Canadian News
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 04:00:22 ESTHow virtual field trips are bringing animals, art, music and more directly to students
The pandemic has stopped many classes from taking field trips and halted in-school visits, but some Canadian cultural institutions have revamped their educational programming to offer virtual experien...
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 04:00:00 ESTThe pros and cons of online booking portals for COVID-19 vaccines once mass immunization begins
Almost every province and territory in Canada is planning to use online portals for people to sign up for COVID-19 vaccines. Officials believe registering for a shot on the internet will be the most e...
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 04:00:00 ESTCanadian libraries increasingly scrapping late fees to boost access to services
Long considered a tool to encourage patrons to return materials on time, in the past few years hundreds of public libraries have decided late fees do more harm than good by keeping away low-income and...
Sun, 21 Feb 2021 04:00:00 ESTGrowing deep space food is a new frontier, and Canadians will test its limits
In anticipation of future missions to the moon, NASA and the Canadian Space Agency have launched the Deep Space Food Challenge to get innovators thinking about how to help astronauts grow their own fo...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 04:00:00 ESTYou've got mail, overflowing U.S. post office near Canadian border tells Ontario customers
The U.S. Postal Service office in Ogdensburg, N.Y., says it's no longer able to hold on to an overflowing amount of Canadian mail — and customers north of the border, including many in eastern Onta...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 18:25:03 ESTChinese ambassador denounces pending vote by MPs on declaring genocide against Uighurs
China's envoy to Canada is telling Canadian parliamentarians to butt out of his country's internal affairs through their pending vote on declaring a genocide against ethnic Muslim Uighurs in its Xinji...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 21:19:29 ESTFrustration as Edmonton cancer institute excluded from first phase of vaccine rollout, documents show
Memos obtained by CBC News detail the unsuccessful efforts from leadership at the Cross Cancer Institute to have Alberta Health Services make its health-care workers eligible for immunization during P...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 18:18:31 ESTPandemic frustrations boil to surface as B.C. government posts 'self-care bingo card'
The province backpedalled on Twitter Friday evening, after a pandemic "self-care bingo card" posted to the account earlier in the day spurred frustration and anger.
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 20:52:32 ESTN.S. gunman's spouse feared killing started while looking for her, documents say
Lisa Banfield feared her partner, the man who killed 22 Nova Scotians in April, had been going door-to-door looking for her during the violent rampage that started in Portapique, N.S., according to an...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:11:36 ESTCanadians in Texas say they're coping better than most in winter storm
Janessa Frykas, originally from Dauphin, Man., says not many people in the Austin area, where she now lives, know how to drive in the snow and ice.
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 18:07:18 ESTSpecial skates honour Willie O'Ree for breaking NHL colour barrier
Willie O'Ree is being honoured this week. Some NHL players are wearing special skates that picture his face, hockey number and inspirational words.
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 13:55:11 ESTFederal government extending Canadians' access to pandemic benefits
The federal government will extend the period of time claimants can receive several pandemic income benefits, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced today.
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 15:39:12 ESTBack to school: Former NHL coach Babcock behind bench at U. of Saskatchewan
Mike Babcock, who coached the Detroit Red Wings to a Stanley Cup title and the Canadian men's team to two Olympic medals, is taking over the University of Saskatchewan Huskies men's squad.
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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...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 11:10:46 ESTBianca Andreescu injured again after 15-month layoff
Bianca Andreescu's return to the tennis circuit after a 15-month injury layoff was short-lived as organizers said on Saturday that the 2019 U.S. Open champion had pulled out of next week's Adelaide In...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 14:33:43 ESTScotties match between Northwest Territories, Canada postponed due to illness in bubble
The Saturday afternoon curling game between Northwest Territories and Team Canada has been postponed after a member of Kerry Galusha’s Yellowknife foursome fell ill in the middle of the night Friday...
Sat, 20 Feb 2021 05:00:00 EST'He's no longer the Kid': Crosby's teen coach reflects on No. 87 playing 1,000th NHL game
When coach Brad Crossley first saw 14-year-old Sidney Crosby play hockey, he knew his competitive fire and skill level would take him to the NHL.
Fri, 19 Feb 2021 17:06:31 ESTEx-Saudi spy urges Canadian court to free his frozen assets; says he's victim of assassination plot
A former top intelligence agent who alleges Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler sent a hit squad to Canada to kill him urged an Ontario court on Friday to free up his assets, saying the judge who froze 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 18:07:25 ESTFord recalls more than 8,500 vehicles in Canada over airbags that can explode, hurl shrapnel
Ford said it will recall about 8,800 vehicles in Canada after the automaker lost track of some older Takata airbags that may have been used in crash or theft repairs can explode and hurl shrapnel.
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