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Sun, 10 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Most new Order of Canada appointees are white men, despite diversity-boosting efforts
Most of the new appointees to the Order of Canada in 2020 were white men, despite some progress made in boosting the diversity of the elite group.

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
How a 'hotshot whiz-kid' ensnared a Sask. company in a $97.5M deal riddled with red flags
Input Capital, a publicly traded company based in Regina, says it is investigating after its $97.5-million proposed sale to smooth-talking American businessman Eric Blue collapsed two months ago. ...

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
How I spent a year learning to respect my body instead of wishing for a different one
I have been an enthusiastic resolutioner for as long as I can remember. But each year of putting myself through this, I’d finish out the year sicker than I'd begun it. Until last year. ...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Quebec's COVID-19 curfew officially takes effect
When it comes to enforcement of Quebec's new curfew, police services across the province have been in discussions with the public health ministry, Quebec prosecutors and municipal officials since the ...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 12:58:00 EST
Canada monitoring spread of coronavirus variants, says chief public health officer
Canada's chief public health officer says the government is closely monitoring the spread of coronavirus variants that have been discovered in the country.

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 12:44:58 EST
Calgary care aide who died of COVID-19 leaves painful absence for best friend
Ephraim Tiangha said there is a void at home and at work, where he used to spend time with his best friend, roommate and colleague Joe Marie (Jing) Corral. Corral died of COVID-19 in December. ...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 22:00:52 EST
Anti-mask protest in Kelowna, B.C., nets organizer $2,300 fine
Kelowna RCMP say they have issued a $2,300 fine to the organizer of a protest and march in the city’s downtown Saturday that contravened provincial public health orders related to COVID-19. ...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 11:48:44 EST
Ontario expands free child care to front-line workers as it sees 3,443 new cases of COVID-19
Ontario announced on Saturday an expansion and an extension of free emergency child care it is offering to front-line workers as the province logged another 3,443 new COVID-19 cases and 40 more dea...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 09:00:00 EST
B.C. leads the way as residential building booms in Canada, despite pandemic
It was a banner year for the value of residential building permits across Canada in 2020, despite early concerns the pandemic would devalue housing prices and shut or slow down construction.  ...

Sat, 9 Jan 2021 07:00:00 EST
'Felt like crying:' Parents and teachers struggle to balance work and online school
Thousands of Hamilton-area children will be learning online until Jan. 25. But as students learn at home, some parents and teachers are again struggling to balance work and childcare under lockdown....

Fri, 8 Jan 2021 15:56:42 EST
Canadian athletes say vaccine priority must go to vulnerable individuals, not Olympians
With COVID-19 cases spiking throughout Japan — threatening to yet again derail the already postponed Summer Games — IOC member Pound sparked a debate Wednesday by suggesting Olympic athletes be ...

Fri, 8 Jan 2021 12:59:50 EST
Senator co-signed order barring international travel during pandemic — then went to Mexico
Conservative Sen. Don Plett — who sparked controversy by travelling to Mexico on vacation over the holidays — co-signed a directive last year barring all MPs and senators from travelling outside C...

Fri, 8 Jan 2021 15:32:03 EST
London Health Sciences Centre CEO has travelled to U.S. five times since pandemic began
The head of the largest hospital in southwestern Ontario travelled outside of Canada in December at a time when staff were working to contain outbreaks at two London hospitals and case counts were cli...

Fri, 8 Jan 2021 13:24:06 EST
Manitoba approves NHL in Winnipeg, clearing way for play across Canada
Manitoba has given the green light for the Winnipeg Jets to play home games during the COVID-19 pandemic, the final approval needed for the NHL to play games in all seven Canadian cities this year. ...

Fri, 8 Jan 2021 08:49:27 EST
Canada shed 63,000 jobs in December
Canada's economy lost 63,000 jobs last month, the first time the job market has contracted since the dark days of March and April, when COVID-19 was just starting.

Fri, 8 Jan 2021 10:16:45 EST
WestJet cutting jobs and slashing flight capacity by 1/3
WestJet is cutting staff and slashing its flight capacity by a third because of what the airline calls "instability in the face of continuing federal government travel advisories and restrictions." ...

Fri, 8 Jan 2021 06:00:00 EST
Baby to receive stem cell transplant from mom after no mixed-ethnicity match found
A Winnipeg mother is preparing to be the stem cell donor for her baby with a rare immune disease in hopes of saving his life, after a match with his mixed ethnicity couldn't be found.

Fri, 8 Jan 2021 17:49:11 EST
Ontario police chief apologizes after trip to Florida for personal business
Halton's police chief has apologized after traveling to Florida in late December to address "personal business matters."

Fri, 8 Jan 2021 05:00:00 EST
Fraudsters across Canada taking in 1000s of dollars a day in shipping container scam
The scope of a scam involving the sale of shipping containers in Canada is growing, as an increasing number of legitimate companies that sell the structures say their good names are being used by f...

Fri, 8 Jan 2021 11:29:12 EST
eHealth cyberattack affected millions of files, was one of Sask.'s worst breaches ever: privacy commissioner
Sask. Information and Privacy Commissioner Ron Kruzeniski found the cyberattack on eHealth last year affected some 50 million files and was one of the province's largest privacy breaches ever. ...



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