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Mon, 24 May 2021 04:00:43 EDT
Customers call out banks for increasing fees during pandemic while profits are up
Bank customers from TD, BMO, CIBC and Scotiabank are fuming over increases to fees and service charges, which they say are particularly galling during a pandemic, when many Canadians are struggling to...

Mon, 24 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Canadians are buying more jeans again — are you ready for a wardrobe refresh?
Canadians are spending money on clothes again, and it's not limited to the pandemic staple of sweatpants — even jeans are making a comeback, according to recent data.

Mon, 24 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Black market in Google reviews means you can't believe everything you read
Using data gathering and analysis techniques, a CBC News Investigation has catalogued just a portion of one fake review network on Google's My Business pages - 208 fake accounts that posted 3,574 fake...

Mon, 24 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Erin O'Toole isn't breaking through — and Jason Kenney and Doug Ford aren't helping
Polls suggest the federal Conservatives haven't been able to close the gap on the Liberals — and the premiers of Ontario and Alberta aren't making it any easier on them.

Mon, 24 May 2021 04:00:56 EDT
Most Mounties cited for sexual misconduct over past 5 years were allowed to keep their jobs
RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki promised that there is "no room" for sexual assault and harassment in her ranks, but the extent to which sexual misconduct is  punished is varied, ranging from a pay cu...

Mon, 24 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Top Ontario doctors describe challenges of advising government about pandemic health measures
Ontario government's medical advisers share their views on delivering guidance about the pandemic's projected path, while knowing the decisions about public health measures are ultimately not theirs t...

Mon, 24 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Her brothers died together from overdoses. A guitar comforts this Edmonton woman in her grief
Mason and Dean Kemmer were inseparable. They lived together, played music together. On May 6, they died together inside their shared Edmonton apartment.

Sun, 23 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Vaccine shopping to avoid Moderna shot is 'alarming,' unnecessary and potentially harmful, doctors say
While helping out at pop-up vaccination clinics in Toronto, Dr. Hemant Shah has seen first hand a growing concern about the Moderna vaccine. He and other doctors across Ontario say they are having to ...

Sun, 23 May 2021 10:24:56 EDT
This nurse was diagnosed with a rare, cureless cancer. Now she's helping save others
Shannon Adams, 43, was diagnosed with a super rare and aggressive blood cancer. Her fight has inspired thousands to help people who need stem cells.

Sun, 23 May 2021 09:41:59 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Sunday
Manitoba's Canada-leading per-capita infection rate continued to rise after the province reported 461 new COVID-19 cases and an additional fatality on Sunday.

Sun, 23 May 2021 22:52:41 EDT
Jets leave Oilers on brink of elimination as Ehlers pockets OT winner to complete comeback
The Winnipeg Jets have stunned the Edmonton Oilers to put them on the brink of elimination. 

Sun, 23 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Canadians separated from adopted son in Nigeria say government has taken no action in 22 months
Itunu and Samuel Oremade say video calls with their son Andrew bring pain as well as joy. That's because the three-year-old keeps asking a question they are also desperate for an answer to: why can't...

Sun, 23 May 2021 05:00:00 EDT
These Nova Scotians moved into old school buses to deal with rising house prices
Meet two people who have decided to leave the housing market behind and set up their homes in school buses. They're not the only Nova Scotians opting to drastically downsize in order to deal with what...

Sun, 23 May 2021 16:43:52 EDT
After six hours at large, bear roaming around Dorval captured by animal control
Around 1 p.m., Montreal police received calls about a bear spotted on the loose in Dorval. Six hours and four tranquilizer darts later, the animal was captured safely.

Sun, 23 May 2021 17:29:36 EDT
Rising Canadian soccer star Jonathan David lifts Lille to French Ligue 1 title win
Rising Canadian soccer star Jonathan David scored one goal and helped set up the other Sunday as Lille sealed the French league title with a 2-1 victory over Angers.

Sun, 23 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
This company is helping Canada's film industry beat records — despite the pandemic
Pulsar UV, a company founded by four friends working in the entertainment industry, has quickly pivoted to supply film sets with much-needed COVID-19 tests. The company currently has 12 productions on...

Sun, 23 May 2021 14:13:52 EDT
As vaccine rollout chugs along, attention turns to borders foreign and domestic
The increasing proportion of Canadians with at least partial immunity against COVID-19 is prompting the release of reopening plans but also sparking renewed pressure to ease travel restrictions both i...

Sun, 23 May 2021 08:00:00 EDT
B.C. man who robbed Edmonton banks with homemade explosives faces sentencing next month
Justin Byron, 48, pleaded guilty last week to criminal charges stemming from a robbery and an attempted robbery at Edmonton banks in 2018. “It was a serious attack on civil society,” Queen’s Ben...

Sun, 23 May 2021 16:07:26 EDT
Canadian sprinters Aaron Brown, Andre De Grasse reach podium as Diamond League season begins
Canadian sprinter Aaron Brown won silver in the 200-metre final in Diamond League action, while fellow Canuck Andre De Grasse took bronze at the meet in Gateshead, England, on Sunday. ...

Sun, 23 May 2021 09:00:00 EDT
Cost of new home materials on the rise; plastic surgeon's licence suspended: CBC's Marketplace Cheat Sheet
CBC's Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week.



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