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Mon, 13 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Ontario Liberals start soul-searching after 2nd devastating election loss
Members of the Ontario Liberal Party are talking about their second straight disastrous election result in epic terms, and warning that the party's very survival hangs in the balance of what it does ...

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Blind Canadians say new rules to put sound on EVs don't go far enough
Canada doesn't currently require electric vehicles to generate sound when travelling at low speeds. Those who are blind say this poses a safety risk and needs to change. 

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
From $0 to $120 in 2 years — and the price of oil could climb higher
Oil prices could fall slightly over the months to come, but are still expected to end the year worth more than $100 US per barrel.

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
How intervening early on the 'pathway to violence' could help prevent mass shootings
As the U.S. once again debates gun control in the wake of the deadly school shooting in Uvalde, Texas, experts and survivors of past massacres argue there are opportunities to intervene early and even...

Mon, 13 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
From juggling to cricket: How parents and teachers can help kids kick the pandemic slump
Daily physical activity levels for Canadian children and teens dropped significantly during the pandemic, as school itself has become more sedentary. It's time, say experts, to get kids moving again....

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 20:25:43 EDT
Parliament Hill evacuation in Ottawa may have been prompted by hoax or bad tip, sources say
An investigation into a “potential threat” that led to the lockdown of Parliament Hill for a time was in its second day Sunday, after police in Ottawa determined there was no danger to public safe...

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Family wasn't told of long-term care resident's death for almost a month
Family members of a woman who was in long-term care in London, Ont., want to know why it took nearly a month to be told she had died. The care home said it can’t comment on the case because of priva...

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Rebuild or retreat? B.C. communities face tough choices after catastrophic floods
One B.C. city has made the hard decision to uproot a neighbourhood because it's at high risk of flooding again and again. Now, others are being forced to consider what's called "managed retreat" after...

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
New details emerge in homicide of Sask. 13-month-old Tanner Brass
New details have emerged in a Saskatchewan infant homicide case. Critics say the case has exposed deeper problems with the Prince Albert Police Service and its leaders.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 05:00:49 EDT
Why COVID-19 deaths are likely underreported in Nova Scotia
The Nova Scotia government says there have been 421 COVID-19 deaths in the province since the pandemic began, but an infectious disease researcher says that number is likely understated by at least ...

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 15:51:59 EDT
Canada's Brooke Henderson claims 11th LPGA Tour victory with ShopRite LPGA Classic title
Canada's Brooke Henderson won the ShopRite LPGA Classic on Sunday in Galloway, N.J., for her 11th-career win on the LPGA Tour.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Immigration minister says he's working on a faster path to permanence for temporary residents
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says his government is preparing to create a program that would help to speed up the process of turning newcomers in Canada under temporary permits into permanent r...

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 11:00:00 EDT
50 years later, 'Napalm Girl' has a message for children in Ukraine
For 50 years, an image of nine-year-old Kim Phuc Phan Thi running naked down a road in South Vietnam after a napalm attack has encapsulated the horrors of war. Today, the mother and peace activist who...

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 11:43:43 EDT
Canada's sport minister announces new measures to protect athletes from maltreatment, abuse
In an attempt to combat what Canada's sport minister has called a safe sport crisis in the country, federal Minister of Sport Pascale St-Onge announced Sunday morning a number of new measures to hold ...

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 17:44:54 EDT
Loretta Rogers, family matriarch and longtime telecom director, dead at 83
Loretta Rogers, the matriarch of the Rogers family and longtime director at telecom giant Rogers Communications Inc., has died at the age of 83.

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 17:51:38 EDT
Rory McIlroy holds off Thomas, Finau to defend Canadian Open title
Rory McIlroy fired an 8-under 62 to win his second RBC Canadian Open with a two-stroke victory over Tony Finau of the United States to finish at 19-under overall.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 13:50:56 EDT
Police locate 2 people, vehicles of interest after Parliament Hill evacuation
Ottawa police have located two people and two vehicles of interest related to the events that sparked street closures and an evacuation of Parliament Hill on Saturday afternoon. 

Tue, 7 Jun 2022 19:31:20 EDT
Why leaving monkeypox unchecked in Canada could put more people at risk

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 16:02:19 EDT
B.C. man returns book to U.K. library — more than 48 years overdue
Staff at the Tooting Library in London, U.K., were shocked when they received a book that appeared to have been last checked out on Feb. 19, 1974. 

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 14:36:23 EDT
On the bank of a swelling river, this N.W.T. community is preparing for the worst
Nahanni Butte, a small community of 93 people in the N.W.T., was put on high alert for flooding this week. The South Nahanni River rose a couple of inches as of Saturday morning, while a water monitor...



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