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Fri, 14 May 2021 19:33:38 EDT
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin under military investigation, is no longer leading vaccine campaign
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the military commander leading vaccine logistics at the Public Health Agency of Canada, has left his post and is now the subject of a military investigation, according to a stat...

Fri, 14 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Ottawa Senators owner took Caribbean superyacht vacation during pandemic — and it went horribly, lawsuits say
Eugene Melnyk and his girlfriend wanted a relaxing, luxury Christmas cruise in the Caribbean with family and friends. Instead, the owner of the Ottawa Senators and his holiday group got repeatedly sea...

Fri, 14 May 2021 06:00:00 EDT
Desperate to see his dying mom, a bus driver put out a plea. The response bowled him over
A Nova Scotia bus driver who desperately wants to see his terminally ill mother in New Brunswick put out a request online for a truck route that would allow him to travel across the border as an essen...

Thu, 13 May 2021 22:56:50 EDT
2 Alberta United Conservatives removed from government caucus

Fri, 14 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
2,000 patients have been transferred around Ontario to free up beds — but it's taking a toll
Since the start of this year, more than 2,000 patient transfers have taken place across Ontario, including many without family consent. While the policy may be helping boost hospital capacity in regio...

Fri, 14 May 2021 00:29:20 EDT
1 dead, 2 injured in shooting at Burnaby shopping complex
One man is dead and two more people are injured after a suspected targeted shooting outside a busy restaurant at a shopping complex in Burnaby, B.C., on Thursday.

Fri, 14 May 2021 07:45:42 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world Friday
On the road to post-pandemic life, Canada and the United States are seemingly driving at different speeds — and perhaps along different lanes.

Fri, 14 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Canadians who got AstraZeneca vaccine shouldn't regret decision, health experts say
The more than two million Canadians who received the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine made the right choice, health experts say, despite some provinces pausing its rollout over concerns about t...

Fri, 14 May 2021 06:12:57 EDT
Microchip shortage blamed for short supply of new vehicles, especially pickups
With auto plants shut down due to a shortage of microchips, dealers are sold out of some models of vehicles.

Fri, 14 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Frustration grows as Sunwing doesn't give refunds for cancelled flights despite taking taxpayer aid
Passengers who had their flights cancelled by Sunwing Airlines due to the pandemic are expressing anger and frustration. The airline is still only offering travel credit vouchers instead of refunds. M...

Fri, 14 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
With Bill 101 reforms, François Legault risks upending Quebec's hard-won linguistic peace
Has François Legault's government drafted legislation that preserves the linguistic consensus in Quebec, or has it endangered that consensus for the sake of narrower, partisan gain?

Fri, 14 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
When it comes to sucking up carbon, not all trees are equal
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the differences in how certain types of trees sequester carbon and how a carbon price across borders might work.

Fri, 23 Apr 2021 06:00:00 EDT
How the Mbira – an instrument with a complicated history in Zimbabwe – found a following in Western Canada
The desire to take the road less travelled led Chaka Zinyemba to pick up the mbira as a teenager in Zimbabwe.

Fri, 14 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Defence department prepares ground for victims' bill of rights — two years after the law passed
A long-promised survey of military sexual assault and misconduct survivors, both serving and retired, is about to be launched by the Department of National Defence — more than six months after Def...

Fri, 14 May 2021 07:00:00 EDT
CBC poll: Results give us an idea of who the vaccine hesitant in Alberta really are
The most-important factor when it comes to vaccine hesitancy is populism, according to a new poll commissioned by CBC News. The most-populist respondents have a 50/50 chance of being vaccine hesitant ...

Thu, 13 May 2021 11:19:30 EDT
Trudeau cleared in WE Charity scandal but former finance minister broke conflict law, says ethics watchdog
Former finance minister Bill Morneau breached the Conflict of Interest Act by failing to recuse himself from cabinet deliberations on the WE Charity summer student grants contract, but the prime mini...

Thu, 13 May 2021 12:36:49 EDT
Greyhound Canada shutting down all bus service permanently
Greyhound Canada is permanently cutting all bus routes across the country, shutting down the intercity bus carrier's operations in Canada after nearly a century of service.

Thu, 13 May 2021 20:46:35 EDT
Aurora Cannabis speeds up cost-cutting plan as quarterly results see it deep in the red
The Edmonton-based company on Thursday unveiled a plan to accelerate between $60 million and $80 million in annualized cost efficiencies over the next 12 to 18 months.

Thu, 13 May 2021 11:37:25 EDT
Canadian Forces member charged in death of army reservist during training exercise
The Canadian Forces says it has charged one of its members in the death of an army reservist from British Columbia during a training exercise at a military base in Alberta last year.

Thu, 13 May 2021 18:19:50 EDT
Lost Pacific grey whale swimming off the coast of Spain not likely to survive, says expert
The young mammal, who likely swam through the Arctic into the Northern Atlantic by accident, is being tracked by biologists who worry it will not survive so far from home.



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