Canadian News
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:21:43 ESTHotel quarantine measures for air travellers come into effect Feb. 22: Trudeau
Air travellers landing in Canada will have to quarantine in a hotel, at their own expense, starting Feb. 22, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 10:16:56 ESTVaccines intended for N.S., N.B. to be diverted to Northern Canada
The federal government is diverting portions of vaccine shipments from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to help supply Canada's North, provincial health officials said Friday.
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 16:13:39 ESTHamilton police investigating video of officer lunging at woman
Hamilton police are investigating a video that appears to show an officer lunging at a woman. The video surfaced on social media Thursday and Hamilton Police Service says its professional standar...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 14:00:00 ESTIce coverage in Gulf of St. Lawrence at historic low for midwinter
Just over one per cent of the Gulf of St. Lawrence is covered in ice this week — much less than in a normal year, when almost a third would be iced in, according to a news release from Environment C...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 15:01:47 ESTCommissioner for inquiry into anti-Alberta energy campaigns is independent and objective: lawyer
The commissioner heading Alberta’s inquiry into alleged foreign-funded attacks on the energy industry is independent and objective and should be allowed to complete the inquiry, his lawyer argued Fr...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 04:00:00 ESTEx-wife of Christine Jessop's killer talks about coming to grips with the awful truth
Heather Hoover, the ex-wife of the man police say killed Christine Jessop in 1984, talks with CBC News about learning and coping with the truth about the murder of the nine-year-old girl.
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Fri, 12 Feb 2021 10:20:00 ESTPucks shatter, blades break: Alberta players brave cold for 252-hour hockey game
Brent Saik laughs when asked how 40 players in the world's longest hockey game are handling the bitter cold on an outdoor rink.
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 12:16:03 ESTN.L. records 50 new COVID-19 cases, as visitor restrictions tighten for seniors' homes
The province has unearthed 244 new infections in the last five days, as the St. John's area settles into its second lockdown since the pandemic began in March.
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 04:00:00 ESTVancouver woman waits as mom's 'miracle' DNA goes MIA on way to lab
Joyce Cherry's mother wasn't able to provide a DNA saliva sample until 30 minutes before her death at the age of 104. Cherry mailed it to ancestry.ca in a postage-paid package the next morning. Four m...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 07:00:00 ESTAlberta pandemic danger pay program causes confusion among workers, unions
A new program that will pay some frontline workers $1,200 for risking their health during the COVID-19 pandemic is leaving some employees and unions frustrated as they puzzle over who is eligible for ...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 06:30:00 ESTSchools can't share Valentines. So Grade 4 class made virtual cards for Ontario hospital
COVID-19 has crushed Valentine's Day card and candy exchanges at many schools this year. So teachers and students have had to get creative.
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 05:00:00 ESTTeachers, education unions criticize Ontario government's move to delay March break
Education unions and teachers are criticizing the Ford's government's decision to delay March break — a move the education minister announced Thursday afternoon to help curb the spread of the novel ...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 05:00:00 ESTMother frantic for help after autism therapy program shortened due to COVID-19
Parents of children in an intensive autism therapy program are begging the Nova Scotia government for more support, saying gaps in their therapy will affect the current cohort of kids for the rest of ...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST'We did the best we could' — a conversation with the co-chair of Canada's vaccine task force
In recent weeks, the federal government has come in for heavy criticism over delays to vaccine deliveries and public anxiety over Canada's progress toward COVID-19 herd immunity. The co-chair of Canad...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 04:00:00 ESTFinding the 'sweet spot' between freedoms and restrictions post-vaccination
Though officials are still reminding people to wear masks and distance even after being vaccinated, some experts suggest it's time to strike a more optimistic tone and emphasize the hope and freedom...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 04:00:00 ESTWhy geothermal is a hot trend in new condos
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how condominiums are turning to fossil fuel-free geothermal or geoexchange technology for their heating and cooling and the effect climat...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 04:00:00 ESTGovernment missed out on an offer of N95 masks at the start of the pandemic: documents
Documents tabled with the House of Commons health committee show the federal government missed an opportunity to purchase critical pandemic-related supplies at the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic â...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 04:00:24 ESTWhen the next pandemic hits, scientists aim to have a vaccine already. Here's how
When the next coronavirus pandemic hits, scientists plan to already have a vaccine against it, no matter what it is. But how is that possible? Here’s what they’re doing now to develop vaccines aga...
Fri, 12 Feb 2021 04:00:00 ESTHow the vaccines we have — and the ones coming next — stack up against COVID-19 variants
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Zain Chagla breaks down everything you need to know about the five leading COVID-19 vaccines and how they work — or don’t — against the variants of concern.
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Thu, 11 Feb 2021 18:33:48 ESTB.C. man ordered to pay $7 million for brutal beating of teenager
A Kamloops man has been ordered to pay nearly $7 million to cover the health-care costs and lost opportunities of a teenager he nearly beat to death with a baseball bat for trespassing into his yard....