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Sat, 17 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Wedding dreams almost crushed, now here comes the 'boom'
Several cancellations, multiple guest lists, and a rollercoaster of emotions later, some soon-to-be-wed couples in the Ottawa region are breathing a collective, but cautious sigh of relief as Ontario ...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 12:42:07 EDT
Quebec to hand out $2M in prizes to boost vaccination rates
Those over 18 will be entered in a draw for up to $1 million in cash, and bursaries of up to $20,000 will be awarded to a few lucky 12- to 17-year-olds.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 22:12:30 EDT
B.C. Civil Liberties Association leader resigns after controversial social media post
Harsha Walia came under fire for a tweet saying  "Burn it all down'' after deliberately set fires destroyed two Roman Catholic churches following the discovery of what are believed to be unmarked gra...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:39:02 EDT
First Nations invite public to witness weekend search for unmarked graves at Sask. residential school site
The grounds of a residential school in Saskatchewan are to be searched with ground penetrating radar starting this weekend.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 09:35:13 EDT
Barrie, Ont., devastated by tornado that left 5-kilometre-long path of destruction
A tornado that tore through Barrie, Ont., left a path of destruction about five kilometres long and up to 100 metres wide at some points, Environment Canada said Friday.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 10:00:00 EDT
Canadian voters are likely to face foreign cyber interference in the next election, say cyber spies
Canadian voters are likely to face some form of foreign cyber interference ahead and during the next federal election, warns Canada's cyber spy agency, including false information about voter fraud. ...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 15:10:23 EDT
OMA calls for COVID-19 vaccination requirement for all Ontario health-care workers
The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) says that all health-care workers in the province should be required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 13:40:13 EDT
Supreme Court sides with Lac Seul First Nation over flooding compensation
The Lac Seul First Nation of northern Ontario has won a key round in its long fight to be properly compensated for the flooding of its lands caused by construction of a dam.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Sask. RCMP pilot embeds psychiatric nurses in 911 centre to handle mental health calls
The RCMP in Saskatchewan is putting psychiatric nurses in its emergency call centre as part of a one-year pilot project to better help people in mental distress, as well as the frontline officers who ...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
How 2 kids used social media to raise thousands of dollars for the Brazilian rainforest
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at two youngsters who raised money to plant trees in the Brazilian rainforest and what you can do to make your home cooler in extreme heat. ...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Children's viruses that disappeared during pandemic lockdowns are back, doctors say
Public health measures to halt the spread of COVID-19 also stopped other respiratory viruses in their tracks — and now kids' immune systems aren't used to them.

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
'This is heavy truth': Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc chief says more to be done to identify unmarked graves
A ground-penetrating radar specialist, along with Tk'emlúps te Secwépemc leaders, on Thursday presented the findings of their report into the discovery at the Kamloops Indian Residential School, s...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 00:07:00 EDT
Calls grow for B.C. to declare state of emergency over wildfires, but province is standing firm
A B.C. region where thousands of people have been forced out of their homes or told to prepare to leave at a moment's notice is calling on the province to declare a state of emergency.

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 05:00:00 EDT
Ontario couple to keep remote Nova Scotia lodge 'a place for dreams'
The new owners of an off-the-grid former hunting and fishing lodge outside of Kemptville, N.S., are discovering the property they now call home comes with challenges they never imagined while living i...

Fri, 16 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
First Nations gamer calls out popular video game's 'pro-genocide' talk reminding him of residential schools
Video games are a way to escape the real world. But when one First Nations man tried to do just that, a spontaneous interaction between two historical characters snapped him back into reality and the ...

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 22:02:02 EDT
Regina archbishop attends Cote First Nation gathering of residential school survivors
The survivors shared painful, graphic stories of their time at the St. Philip's Indian Residential School in Kamsack, Sask.

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 11:31:39 EDT
Entire communities ready to evacuate at a moment's notice as B.C. wildfires rage
More than 1,500 properties in B.C. remain under evacuation order due to wildfires raging nearby, with thousands more on standby to leave their homes at a moment's notice.

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 14:55:29 EDT
Arctic oil spill cleanup costs could reach $9.4B over 5 years, says risk analyst
A new risk assessment on the consequences of a potential oil spill in the Rankin Inlet region shows that a disaster of that sort could cost more than $9 billion if no intervention is made after five y...

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 09:48:21 EDT
Canadian house prices and home sales hit records in March — but have fallen every month since
The price of the average Canadian home that sold in June was $679,000, an increase of 25 per cent in the past year. While sales have risen sharply, too, both figures were lower last month than the mo...

Thu, 15 Jul 2021 14:09:49 EDT
Chronic wasting disease threatens deer, elk — and maybe humans, new research says
The Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute has concluded that the spread of chronic wasting disease over the last decade threatens Western Canada's agriculture, wildlife and food security. ...



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