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Fri, 29 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
2 Canada Post workers in Regina suspended after refusing to deliver Epoch Times
Two Canada Post workers in Regina were temporarily suspended earlier this month after they refused to deliver the latest sample edition of the Epoch Times, a paper founded by Chinese-American follower...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Jail guards scanned him as negative for drugs. He died hours later with fentanyl hidden in his body
A post-mortem report into the death of 26-year-old Jordan Sheard last June reveals that before he entered Ontario’s Lindsay jail, Sheard was twice checked for drugs — and both times cleared by cor...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Ailing aviation sector pleads for aid as Ottawa considers new travel restrictions
As the federal government prepares to impose additional restrictions on international travel, the aviation industry is warning its long-term survival is at risk if the government doesn’t step in soo...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Can't afford a luxury playhouse? An Alberta builder is opening a 'play cottage' resort
Charmed Playhouses has been making playhouses for the rich and famous for five years. Now, it's working on plans to open a 'play cottage' resort in Alberta this year after a successful test run last s...

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
How countries including Canada are trying to squeeze more COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer-BioNTech vials
To get the extra dose from the Pfizer-BioNTech vials requires the use of a low-dead-volume syringe, which is not as common and is now in high demand.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Treatments for COVID-19: What works, doesn't work, and is still being tested
A year into the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada, doctors are learning how to help keep more patients alive, but the proven treatment options remain limited.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
B.C. judge to decide on bid to loosen bail terms for Meng Wanzhou
Meng Wanzhou will learn Friday whether she can spend her days without the constant company of security guards as she awaits a ruling on extradition to the United States.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
MPs are sending a clear message that Canada must address hate groups, now government needs to act
The unanimous motion in the House of Commons to address white supremacists and hate groups, coming days before the anniversary of the Quebec City mosque shooting, demonstrates that there's a broad con...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Why you might want to start wearing better masks — even outdoors
The spread of more contagious coronavirus variants in Canada amid already high levels of COVID-19 makes it a critical time to think about the masks we wear.

Fri, 29 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Facebook calls on Canadian government to set social media rules
Facebook says it would welcome increased regulation by the Canadian government, including rules for what kind of content should — or should not — be allowed on social media platforms. ...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Secret Nygard videos show former fashion mogul charged with sex trafficking travelling with teenage girl
Hours of behind-the-scenes video shot by a whistleblower show former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard, who is alleged to have abused women and girls for decades, screaming at his employees and appr...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 10:58:25 EST
12 cases confirmed at Whistler hotel, as nearly 300 in community test positive in January for COVID-19
A COVID-19 outbreak in Whistler has now registered a total of 288 cases between Jan. 1 and Jan. 26, according to Vancouver Coastal Health.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 17:47:08 EST
Restaurants, diners and politicians flout rules in protest of Alberta's dine-in ban
As dining rooms open across the province, patrons, including some politicians, have been flouting the rules, risking steep fines in an attempt to lobby against the current guidelines.  ...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 22:58:37 EST
Vancouver poet Jim Wong-Chu honoured with Google Doodle
A Google Doodle featuring Jim Wong-Chu holding a book under a neon-lit scene of Vancouver's Chinatown honours the poet on what would have been his 72nd birthday.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 18:48:42 EST
Some snooping from Canadian spies needs better justification: commissioner
The defence minister's reasons for allowing Canada's foreign signals intelligence agency to perform otherwise illegal activities were sometimes "insufficient", according to the new intelligence ...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 19:34:13 EST
New Green Party Leader Annamie Paul will run for an Ontario seat
Newly minted Green Party Leader Annamie Paul announced Thursday night she's decided to run in an Ontario riding in the federal next election.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 04:00:00 EST
Ottawa lays groundwork for new Indigenous health legislation
The federal government capped two days of meetings this week into eliminating anti-Indigenous racism in the health-care system by announcing plans to begin co-developing new legislation to overhaul I...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 15:06:06 EST
Former Rideau Hall employees consider legal options following report into toxic work environment
Multiple former employees say they're considering legal options in the wake of a blistering report into claims former governor general Julie Payette created a toxic workplace culture at Rideau Hall,...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:36:02 EST
Why 2 students are mapping where people cry on University of Waterloo's campus
Two engineering students have plotted out hundreds of locations where people have cried on University of Waterloo's campus.

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 06:00:00 EST
B.C.'s top court allows Surrey Six killers to apply for stay of proceedings
B.C.'s top court says two men who were found guilty in the province's most notorious gangland slaying should have a chance to argue that the case against them should be tossed out because of an abuse ...



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