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Wed, 20 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
What's different about the coronavirus 'variants of concern' flagged by WHO
​The seemingly more transmissible variants of the coronavirus first discovered in Britain, South Africa and Brazil are called "variants of concern" by the World Health Organization. Here's a look at...

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Governments with rookie leaders don't always have it easy in N.L. elections
Throughout Canadian history, incumbent governments with new leaders have struggled to secure re-election. That's especially the case in Newfoundland and Labrador.

Wed, 20 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Parliamentary hearings over Zoom an ongoing headache for translators
Interpreters who translate English into French and vice versa at federal government proceedings are increasingly experiencing auditory issues that force them to go on leave, according to a new survey....

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 14:18:07 EST
Citing threat from COVID-19 variants, Quebec calls on Ottawa to ban vacation travel
Another case of a highly contagious coronavirus variant has been detected in Quebec, and Premier François Legault says the federal government must shut down all non-essential travel, including trips ...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:09:09 EST
Quebec premier refuses to provide curfew exemption for homeless people, despite calls following man's death
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante's calls come days after 51-year-old Raphaël André was found dead nearby a closed shelter. But Premier François Legault says no official exception will be added. ...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 21:27:09 EST
Calgary fire chief acknowledges culture of racism, 'fear of retaliation' within fire halls
Calgary fire Chief Steve Dongworth called reports of racism in his fire halls "concerning" and says problem employees are difficult to deal with because they're "very clever" and "very subtle" in how...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:22:07 EST
Trudeau says he'll make sure 'Canada's views are heard' on Keystone XL
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today he will continue to press Canada's case for the Keystone XL pipeline project with the incoming Biden administration in the U.S., which is poised to rescind th...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 20:36:44 EST
Conservative MP Derek Sloan defiant ahead of removal vote over campaign donation
Conservative MPs will vote on whether to expel eastern Ontario MP Derek Sloan from the party caucus on Wednesday morning in response to Sloan accepting a donation from a notorious white nationali...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 14:57:43 EST
Mental health access for families of veterans still lacking, says new ombudsman
Veterans Affairs Canada hasn't gone far enough in reversing restrictions on mental health counselling for the families of former soldiers, sailors and aircrew, the county's new veterans ombudsman says...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 18:31:33 EST
B.C. teenager free to move forward with gender-affirming surgery after mother's lawsuit tossed
A Supreme Court justice has thrown out a woman's attempt to stop her teenager from having gender-affirming chest reconstruction surgery, finding the mother had "misled" the court during her fight agai...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 16:37:36 EST
Subway can proceed with $210M defamation suit against CBC over chicken report, appeals court rules
A defamation lawsuit by the world's largest fast-food operator against Canada's public broadcaster over a report on the chain's chicken sandwiches can proceed, Ontario's top court has ruled. ...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 07:00:00 EST
Indigenous filmmaker wants fines, jail time for 'pretendians' who misrepresent their identity
A Haida filmmaker and several Indigenous elders are calling for federal legislation to authenticate Indigenous identity in Canada. The move comes shortly after award-winning filmmaker Michelle Latime...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Why Kenney is having a rougher ride than Trudeau with his pipeline purchase
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney both decided their governments would take ownership stakes in two different pipeline projects stuck in limbo. But only one of the leaders...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 18:00:00 EST
Black Montreal figure skater finds freedom to do what he wants — and gets a huge audience in return
The Russian-born, Montreal-raised athlete retired from competitive figure skating in 2018 and has found worldwide fame online through his creative and unconventional approach to the sport. ...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:03:38 EST
Northern activists react to Biden's plans to cancel Keystone XL pipeline permit
President-elect Joe Biden has indicated that he plans to cancel the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline on his first day in office, and the move comes as good news to some activists in Canada’s Nort...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Federal government looking to settle lawsuit over $165 million error in veterans benefits
The federal government is in exploratory talks to settle a combined class-action lawsuit over a $165 million accounting error at Veterans Affairs Canada that shortchanged more than 250,000 mostly eld...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:56:31 EST
'Great progress' as vaccines reach Tahltan citizens in northern B.C.
The Tahltan central government says it has received 600 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine for Telegraph Creek, and Iskut, B.C. Most of those doses have already been administered, which covers more than ha...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 02:57:15 EST
Dozens of seniors taken from burning P.E.I. long-term care home 
There were only 'minor scrapes and bruises' as fire forced the evacuation of nearly 50 residents from a long-term care facility in Wellington, P.E.I., late Monday night. 

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Montreal servers hosted TheDonald, far-right site blamed for stirring up violence at Capitol riot
The servers provided a temporary home to TheDonald, a forum for right-wing extremists, after it was shut down by Reddit over racist, violent content and as other tech companies cracked down on hate sp...

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 13:10:49 EST
Quebec coroner to investigate how homeless man died outside, steps from closed shelter
Raphaël André, 51, had spent part of Saturday night at The Open Door, a downtown Montreal drop-in centre that had to close at 9:30 p.m. His body was discovered Sunday morning in a portable toilet st...



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