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Thu, 25 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Auditor general reports today on public health agency's pandemic response
The office of Canada's auditor general is set to deliver its verdict today on whether the Public Health Agency of Canada was prepared and informed enough to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Among othe...

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Hundreds of ICU patients transferred between Ontario hospitals as COVID-19 admissions rise
Patient transfers are routine across Ontario's entire hospital network, but intensive care physicians who spoke to CBC News stressed the practice recently became more common to ensure hospital sites ...

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 18:09:15 EDT
As Quebec's economic recovery gallops ahead, many risk being left behind
Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard will table a budget on Thursday. He can expect GDP growth of at least six per cent in 2021, according to bank estimates, but the recovery in employment has been une...

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Supreme Court to rule today on whether the federal carbon tax is constitutional
The Supreme Court of Canada will release its decision today on whether the federal Liberal government's carbon pricing regime is constitutional — a ruling that could derail Ottawa's efforts to cur...

Thu, 25 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
After COVID-19 outbreak in retirement home, families want mandatory vaccines for staff
After two unvaccinated workers at a Thornhill, Ont., retirement home tested positive for COVID-19, fully vaccinated residents were forced to isolate in their rooms. Now, family members want the provin...

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 21:27:44 EDT
Campaign to end sexual harassment in Canadian Armed Forces shut down
The country's acting top military commander has formally ended Operation Honour, the high-profile campaign to stamp out sexual misconduct in the ranks.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:00:00 EDT
How systemic racism is factoring into sentences for Black Albertans
Two decades ago, a landmark Supreme Court ruling changed the way Indigenous offenders were sentenced. Now an Edmonton activist and a defence lawyer have joined forces to take a similar approach with B...

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 22:23:38 EDT
Alberta extortionist who demanded $1M found guilty of 1st-degree murder
A man in Medicine Hat, Alta., has been found guilty of murder and extortion in a bizarre case involving a demand for $1 million, a threat of murder and a victim who was found dead 24 hours later. ...

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 07:40:08 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on March 24
Manitoba is putting a pause on expanding eligibility for the coronavirus vaccine, as appointments at supersites across the province have started to back up amid lingering uncertainty about supply. ...

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 15:30:00 EDT
Alberta may need further restrictions to slow spread of variant cases, Hinshaw warns
Alberta reported a record 202 new cases of COVID-19 linked to highly contagious variants of the coronavirus on Wednesday, and Deena Hinshaw, the province's top public health doctor warned that additio...

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 22:15:01 EDT
Peterborough police acknowledge request for upgraded charges in death of Indigenous woman
Police in Peterborough, Ont., said Wednesday they are aware of the calls for elevated charges in the death of a local Indigenous woman, but the investigation is ongoing.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:16:47 EDT
Trudeau says he does not need mandate for pandemic budget because he already has one
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he does not need to call an election to get a mandate from Canadians to implement the coming federal budget because he already has one.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 13:31:36 EDT
Alberta government threatens to dissolve Lethbridge police force unless chief shows reform plan in weeks
Alberta's justice minister has given the police chief in Lethbridge, Alta., a three-week deadline to produce a plan to shape up the force, saying if not, it'll be dissolved under an "extraordinary" st...

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 08:54:21 EDT
WestJet to restore service to airports in Atlantic Canada, Quebec City
WestJet is restoring service to six airports in Eastern Canada that was suspended last November due to the pandemic, the Calgary-based airline announced Wednesday.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
The sea ice in northern Labrador is thinning — fast. Here's why the Inuit are worried
Mild temperatures and a lack of sea ice have disrupted life along Labrador's northern coast this winter, and give a glimpse into what could become the norm in decades to come.

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 14:25:19 EDT
Canada sanctions Russian officials over poisoning, imprisonment of Alexey Navalny
Canada is imposing sanctions on nine high-ranking Russian officials in response to what the foreign ministry called gross and systematic human rights abuses — including the attempted assassination ...

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
MPs set to vote on motion to recognize Emancipation Day across Canada
MPs will vote soon on a motion introduced by Liberal MP Majid Jowhari calling on Canada to officially recognize Aug. 1 as Emancipation Day — marking the date in 1834 when slavery was abolished in th...

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Why guidelines for what Canadians can and can't do after getting COVID-19 vaccines are still unclear
Canada is delaying second doses of COVID-19 vaccines by up to four months but still hasn’t provided any new guidance to Canadians on what they can or can’t do after getting an initial shot. ...

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 05:09:00 EDT
'People are talking about the same things they talked about back then': COVID stirs up memories of polio
The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine is reminding some of the last time there was an urgent drive to stop a feared virus. Although largely forgotten to history, the polio vaccine had a similarly bumpy ...

Wed, 24 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Despite calls for change, Canada's RBC is one of world's top bankers to fossil fuel industry
The latest study of corporate data from 60 of the world's largest banks shows that despite commitments to establish emissions targets in their financial portfolios in line with the Paris climate accor...



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