Canadian News
Fri, 5 Mar 2021 04:00:00 ESTOne year later, COVID-19 has left no part of Alberta untouched
It's been a year since the first case of COVID-19 was reported in Alberta. From remote communities to large workforces, the pandemic has forever changed the province.
Thu, 4 Mar 2021 14:20:55 ESTGravity power? How to store wind, solar energy without batteries
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how wind and solar power can be stored without batteries and what road salt is doing to rivers in Ottawa.
Fri, 5 Mar 2021 04:00:00 ESTAfter getting his COVID-19 vaccine, this 103-year-old jazz musician was ready to do some drinking
Stanley Sepchuk is a veteran of World War II and a jazz musician who has played alongside Frank Sinatra, but the 103-year-old resident of Hudson, Que., has lately seen nothing but the inside of his ho...
Fri, 5 Mar 2021 04:00:00 ESTPayday lender lines of credit and instalment loans at 47% create debt traps, critics say
Consumers who take instalment loans from payday lenders pay as much as 47 per cent on their debt, and now a chorus of voices are calling for the federal government to take urgent action.
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Fri, 5 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EST'Owning a house while Black:' Hidden camera investigation reveals race could affect home's appraised value
Almost a million home appraisals happen in Canada every year, and the outcomes can determine the terms of a mortgage or whether a homeowner can make use of equity for things like renovations or paying...
Fri, 5 Mar 2021 04:00:00 ESTWhy Canadians should elect their Governor General
The Governor General is far from a merely ceremonial office, and the whole country has a stake in who carries out the duties of Canada's acting head of state, writes Charlotte Dalwood.
Fri, 5 Mar 2021 04:00:00 ESTBlack-owned businesses face funding gap and lack of mentorship, new report finds
Banks and public policymakers need to do more to help Black-owned businesses overcome systemic obstacles to better grow the economy for all, new report finds.
Thu, 4 Mar 2021 23:44:41 ESTWalter Gretzky, father of the Great One, dead at 82
Walter Gretzky will be remembered for coaching his son, Wayne, in the early stages of what would become a legendary NHL career.
Fri, 5 Mar 2021 04:00:00 ESTSajjan had a duty to pursue misconduct claim against Vance, say former military members
Women who experienced sexual assault in the military say they're disappointed and dismayed by Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan's alleged refusal to look at evidence of possible misconduct involving t...
Fri, 5 Mar 2021 04:00:00 ESTNational Chief Bellegarde urges Ottawa to rethink Mi'kmaq fisheries decision
The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is demanding the federal government restart talks on Mi'kmaq moderate livelihood fisheries after the Department of Oceans and Fisheries (DFO) annou...
Thu, 4 Mar 2021 14:14:34 ESTOntario College of Physicians and Surgeons cautions doctor after complaints about COVID-19 tweets
The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has issued three cautions to Dr. Kulvinder Kaur Gill after receiving complaints about her tweets about the pandemic, which it ruled were "irresponsibl...
Thu, 4 Mar 2021 14:47:08 ESTOlympic champion Kingsbury calls for urgent action to allow sport in Quebec schools
Reigning Olympic and world moguls champion Mikael Kingsbury is urging Quebec Premier François Legault to take urgent action to help return organized sport to schools amid the COVID-19 restrictions.
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Thu, 4 Mar 2021 11:12:40 ESTPeople waste way more food than thought, UN finds. Here's how Canada compares
A new UN report estimates 17 per cent of the food produced globally each year is wasted. That represents a big environmental toll. Canadians are more wasteful than Americans, the report found.
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Thu, 4 Mar 2021 19:00:55 ESTOntario Police College COVID-19 outbreak grows to more than 90 cases
The Ontario Police College has seen more than 90 positive cases of COVID-19 in a week since an outbreak was reported, the region's top doctor said.
Thu, 4 Mar 2021 12:28:34 ESTUnion supports Alberta NDP's demand for inquiry into deadly COVID-19 outbreak at Red Deer slaughterhouse
The Olymel plant in Red Deer is reopening Thursday after a COVID-19 outbreak linked to more than 500 cases and 3 worker deaths. Alberta NDP Leader Rachel Notley is calling on the province to delay t...
Thu, 4 Mar 2021 15:13:32 ESTWomen's world hockey championship in Nova Scotia pushed to May
The International Ice Hockey Federation has confirmed the postponement of the women's world hockey championship in Nova Scotia to May 6-16.
Thu, 4 Mar 2021 13:29:10 ESTTeachers in 3 provinces recruited for COVID-19 immunity research
Three Canadian studies will help determine how many teachers may have had COVID-19, Immunity Task Force announces.
Thu, 4 Mar 2021 14:10:06 ESTCOVID-19 testing rolls out for people entering Canada at 11 more land border crossings
The new rules apply to non-essential travellers, who also still have to present proof of a negative COVID-19 test taken in the last 72 hours.
Thu, 4 Mar 2021 16:33:12 ESTSurvivors, NGOs call for criminal investigation of porn giant MindGeek
More than 100 survivors of sexual exploitation and hundreds of non-governmental organizations are urging Ottawa to pursue a "full criminal investigation" into Pornhub's parent company.
Thu, 4 Mar 2021 07:00:00 ESTGovernments lack key data on fly-in workers. Experts say it's putting them at risk
Periodic outbreaks of COVID-19 may be one of the best clues we have to the scale of the fly-in worker system across the global Arctic.