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Fri, 5 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Some snowbirds still flying south despite tough new travel rules
Despite Ottawa imposing tough new measures to curb travel abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic, some snowbirds are still flying to U.S. sun destinations.

Fri, 5 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Canada hesitates to update public health guidelines on risk from coronavirus variants
The rapid spread of more contagious coronavirus variants across Canada has led some hard-hit regions to question whether national public health guidelines go far enough to protect Canadians — and t...

Fri, 5 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
What is COVAX and why is Canada getting backlash for receiving vaccines from it?
The Canadian government is finding itself on the defensive for its decision to receive COVID-19 vaccines from the global vaccine-sharing initiative known as COVAX. Here’s what you need to know about...

Fri, 5 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Golden Globe nominations: Big winners, blind spots and what to watch
They're decided by less than 100 journalists, but they set the table for the awards season to come. This year's Golden Globe nominations follow trends in an industry where movie theatres have been si...

Fri, 5 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Rooftop solar power is on the rise, but Canada has yet to embrace its sunny ways
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how rooftop solar power installations are taking off (but not in Canada) and what the Alberta inquiry into anti-energy campaigns can teac...

Fri, 5 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
A year after Wet'suwet'en blockades, Coastal GasLink pipeline pushes on through pandemic
In the year since it grabbed international headlines for blockades in support of the Wet'suwet'en, a controversial pipeline in northern B.C. has pushed ahead during the pandemic. Coastal GasLink said ...

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 09:44:58 EST
Air Canada puts all Rouge flights on hiatus
Air Canada is putting all Rouge flights on hold as a result of new travel rules brought in by the government last week to scale back non-essential travel even more.

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 15:53:19 EST
Masks now mandatory inside middle and high schools in B.C. as rules expand
Non-medical grade masks must be worn in all indoor areas of middle schools and high schools, the province announced Thursday, including while students are in their learning cohorts.

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 10:54:05 EST
Demands for inquiry grow after man accused of attempted murder of Montreal police officer has charges stayed
The abrupt stay of attempted murder and other charges Wednesday against doctoral student Mamadi III Fara Camara, accused of disarming and injuring a Montreal police officer, has prompted calls for an ...

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 15:05:56 EST
Ontario announces new drug detecting scanners at 10 jails, but critics have questions
CBC Toronto revealed last week that jail guards at the Central East Correctional Centre in Lindsay, Ont. scanned a 26-year-old man as negative for illicit substances before he died with a ruptured ba...

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 19:59:51 EST
Billionaire says he will give millions to health workers if Concord Pacific pays in epic legal battle
Singaporean-based billionaire Hong Leong Oei says a recent court order awarding him millions sends a message about misleading B.C. courts, and for him that's more valuable.

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 08:30:00 EST
Indigenous people in B.C. 75% more likely to end up in ER, report says
First Nations, Inuit and Metis people in B.C. don’t have equal access to preventive and primary medical care and end up with poorer health than non-Indigenous people, according to the latest report ...

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 04:00:16 EST
Special Forces pulls new pistols from service after soldier injured in misfire
A member of Canada's elite JTF-2 counterterrorism unit was injured last fall after his brand new handgun fired by itself. The incident has prompted special forces to pull the SIG Sauer P320 out of ser...

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 18:17:38 EST
Student project spurs Nova Scotia to repay fine levied against Viola Desmond
A high-school student from Ontario wrote Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil, asking that the family of Viola Desmond be reimbursed for the fine and court fees levied against the Halifax civil rights a...

Wed, 3 Feb 2021 21:43:57 EST
How does N.L. avoid economic ruin? A leaders' debate offered some answers
Amid fleeting moments of levity — and a couple of restrained jabs — three party leaders each tried to answer a single dominating question: how can Newfoundland and Labrador avoid bankruptcy? ...

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Pandemic's tough job market could hurt new graduates for life, says report
The COVID-19 recession means earlier death, depression and lower lifetime wages for youth joining the workforce, an International Monetary Fund report suggests.

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 09:00:00 EST
'Boycotts don't work': Canada's Olympic, Paralympic leaders dismiss idea of skipping Beijing 2022
Despite human rights concerns that plague China, the heads of the Canadian Olympic Committee and Canadian Paralympic Committee have dismissed the idea of a Canadian boycott of the 2022 Beijing Games. ...

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
Health-care system's history with Black community is affecting attitudes around COVID-19 vaccine
Government is being urged to factor the need to repair relationships with vulnerable communities into vaccine rollout plans.

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
How airlines are racing to curb rising carbon emissions
With air travel accounting for between three and five per cent of global CO2 emissions, one of the big issues facing the world’s climate change efforts is how to reduce emissions from international ...

Thu, 4 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST
COVID-19 outbreaks more common in for-profit senior residences in B.C.
A CBC News analysis shows that private for-profit care homes in B.C. have been disproportionately hit with more deadly and widespread COVID-19 outbreaks during the pandemic, compared to non-profit or ...



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