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Thu, 14 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
A shot in the arm: pharmacies say they can speed up Canada's vaccination efforts
Canada’s pharmacists say they can vaccinate up to 2.5 million people a week against COVID-19, but governments across the country have largely kept these health care providers in the dark about what ...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Smaller cities suffer the economic brunt of Air Canada's pandemic exit
As Air Canada cuts more service to save its bottom line during COVID-19 restrictions, some fear small communities are being held to ransom in a battle over federal bailouts.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Thunder Bay police try to exclude footage of officers dragging an Indigenous man from inquest evidence
Lawyers for a northern Ontario police force are trying to have video of an Indigenous man being dragged inside a police station excluded from an upcoming inquest into the deaths of two other men in cu...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Zendaya, zombies and asteroids: The best new films coming to Netflix in 2021
Netflix announced its 2021 film slate featuring a range of genres and big name stars designed to keep subscribers clicking. Eli Glasner previews the best bets.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Police Tasered mentally ill Black man as he lay face down in his backyard, post-mortem of 2019 death reveals
In the moments before Clive Mensah was Tasered by Peel Regional Police in the backyard of his home, the 30-year-old mentally ill Black man had obeyed orders to lay face down on the ground and was not...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:38:29 EST
B.C. health minister says review underway after doctors jump vaccine queue
Adrian Dix says everyone is expected to follow the rules of the immunization priority list in order to protect the most vulnerable people.

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Hockey players worry season lost to pandemic spells end of their U.S. scholarship dreams
They’ve been working toward the dream of a U.S. hockey scholarship for years, but as COVID-19 has stalled their final Junior A seasons, some Canadian players are worried their window of opportunity ...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
What it will take to keep nursing home residents safe from COVID-19
To counter some of the drivers of coronavirus transmission among essential workers, governments across Canada should prioritize safety, say experts who've looked closely at avoiding outbreaks. ...

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Nunavut municipality holds cash draw for vaccinated residents
A vaccination clinic starts Thursday in Arviat, the community that has seen the majority of Nunavut’s COVID-19 cases. The municipality is offering cash prizes to encourage residents to get the shot....

Thu, 14 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Is it time for Western intelligence agencies to treat pandemics as security threats?
Learning the lessons of early-warning intelligence and information-sharing before the next pandemic strikes should be a priority for Canada and its allies, say experts and former government officials....

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 18:35:06 EST
Husband, children of Huawei's Meng Wanzhou granted permission to travel to Canada
Immigration officials have given family members of detained Huawei telecom executive Meng Wanzhou permission to travel to Canada, CBC News has confirmed.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 07:57:55 EST
Ontario outlines what's allowed under stay-at-home order in new regulation
The Ontario government has outlined which activities are allowed under its newly issued stay-at-home order that takes effect on Thursday.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 16:14:41 EST
Kathleen Heddle, Canadian Olympic rowing champion, dead of cancer at age 55
Kathleen Heddle, who partnered with Marnie McBean and captured three Olympic gold medals for Canada in rowing, died of cancer on Monday at the age of 55.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 17:00:00 EST
Federal government lists COVID-19 testing services abroad after new rule strands many travellers
Transport Canada is offering more details this week about where travellers can get a COVID-19 test abroad — and what happens if they're caught using a fake one — after a new testing rule for pas...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:18:32 EST
Air Canada cutting about 1,700 jobs as it reduces capacity in response to pandemic restrictions
Air Canada's cuts to regional routes will have lingering effects long after the pandemic is over, experts said Wednesday, after the airline announced 1,700 job cuts and a further scaling down of opera...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 13:46:37 EST
Shares plunge, analysts scratch heads after Couche-Tard makes $25B offer for grocery chain Carrefour
Alimentation Couche-Tard's $25-billion potential play for French-based grocery chain Carrefour SA is getting a thumbs down from its own investors and skeptical analysts.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 08:11:53 EST
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Jan. 13
The second year of the COVID-19 pandemic may be tougher than the first given how the coronavirus is spreading, especially in the northern hemisphere as more infectious variants circulate, the World He...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 06:00:00 EST
Piles of dirty snow are a Canadian kid's kingdom
Every winter, tucked behind churches and at the edges of parking lots, you'll find temporary kingdoms for Canadian children who get a thrill from scaling filthy piles of snow that have been pushed off...

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 10:03:04 EST
London, Ont., hospital CEO fired for U.S. travel files $2.5M lawsuit, claims wrongful dismissal
Paul Woods, who was fired on Monday as president and CEO of London Health Sciences Centre, has filed a $2.5 million lawsuit against LHSC, claiming he was dismissed in bad faith and that he notified ...

Tue, 12 Jan 2021 21:45:49 EST
Meng Wanzhou claims security detail placing her at risk of contracting COVID-19
Meng Wanzhou launched a bid to loosen her bail restrictions Monday in a B.C. Supreme Court hearing that provided a glimpse into the Huawei executive’s privileged pandemic lifestyle under 24-hour sur...



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