Canadian News
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDTA year of misfortune: How the global pandemic has battered N.L.'s oil and gas industry
Newfoundland and Labrador's oil and gas industry has been hollowed out by the global pandemic over the past 12 months, but there are signs of a turnaround as the world economy slowly rebounds from a C...
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDTRogers-Shaw merger offers chance for Ottawa to insist on better deal for cellphone customers
A proposed merger between Rogers and Shaw that would produce Canada's second largest telecom company may actually be an opportunity for the government to create rules to open up competition in the cel...
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDTDo you find it hard to end a conversation? You're in the majority, study finds
In a study conducted between 2017 and 2019, a U.S. researcher found that 98 per cent of people think that conversations either go on too long or not long enough.
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDTHow a client-therapist relationship left one Nova Scotian feeling more hurt than healed
The case of a Nova Scotian whose counsellor lost her right to practise after the provincial College of Social Workers concluded she crossed professional boundaries sheds light on the vulnerable positi...
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDTAs U.S. transitions from climate laggard to climate leader, Canada could be hard-pressed to keep pace
The Biden-Harris administration has proposed climate investments that could dwarf Canada's actions, both at home and abroad, unless we continue building national momentum towards change, write Richard...
Tue, 16 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDTLanguage schools seek pandemic travel exemptions for international students
Language schools across Canada are asking the federal government to make international students exempt from the latest travel restrictions, which have made it harder and more expensive for students wh...
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 20:28:43 EDTManitoba government plans to eliminate elected school boards in major overhaul of education
A massive overhaul of Manitoba's education system will concentrate almost all of the province's elected school boards and hand much of the decision-making power to a new authority appointed by the pr...
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 07:33:58 EDTHead of Ontario's vaccine task force set to leave as province's vaccine booking system launches
The news about retired general Rick Hillier comes with Ontario reporting an additional 1,268 COVID-19 cases, and the province's vaccine booking system launching both by phone and online for thos...
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 21:21:28 EDTKielburgers accuse MPs of holding political trial during testy committee hearing
Craig and Marc Kielburger accused a parliamentary committee on Monday of engaging in a political trial as its members grilled the brothers over WE Charity's operations, including its cancelled deal t...
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 12:10:00 EDTTrudeau says AstraZeneca vaccine is safe after some European countries suspend its use
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said today the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine is safe and Canadians should have no concerns about receiving it, after nearly a dozen European countries suspended...
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 20:40:00 EDTVancouver photographer captures video of ravens playing like puppies in the snow
Some people find crows and ravens fascinating, while others find them beyond annoying, but there's no denying June Hunter's obsession with the black birds is catching on.
Fri, 12 Mar 2021 16:04:05 EST'It was incredible': Barefoot runner does half-marathon on frozen Quebec lake
Karim El Hayani appears to have broken a world record for an event that most of us would avoid at all costs: running a half-marathon barefoot on a frozen lake.
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 08:25:11 EDT$26B Rogers plan to buy Calgary-based Shaw would create Canada's 2nd-biggest telecom
Rogers Communications has signed a deal to buy Shaw Communications in a transaction valued at $26 billion, including debt, which would create Canada's No. 2 cellular operator — but is likely to fa...
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:57:37 EDTCanadian girl, 4, freed from Syrian detention camp
The Canadian government said it provided consular services to a four-year-old girl who escaped an Islamic State detention camp in northeastern Syria, but did not facilitate her exit.
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 07:46:54 EDTCoronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on March 15
Quebecers in the Montreal area should now be able to book vaccine appointments at local pharmacies as the province continues to expand its COVID-19 immunization campaign, while Ontario launched its va...
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 11:58:51 EDT18 new cases of highly contagious B117 coronavirus variant found in Manitoba
The number of contagious coronavirus variants has nearly doubled in Manitoba.
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 13:14:03 EDTWalmart Canada closing 6 stores across country, spending $500M to upgrade others
Walmart Canada is closing six stores and spending $500 million to upgrade more than half its remaining locations in a bid to improve the "look and feel" of its stores and enhance its online business.
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Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:56:36 EDTQuebec, Ottawa invest $100M to build electric vehicle battery plant
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Premier François Legault used the announcement Monday of a joint $100-million investment in an electric vehicle manufacturer to showcase their respective visions for...
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 07:00:00 EDTRam chases cyclist on road just outside of Thunder Bay city limits
Last week, Thunder Bay-based cycling enthusiast Keith Ailey had the strangest bike encounter after being chased by a black sheep ram just west of the city.
Mon, 15 Mar 2021 10:20:55 EDTRecord home sales expected this year, CREA says amid February increase
The Canadian Real Estate Association said its outlook suggests home sales will remain strong this year, resulting in a record number of sales, but then start to cool in 2022.