Canadian News
Wed, 3 Mar 2021 04:00:00 ESTAstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine and seniors: Where Canada and other countries stand
Canadians now have a third option to protect against COVID-19 after Health Canada approved the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine last week. But questions remain about whether it should be used in people aged...
Wed, 3 Mar 2021 04:00:00 ESTEstate of slain Hells Angels prospect who led double life split between spouses in court battle
Michael Widner’s death in March 2017 left a lot of questions unanswered — and not just for the investigators tasked with solving the targeted killing of a Hells Angels prospect. Widner’s wife le...
Wed, 3 Mar 2021 04:00:00 ESTWhat we know about spacing out COVID-19 vaccine doses
Federal and provincial health officials are poring over emerging data on the advantages and disadvantages of extending the time between doses of COVID-19 vaccines.
Wed, 3 Mar 2021 04:00:00 ESTMore signals of a Roaring '20s rebound for Canadian economy when pandemic ends
Despite the biggest economic slump since 1961, there are new signals that the Canadian economy will bounce back due to an "extraordinary" surge in wealth and savings and a rebound in confidence.
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Wed, 3 Mar 2021 04:00:00 ESTTrans women of colour on how the pandemic has left an already marginalized community more vulnerable
The pandemic has cut many people off from the communities they rely on, but for transgender women of colour, the isolation and lack of support networks have made the past 11 months an especially dar...
Wed, 3 Mar 2021 04:00:00 ESTIn face of deadly pandemic, Ontario long-term care homes continue breaking COVID-19 safety rules
Ten months into the COVID-19 pandemic, inspectors were still catching Ontario long-term care homes violating crucial infection prevention and control measures. Many infractions occurred during or afte...
Wed, 3 Mar 2021 04:00:00 ESTCOVID-19 has made education more accessible for university students with mobility disabilities
While many able-bodied university students have found the switch to remote learning stressful, those with mobility disabilities have seen their lives made easier. But they worry the progress will be l...
Wed, 3 Mar 2021 04:00:00 ESTSingh's NDP could gain a little — and lose a lot — in a spring election
The NDP has seen its support increase in national polls for several reasons. Some are promising for the party, but others suggest the gains are not quite what they seem.
Tue, 2 Mar 2021 13:51:39 ESTWatchdog clears RCMP officers who shot at N.S. firehall during mass shootings
Nova Scotia's police watchdog has cleared the two RCMP officers who shot at a fire hall in Onslow, N.S., during the hunt for an active gunman last April, saying the Mounties had reasonable groundsÂ...
Tue, 2 Mar 2021 14:44:55 ESTCalgary man murdered mother, stepfather a week after killing girlfriend, judge told in plea
A Calgary man has admitted to murdering his girlfriend, mother and stepfather in 2018. New details about the killings are contained in an agreed statement of facts filed unexpectedly in court Tuesday ...
Tue, 2 Mar 2021 11:57:01 ESTHousehold bubbles allowed, most businesses can reopen in Manitoba on Friday
Manitobans can now choose to designate one other household to form a pandemic bubble and all businesses — except indoor theatres, concert halls, casinos and bingo halls — can reopen when new p...
Tue, 2 Mar 2021 23:17:40 ESTRescue crews respond to fishing vessel after onboard fire off Nova Scotia coast
Emergency crews are evacuating crew members from a fishing vessel that twice caught fire and was taking on water off the Nova Scotia coast Tuesday night.
Tue, 2 Mar 2021 20:20:50 EST'Buttergate' goes viral, putting palm oil fat supplements in spotlight
Julie Van Rosendaal has a message for dairy producers: Don't mess with butter. The Calgary-based food writer has been in the eye of a media frenzy since she started spreading the news about palm fat s...
Mon, 1 Mar 2021 20:45:43 ESTSome Humboldt Broncos families angry over lawyer's request to delay one lawsuit until another is ready
A battle between lawsuits related to the Humboldt Broncos bus crash is to be heard in a Regina courtroom this week. Lawyers for a proposed class-action lawsuit plan to ask a judge Friday to delay a se...
Tue, 2 Mar 2021 20:29:37 ESTB.C. argues health orders balance COVID-19 safety considerations with religious rights
The British Columbia government says the provincial health officer has to strike a balance between curbing the spread of COVID-19 and religious practice, which may at times affect certain rights under...
Tue, 2 Mar 2021 12:25:50 ESTAlberta may extend time between doses of COVID-19 vaccines
Alberta may follow British Columbia's lead and lengthen the time between administering first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccines, Health Minister Tyler Shandro says.
Tue, 2 Mar 2021 12:18:49 ESTOntario pledges $25M to give arts sector 'a fighting chance'
Ontario's cultural heritage minister announced a $25 investment in the arts sector on Tuesday, with $24 million will go toward arts organizations and $1 million to individual artists.
Tue, 2 Mar 2021 09:16:40 EST2020 was the worst year on record for Canada's economy. It shrank by 5.4%
Canada's economy shrank by 5.4 per cent last year, official data from Statistics Canada showed Monday, making 2020 officially the worst year for the country's economic output since record keeping bega...
Tue, 2 Mar 2021 05:00:00 ESTOntario changing child-welfare system to stop teens from aging out of care unprepared
CBC News has learned the Ontario government is redesigning child welfare to change how and when children leave the system. It plans to do away with the current age cut-off and instead implement a mode...
Tue, 2 Mar 2021 14:10:55 ESTBlake Lively and Ryan Reynolds donate $250K to Indigenous mentorship program
Celebrities Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are donating $250,000 to help launch a Canadian mentorship program for Indigenous post-secondary students, the program's chairperson announced on Tuesday.
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