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Sun, 25 Jul 2021 04:00:26 EDT
Long waits for Toronto-area nursing homes geared to cultural groups reflect need for more of them, report says
Experts say there is great demand for culturally specific long-term care homes, yet there are not enough to serve the needs of Greater Toronto Area's diverse older adult population.

Sun, 18 Jul 2021 15:02:33 EDT
Canadian divers Abel, Citrini-Beaulieu win silver to double country's medal count at Tokyo Olympics

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Meet the unvaccinated: Why some Canadians still haven't had the shot
An impressive 80 per cent of eligible Canadians have had at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. That statistic points to a troubling fact, however: more than six million Canadians still haven't had ...

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Television reboots are an easy sell — but are they crowding out BIPOC voices?
Recent TV reboots are attempting to right past wrongs by casting Black, Indigenous and people of colour in lead roles. But experts say those resources would be better spent on original stories by raci...

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Scientists fear for wildlife in Ontario's boreal forest as wildfires get more frequent and intense
As wildfires continue to burn through northern Ontario's great expanse of boreal forest, smothering the deep greens and blues of the land, experts are keeping an eye on the hundreds of animal species ...

Sun, 25 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
'Sibling rivalry' helps push sisters to top of P.E.I. tennis rankings
Sisters Maggie and Tiffany Chong push each other to be the best, which is one reason they are the top tennis players on P.E.I. for their age groups.

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 12:48:04 EDT
International, national wildfire crews head to B.C.
Nearly 5,000 properties remain under evacuation order and more than 16,000 are under evacuation alert over the weekend as hundreds of fires burn across the province, some fuelled by consistently warm...

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 11:00:00 EDT
It is an ex-reference: B.C. judge removes 'dead parrot' joke from class-action ruling
Hours after a CBC News story highlighted Canada's judicial love affair with Monty Python, a B.C. judge excised all references to the British comedy troupe's iconic "dead parrot" sketch from a class-ac...

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 12:35:28 EDT
Yukon content creators are using TikTok to elevate Indigenous cultures
Indigenous TikTok creators from Yukon say the social media platform is challenging stereotypes about their cultures — and creating a community.

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Toronto cyclists frustrated by speeding tickets handed out in High Park
Some Toronto cyclists say they were surprised and frustrated this week after being handed speeding tickets in High Park. A total of 126 tickets were handed out during an enforcement blitz by police an...

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Parks Canada takes steps to protect rare flower found only in N.W.T. park reserve
Little is known about the Nahanni aster's place in the ecosystem, but a new management plan aims to learn more about the elusive plant found only at select hot springs in Nahanni National Park Reserve...

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Bell Island's got an explosive problem — and these military divers are back to defuse it
The Joint Task Force Atlantic has returned to Newfoundland waters to finish a job begun two years ago: removing ammunition and explosives from vessels sunk during the Second World War.

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Canada Post's urban experiment: Delivering parcels to Montrealers by electric trike
Six Canada Post couriers have volunteered to deliver mail by e-cargo trike to two Montreal neighbourhoods: the Village and Pointe-Saint-Charles.

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Canada could avoid the worst of a 4th wave — but we're not out of the woods yet
Canada will likely face a fourth wave of the pandemic as the highly contagious delta variant continues to spread ahead of borders and schools reopening, but there’s growing optimism another surge wo...

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 14:00:00 EDT
Chasing dreams together: 2 steeplechase stars from northern B.C. head to Tokyo to take on the world's best
Alycia Butterworth and Regan Yee originally hail from Prince Rupert and Hazelton, respectively, and while family cannot accompany athletes to the Tokyo Olympics, the duo will have each other to help s...

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Northwestern Ontario wildfire evacuees, some far from home, get community and volunteer supports
Nearly 3,000 people from across northwestern Ontario have been displaced due to raging wildfires, prompting community outreach and volunteer support, including by one Kenora resident concerned if thei...

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Montreal conservationists work to save vanishing Monarch butterflies from extinction
From caterpillar to resplendent Monarch butterfly, their transformation is renowned and their migration from Mexico to Canada is unique. But the Monarch butterfly population is under threat. This week...

Sat, 24 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Meet the lovers behind the locks on Ottawa's Corktown Footbridge
It's a time-honoured symbol of everlasting love, even if the symbol itself doesn't always last forever: padlocks attached to a bridge railing, often painted with the initials of the starry-eyed sweeth...

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Permanent residents in limbo waiting to immigrate to Canada
A backlog of some 23,000 aspiring immigrants with expired or soon-to-be expired documents are waiting to enter Canada. The government says it's working to get caught up, but some of them have gone mon...

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 18:47:35 EDT
Fauci says prospect of open border for fully vaccinated Canadians part of active U.S. talks
U.S. President Joe Biden's chief medical adviser says he's looking forward to the resumption of land border travel between Canada and the U.S.



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