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Sun, 21 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
B.C. boy permanently brain damaged after eating lettuce contaminated with E. coli
Marketplace finds out why outbreaks of E. coli keep happening with romaine lettuce — and meets a B.C. family whose young son was sickened, and will never be the same.

Sun, 21 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Jews in Russian city scarred by WWII massacre watch Canada's decision on Nazi interpreter
As Canadian immigration officials decide the fate of an interpreter who worked for the Nazis, the Jewish community of a Russian city, decimated by the unit he worked for, is watching.

Sun, 21 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Controversial neck hold still being used by Mounties as RCMP reviews its safety
The RCMP says it hopes to have a decision later this year on whether it will continue to teach Mounties to use a controversial neck hold to subdue suspects. In the meantime, new figures obtained by CB...

Sun, 21 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Anand says AstraZeneca doses could arrive from the U.S. this week
Procurement Minister Anita Anand says Ottawa could take delivery of AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine doses from the United States as early as this week.

Sun, 21 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Great COVID-19 bicycle boom expected to keep bike industry on its toes for years to come
Across the country, bicycle shops are slammed, hit by a pandemic-triggered surge that started in March 2020 and has not let up — and a backlog that some experts say won't be cleared up for months ...

Sun, 21 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
O'Toole's pitch to get Conservatives to embrace 'change' may be off to a shaky start
In time, Erin O'Toole may present an election platform that differs markedly from the policies of the Harper years. So far, however, the Conservative leader appears to be more interested in talking ab...

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 14:00:00 EDT
RCMP racially discriminated against mother, mishandled witnesses, evidence in Colten Boushie case: watchdog
The RCMP's watchdog says Canada's national police force racially discriminated against the mother of Colten Boushie during their investigation of the Indigenous man's shooting death in 2016 — a fin...

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 10:15:39 EDT
Conservative delegates reject adding 'climate change is real' to the policy book
Conservative delegates at the party's policy convention have voted to reject adding green-friendly statements to the policy book — including a line that would have stated the party believes "climat...

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 19:55:59 EDT
WestJet finalizes agreement with union that represents more than 3,100 cabin crew
The Calgary-based WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it has ratified its first collective agreement with the Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents more than 3,100 cabin crew.

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 21:24:32 EDT
Canada's Leylah Annie Fernandez eyes 1st WTA title
Canadian teenager Leylah Annie Fernandez has advanced to the Monterrey Open final after defeating Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo 7-5, 7-5 in the semifinals.

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 08:00:00 EDT
Don't expect soaring lumber prices to drop anytime soon, builders association says
Lumber prices in B.C. and the rest of Canada are surging and industry experts warn that it could be years before the numbers go down to pre-pandemic levels.

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 12:38:07 EDT
Dog saved from icy Digby County lake adopted by rescuer
Nova Scotia's Lake Dog has a new family. The black and tan shepherd mix is going home with one of the men who rescued her from a partially frozen lake in Digby County last weekend.

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 11:41:02 EDT
Nova Scotia to lift quarantine rules for New Brunswick travellers
The lifting of the restriction on self-isolation for New Brunswickers will take effect Saturday at 8 a.m. But it's unclear when New Brunswick might lift its restrictions on Nova Scotian travellers. ...

Sun, 21 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Critics of Rogers-Shaw merger say government must mandate affordable internet in remote areas
News of a proposed $26 billion Rogers-Shaw merger this week, a move that would combine two telecom giants has Canadians casting a critical eye on the prices they pay for TV, cell and internet services...

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 16:15:12 EDT
In nurses' firing, union calls for due process, while First Nations leaders hope broader concerns aren't lost
The union representing two nurses accused of racist treatment against an Atikamekw woman say they should not have been fired so quickly. But First Nations leaders hope the controversy doesn't overshad...

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 05:30:00 EDT
Got #BookFace? Let these London, Ont. librarians inspire you
It turns out you can judge a book by its cover. Defying the age-old idiom, librarians in London Ont. are exploring their collection of easy-to-match covers to perfect their #BookFace, lightening the m...

Sat, 20 Mar 2021 17:17:48 EDT
Esgenoôpetitj teen who died in crash remembered as respectful, athletic
Nineteen-year-old Neil Linklater was on his way to visit his family for the weekend. But an hour away from his childhood home in Esgenoôpetitj First Nation, Neil collided head-on with another vehicl...

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Ontario's 3rd wave of COVID-19 could hit younger adults harder. Here's why
Despite rising vaccination rates, there's growing consensus among medical experts that Ontario's third wave of COVID-19 cases has already started. Clinicians and epidemiologists warn patients may be b...

Fri, 19 Mar 2021 13:09:12 EDT
Stepfather found guilty of murdering 3-year-old who interrupted his video game
A Calgary stepfather has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the death of a three-year-old girl who had interrupted his video game. 

Thu, 18 Mar 2021 22:05:29 EDT
Lawyer for ex-Nazi interpreter Helmut Oberlander files motion to permanently end deportation proceedings
A 97-year-old Waterloo, Ont., man who worked as an interpreter for one of the Nazis' most brutal killing units is asking the federal government to stay immigration proceedings against him. ...



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