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Tue, 23 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities say it's time to address environmental racism
Environmental racism is an issue that has long impacted BIPOC communities across Canada, as hazardous sites are disproportionately located in those communities and can be linked to poor health outcome...

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 04:00:19 EDT
Is AstraZeneca vaccine safe for people who've had blood clots? Your COVID-19 questions answered
AstraZeneca has been in the headlines recently over concerns that some people were developing blood clots after receiving the vaccine. Here are some answers to questions you may have.

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Why only 71 % of oldest Ontarians have signed up for a COVID-19 vaccination
A little under three-quarters of Ontarians aged 80 and older have either been vaccinated against COVID-19 or have signed up for a shot, a proportion that has some health experts worried and looking ...

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Manitoba First Nations race to deliver 100,000 shots in 100 days
First Nations leaders in Manitoba are racing to vaccinate 100,000 people in 100 days to avoid complications with melting ice roads in the spring, and fire season in the summer.

Tue, 23 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Kia Nurse hopes Raptors' all-women broadcast could mirror WNBA, inspire next generation
Canadian WNBA player and TSN commentator Kia Nurse hopes the NBA's first all-women's broadcast — scheduled for the Toronto Raptors game against the Denver Nuggets Wednesday on TSN — can inspire yo...

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 14:31:29 EDT
Alberta to decide whether to further ease public health restrictions
Alberta will not be further easing its COVID-19 restrictions at this time due to rising hospitalizations, Health Minister Tyler Shandro said on Monday.

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 12:14:06 EDT
Conservatives heard 'rumours' of Vance's alleged inappropriate relationships in 2015
A former top official in the Conservative government has testified that it looked into two rumours of alleged inappropriate conduct involving Gen. Jonathan Vance prior to appointing him. Ray Novak spo...

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 16:08:12 EDT
'He'd be proud': Colten Boushie's family speaks out against discrimination found in scathing report about RCMP
The family of Colten Boushie, a young Indigenous man from Saskatchewan whose shooting death was investigated by the RCMP in 2016, spoke out Monday following the release of an independent report thatÂ...

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
CRA sending details of bank accounts to IRS that don't have to be reported
The Canada Revenue Agency has been reporting hundreds of thousands of Canadian bank accounts to the Internal Revenue Service, despite the fact that they fall below the mandatory reporting level provi...

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Couples fight for refunds after COVID-19 cancels wedding events
An Ontario couple is one of many across the country fighting for refunds for weddings that COVID-19 scuttled, while the venues argue they need to hold onto those deposits to survive. A legal expert sa...

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 15:29:37 EDT
Couche-Tard looking to sell hundreds of stores, starting with 49 in Oklahoma
Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. is looking to shed nearly four per cent of its North American network starting with a deal to sell 49 stores in Oklahoma to Casey's General Stores Inc. for $39 million US...

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 13:20:54 EDT
Waste disposal company pleads guilty to 2 charges after worker killed
A waste disposal company in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley has pleaded guilty to two Occupational Health and Safety Act charges. Ryan Durling died after being struck by a compactor blade inside a garb...

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Westboro bus crash trial is time for long-awaited answers, victims' families say
The trial of the bus driver involved in the fatal Westboro bus crash in Ottawa is scheduled to start today.

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 07:00:00 EDT
Battle over chiropractors' ability to do routine X-rays headed for B.C. court
An internal struggle that's been building for years in the chiropractic profession has broken out into legal battle as a group of B.C. chiropractors head to court, accusing their professional regulato...

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 05:00:00 EDT
This woman lost her sight — but now she has frightening visions
A Nova Scotia woman has been experiencing visual hallucinations following the loss of her sight.

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 05:00:00 EDT
50 years of friendship for this Big Brothers match
Jim Clendenning and Omer "Jerry" Foisy met in March 1971, through Big Brothers Big Sisters of Oxford County. Their match evolved into a friendship lasting half a century.

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Alberta's oil and gas workers wrestle with layoffs and an uncharted future 
Amid global efforts to transition away from fossil fuels, Alberta is not only being challenged to put thousands of oil and gas workers back to work but to carve out a place in a low-emissions future ...

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 04:00:14 EDT
World Water Day 2021 highlights dire predictions of growing scarcity
About four billion people experience severe water shortages for at least one month a year, and around 1.6 billion people — almost a quarter of the world's population — have problems accessing a c...

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Behind the profit, and politics, driving Montreal's new light rail project
The concerns about the REM’s east-end extension are not just technical matters about an engineering project. They are part of a larger debate about which institutions ought to be shaping the future ...

Mon, 22 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Made of fungi, mycelium hits market as green substitute for leather, plastic
This past week, British fashion designer Stella McCartney unveiled a black 'leather' bustier top and pants made not from cow hide, but mycelium, which is grown from fungi. Here's a closer look at the ...



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