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Wed, 2 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Why COVID vaccination progress at home risks being undone by spread of variants abroad
Allowing the coronavirus to spread in other countries jeopardizes gains made in Canada through COVID-19 vaccinations, some scientists suggest. That's because the more opportunities the virus has to ...

Wed, 2 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
How these 3 teachers bring anti-racist education to their elementary school classes
The murder of George Floyd last year and renewed Black Lives Matter protests that followed underlined the need to tackle anti-Black racism, including in Canadian classrooms. But how does this work wit...

Wed, 2 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
New solar options turn building facades into power plants
More and more Canadian companies are starting to offer solar shingles, cladding and windows as alternatives to tacking traditional solar panels on the roof. Here’s what you need to know about buildi...

Wed, 2 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Big TSX companies tripled number of Black board members in past year — but there are still only 26
Over the past year, the number of Black members on the boards of the 100 largest companies on the TSX by market capitalization has more than tripled, CBC News has found. There are at least 26 current ...

Wed, 2 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Doug Ford's PCs enter final year before election in the lead, but vulnerable
With one year to go before the 2022 provincial election, the Ontario PCs still hold a lead in the polls — but that could disappear if the divided opposition vote gets behind one party. ...

Wed, 2 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
'2 of the best in the game': Goalies to headline Habs and Jets' unexpected playoff matchup
In the midst of a global pandemic — where the unexpected has become the norm — perhaps it’s fitting Canadian hockey fans won’t witness the expected Connor McDavid vs. Auston Matthews matchu...

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 23:15:24 EDT
Stop asking how you can help — and listen, says B.C. residential school survivor
Eddy Charlie, a survivor of the Kuper Island Residential School, doesn't want people to ask how they can help. Instead, he would like them to just listen to the stories of survivors like himself. ...

Wed, 2 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Further searches of residential school sites are next stage of healing for some Indigenous communities
People with connections to the Kamloops residential school have been drawn to a memorial at the site commemorating the estimated 215 children whose remains the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation s...

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 07:00:00 EDT
Survivors, faith leaders call on Catholic Church to take responsibility for residential schools
In the wake of the find announced by the Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation in B.C., survivors, Indigenous leaders and faith leaders are calling on the Roman Catholic Church to apologize and take...

Wed, 2 Jun 2021 00:41:16 EDT
RCMP have now made 151 arrests as B.C. protests against old-growth logging continue
RCMP began enforcing a British Columbia court injunction ordering the removal of the barriers in the area and in the Fairy Creek watershed near Port Renfrew more than two weeks ago.

Wed, 2 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Hospitalized with COVID-19, once-hesitant Manitoba Mennonite woman urges others to get vaccines
Katharina Giesbrecht didn't plan to get vaccinated. It took a terrifying brush with COVID-19 to convert the once-hesitant Mennonite woman to change her mind and book her jab.

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Canada recommends mixing and matching AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines
Canada is changing its guidelines on mixing and matching second doses of COVID-19 vaccines and is now advising Canadians to combine either the AstraZeneca-Oxford, Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna shots inte...

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 18:22:14 EDT
No new deaths as B.C. records fewer than 200 new cases of COVID-19 for the first time this year
B.C. health officials announced 184 new cases of COVID-19 and zero deaths from the disease on Tuesday, marking the first time since Oct. 20 that daily case numbers have dipped below 200. ...

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Native Women's Association leaves national MMIWG action plan process, calling it 'toxic and dysfunctional'
The Native Women's Association of Canada released its own action plan Tuesday in response to the final report of the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls. ...

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 07:39:37 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on June 1
Saskatchewan's mask mandate could be lifted as early as mid-July,as Alberta announced a further relaxing of COVID-19 restrictions,

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 16:41:55 EDT
B.C. announces plans to redistribute forest tenures to small operators, Indigenous communities
The B.C. government has announced plans to update its forestry policy to redistribute forest tenures to Indigenous Nations and small operators.

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 18:37:05 EDT
Cape Breton man fulfills dying wish to remarry his wife of 47 years
Diagnosed with stage four terminal cancer last Tuesday, Arden White's dying wish was to renew the wedding vows made to his bride 47 years ago. They renewed their vows Monday evening. "This one's more ...

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Teacher who came out as transgender at school inspires students and colleagues to live their truths
Michael Megenbir knew he had the support of his co-workers and school administration when he came out publicly as transgender in 2017. What he couldn’t predict was how the openness about his identit...

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 09:13:25 EDT
Canada's economy expanded again in March — but looks like it shrank in April
Canada's gross domestic product grew for the 11th month in a row in March as the total value of all goods and services produced by the country expanded by 1.1 per cent from February's level. But preli...

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
'Rainbow capitalism' is pandering, pure and simple, but it can still help drive social change
Pride Month sparks an annual marketing onslaught from every corner of the capitalist system, writes Aimee Langer, and while it can be frustrating, it's also an opportunity to foster sincere community ...



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