation — and he didn't have to wait very long
Few prime ministers have held seniority around the first ministers' table — and none of them were younger than Justin Trudeau is now when they achieved it.

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Elderly Quebecers keen to take their turn in COVID-19 vaccination queue but push for more details on process
Quebec is opening up COVID-19 vaccine appointments on Thursday for those born in 1936 or earlier, a development that is being met with relief and a little skepticism by the seniors next in line. ...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Inside a 15-year dispute between doctors and farmers over a proposed racetrack in rural Alberta
It's been more than 15 years since a group of doctors bought a parcel of land in a remote river valley in Alberta. Their dream of building a $500-million motorsports resort is moving closer to the sta...

Wed, 24 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Parti Québécois calls on Ottawa to release documents on federal response to 1976 win
Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon is calling on the federal government to make public all documents related to how it handled the aftermath of the PQ's election in 1976. The call comes...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 15:28:40 EST
As campaign slowly ramps up, Quebecers born in 1936 and earlier to get COVID-19 vaccine next
Quebec's COVID-19 vaccination campaign is slowly ramping up, with those born in 1936 and earlier in the general population able to get shots as early as next week. Appointments can be made either onli...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 14:29:56 EST
'Too early' to say when Johnson & Johnson shots will arrive, minister says
Public Services and Procurement Minister Anita Anand said today that Canada is ready to deploy a new COVID vaccine from Johnson & Johnson's pharmaceutical division, Janssen, once it receives regulato...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 15:00:11 EST
Crown seeks 6-year prison sentence for Corey Hurren, CAF member who stormed Rideau Hall gates
Corey Hurren will have to wait a few weeks to hear his sentence for storming the gates of Rideau Hall with loaded firearms and multiple rounds of ammunition last summer.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:06:32 EST
Veteran with PTSD who killed family repeatedly relapsed if stressed, inquiry hears
The military psychiatrist who diagnosed Lionel Desmond with complex post-traumatic stress disorder told a fatality inquiry that despite some improvement after three years of treatment, the Afghanistan...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 05:30:00 EST
N.B. couple who gave lift to veteran shivering on highway say it changed their life
A New Brunswick couple say they're looking at life a lot differently after stopping to help a man on the side of the Trans-Canada Highway.

Mon, 22 Feb 2021 16:54:58 EST
B.C. farmer grabs lynx by scruff of neck, scolds it for killing chickens
A farmer in northern B.C. captured a wild cat he found in his chicken coop Sunday, picking it up by the scruff of the neck and gently scolding it before he relocated it to the bush.

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 11:59:39 EST
Bank of Montreal, Scotiabank both beat expectations, are optimistic about 2021
Bank of Montreal and Scotiabank both kicked off first-quarter results from Canada's big banks on Tuesday by beating expectations.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 13:03:36 EST
Air traffic controllers say potential cuts at Nav Canada would put lives at risk
About 60 jobs are at stake in seven control towers from Whitehorse to Windsor, Ont.

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:44:47 EST
Government agrees mentally ill should have access to assisted dying — in 2 years
The Trudeau government has agreed with the Senate that Canadians suffering solely from grievous and incurable mental illnesses should be entitled to medical assistance in dying — but not for another...

Tue, 23 Feb 2021 12:56:54 EST
As RCMP pleads for funds, national security committee launches mandate review
One of Canada's key national security oversight committees announced this morning it is launching a review of the federal policing mandate of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police — a probe that comes...



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