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Fri, 29 Oct 2021 17:13:49 EDT
6 people rushed to hospital, 2 by air ambulance in fiery crash on B.C.'s Coquihalla highway
Six people have been rushed to hospital, including two in critical condition, after a fiery multi-vehicle crash on the Coquihalla Highway Friday morning.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:58:35 EDT
Getting on a plane? Here's what you need to know about new vaccination requirements
The federal government is announcing new exemptions and a grace period for unvaccinated foreign nationals as it releases new details about its vaccine mandate for travellers that comes into effect Sat...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 10:28:03 EDT
Seniors 70 and older, front-line health workers, people who got 2 AZ doses can be offered boosters, NACI says
Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization says COVID-19 booster shots should be given to adults 80 years of age and older, and may be given to other groups at highest risk of waning vaccine...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 18:01:25 EDT
Inquest set for 2015 death of Somali man with mental illness in CBSA custody
Six years after Abdurahman Hassan, a Somali man with mental illness, died while being restrained in immigration custody, Ontario has set an inquest into the death of the 39-year-old.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 11:58:54 EDT
Peter Nygard appears in Toronto court to face sexual assault charges
Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard made his first appearance in a Toronto courtroom Friday morning to face multiple charges of sexual assault.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Canada's grocery chains stocked with tomato products connected to Chinese forced labour
A CBC Marketplace investigation found several products sold in Canadian grocery stores with links to forced labour in Xinjiang, China.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 10:48:08 EDT
Meta shares jump on name-change news — but it's a Canadian materials company, not Facebook
Shares in a relatively small Canadian materials company have been surging after some misguided investors apparently thought they were getting a deal on buying stock in the world's largest social medi...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 06:02:17 EDT
Employees could be forced back to work if strike hurts N.B. health care, Higgs says
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says his government could force employees back to work if a public-sector strike that began Friday morning hurts health care.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Ottawa facing pressure to nix pricey COVID test rule for fully vaccinated travellers
Despite easing many restrictions for vaccinated travellers, the federal government still requires proof of a negative COVID-19 molecular test before entering Canada. But it's not cheap. Depending on ...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
RCMP says it's ready to deploy reservists to replace unvaccinated Mounties on leave
The RCMP says it's ready to turn to reservists if it has to put serving Mounties who refuse to get vaccinated on leave due to the federal government's mandatory vaccination policy.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 07:00:40 EDT
Scammers used fake documents and real N.W.T. homes to cheat would-be renters from across the country
Scammers posing as homeowners are targeting people who post in Facebook groups looking for places to live. The scam has recently spread to Hay River, N.W.T.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Managers will decide on religious vaccine exemptions for federal public servants
The federal government is advising managers they can use their own discretion when determining whether an employee is exempt from getting the COVID-19 vaccine because of their religious beliefs, Radio...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:43:16 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Friday
Russia on Friday reported another record of daily coronavirus deaths as authorities hoped to stem the contagion by keeping most people off work.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 21:44:57 EDT
Debris from container ship washes ashore along coast of Vancouver Island
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) says four containers from the M/V Zim Kingston have been spotted near Cape Scott at the northwestern tip of Vancouver Island.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Making the case to raise the Canadian flag — so it can be lowered on Remembrance Day
A retired naval officer and the son of a residential school survivor want to see the Canadian flag raised at federal sites so that it can be lowered again to half-mast on Remembrance Day. ...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Comedian who mocked disabled child singer did not breach limits of free speech: Supreme Court
A comedian who mocked a disabled child singer for years did not breach the limits of free speech guaranteed under Quebec’s Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
A 14-year fight over First Nations child welfare could end today — here's what you need to know
The federal government has until the end of the day to decide whether to end or prolong a bitter 14-year battle over compensation for abuse in the Indigenous child welfare system.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 04:30:00 EDT
'Like a thousand Polaroids': CBC's Ted Blades reflects on a career in journalism
Ted Blades is retiring after hosting On The Go for the past 18 years. We asked him to share a few memories from his time at the CBC.

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 09:52:37 EDT
Survivor of fatal crash 'disgusted' Sask. airline took off with ice on plane
Transportation Safety Board of Canada investigators say Saskatchewan airline West Wind Aviation's decision to take off from a remote northern community in December 2017 with ice on the plane cause th...

Thu, 28 Oct 2021 19:56:07 EDT
B.C. mandates vaccines for supervisors of youth activities, including sport coaches
A provincial health order issued on Oct. 25 requires all adults who are "leading, supervising or assisting with a program for children or youth" must have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine....



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