Canadian News
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 04:00:00 EST'My car's on fire': Drivers fear for their safety as years-long recall rollout drags on
Millions of Hyundai and Kia vehicles run the risk of sudden engine fires and failures — and drivers say recalls have done little to address the safety issues. Marketplace and Go Public join forces t...
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 04:00:00 ESTColleges stress public responsibilities as MD, nurse set to speak at rally against COVID-19 measures
As a B.C. doctor and a registered nurse get set to speak at a Vancouver "freedom rally" this weekend, their regulatory colleges say health professionals have a duty not to encourage people to violate ...
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 04:00:00 ESTYes, the pandemic will end — but COVID-19 isn't going away any time soon
The doldrums and devastation of pandemic life will end eventually, experts say. However, some of them also think the virus behind COVID-19 will remain as a presence in our lives along some spectrum ra...
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 04:00:00 ESTWhy are the variants more transmissible? Your COVID-19 questions answered
Canadian scientists answer why and how the coronavirus variants are thought to spread more easily and quickly between people.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 14:25:51 ESTInsect-based dog food aims to cut your pet's carbon pawprint
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the growing appetite for insect-filled pet food and the real reasons for the collapse of Texas's electrical grid.
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 04:00:00 ESTThe only way to control tech giants like Facebook may be for governments to gang up
Globalized businesses have grown beyond the power of any single government to control them, but Facebook’s attempt to wield its might against Australia may inspire governments to work together.
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Fri, 19 Feb 2021 04:00:00 ESTFederal talks progressing with Indigenous groups toward eventual Trans Mountain pipeline sale
Federal officials are bringing in a consultant to advance talks with Indigenous communities about possible revenue-sharing or a purchase of an equity stake in the Trans Mountain pipeline.
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Fri, 19 Feb 2021 04:00:00 ESTWhy the Liberals took the long road to sentencing reform
Mandatory minimum sentences may be hard to defend as policy — politically, they have broad appeal. That explains in part why the Liberals took five and a half years to start taking steps to eliminat...
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 04:00:00 ESTWhy proper home care should be a cornerstone of how our health system looks after seniors
Expanding established home-care models would take pressure off the health system, while helping Canadians age in safety and dignity, writes Elizabeth Niedra.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 04:00:00 ESTPrices for private COVID-19 tests can range from $160 to $1,200, with little oversight of the industry
As more and more companies move into the rapidly growing and potentially lucrative business of private COVID testing, some health experts are raising concerns about what they say is a lack of oversigh...
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 06:00:00 ESTLawsuit alleges Peter Nygard's niece set up former model to be sexually assaulted
By the time April Telek was 20, she had been in a TV commercial for Gucci, modelled for Shiseido cosmetics and was crowned Miss Canada. Now 45, the Vancouver model and actress alleges she had also su...
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 04:00:00 ESTDoug Ford met with 7-Eleven executive at company's Texas HQ
During one of his official trade missions to the U.S., Premier Doug Ford met a top executive of 7-Eleven, a company that is now seeking permission to sell beer and wine in many of its Ontario location...
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 11:06:38 ESTThunder Bay police officers who investigated Indigenous man's 2015 death to face disciplinary proceedings
An adjudicator has ruled that three Thunder Bay police officers who were involved in what was found to be a deficient sudden death investigation of Indigenous man Stacy DeBungee in 2015 will face disc...
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 18:40:48 ESTEgg consumption is the likely culprit of salmonella outbreaks in N.S., N.L.
The Public Health Agency of Canada is investigating an outbreak of salmonella infections in Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 04:00:00 ESTIn vow to protect campus free speech, Quebec premier joins 'war on woke'
Quebec's premier says he intends to move swiftly to protect free speech on university campuses. In doing so, he appears to be steering his government toward yet another divisive ideological debate.
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Thu, 18 Feb 2021 16:19:54 ESTOntario lost 355,000 jobs in 2020, marking single largest decline on record: FAO
Ontario's fiscal watchdog says the province lost more than 355,000 jobs last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 13:38:43 ESTCanada stays course on North Atlantic right whale protections
There are only about 366 North Atlantic right whales left in the world. Many right whale deaths are caused by entanglement in fishing gear and collisions with vessels, something the Canadian governm...
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 07:12:07 ESTCOVID-19 testing begins for remote Inuit coastal community in N.L. after presumptive case
Anyone in the small community of Makkovik on Labrador's north coast can get a test, even if they have not travelled or have no symptoms. The communitywide testing comes after a person in the isolated ...
Thu, 18 Feb 2021 04:35:18 ESTFoster teen killed in Ontario home run by for-profit company
A 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death in a privately operated foster home in Barrie, Ont., and another foster youth staying in the home at the time has been charged with first-degree murder.
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Thu, 18 Feb 2021 04:00:00 ESTHow some Canadians plan to circumvent Ottawa's new hotel quarantine requirement
Some Canadians abroad plan to change their route home and cross the border by land, instead of air, to bypass Canada's pricey new hotel quarantine requirement.