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Fri, 26 Mar 2021 14:21:29 EDTDoctor charged with murder after multiple deaths at Hawkesbury, Ont., hospital
A doctor was charged Friday with first-degree murder as part of a police investigation into multiple suspicious deaths at Hawkesbury and District General Hospital in eastern Ontario, near the border w...
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 20:54:13 EDTCrown says lone breach of Meng Wanzhou's rights would not be enough to toss extradition
The chief counsel for the Department of Justice conceded the possibility Friday the judge overseeing Meng Wanzhou's extradition proceedings may find that a Canada Border Service Agency officer breache...
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:05:15 EDTPeter Nygard to remain in jail after judge dismisses former fashion executive's bail appeal
Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard will remain in jail after a judge on Friday dismissed his bail appeal.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 17:08:20 EDTResidential school survivors rebuff federal offer to review St. Anne's documents
The survivors of St. Anne’s Residential school are rejecting Canada's offer of an independent review of their abuse claims.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 12:37:21 EDTFormer soldier pleads guilty in high-profile military sexual assault case
A high-profile sexual assault case involving the Canadian military has come to an end following years of legal battles. Former warrant officer André Gagnon pleaded guilty today to assaulting former m...
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 14:57:21 EDTJason Kenney says Alberta didn't prep carbon tax fallback plan, was hoping to win in court
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says his government didn't prepare a fallback plan on implementing a consumer carbon tax because they were hoping to win in the country's top court.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 14:22:36 EDTTravellers who don't declare cannabis at the border will soon face fines
Starting Monday, travellers who fail to declare cannabis and cannabis products when crossing the border could face fines.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:50:47 EDTN.B. top doctor says coronavirus variants are 'game changer'
Procurement Minister Anita Anand said Canada is seeing an influx of COVID-19 vaccine supply, and she expects that to continue despite recent export restrictions from the European Union.
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Fri, 26 Mar 2021 13:47:58 EDTCoal company Teck fined $60M for contaminating rivers in southeastern B.C.
A Canadian coal-mining company faces the largest fine imposed under the Fisheries Act after pleading guilty to contaminating waterways in southeastern British Columbia.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDTIn trying to contain COVID-19, we could be missing spread of HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis, experts warn
Public health experts say the COVID-19 pandemic has overshadowed other epidemics that need attention. Testing for HIV and hepatitis C has plummeted in Saskatchewan, where blood-borne and sexually tran...
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDTPool permits soar as retailers prepare for another 'unreal' summer
Some businesses that sell swimming pools and other pool-related products in Ottawa say the COVID-19 pandemic has created unseen levels of demand, and they likely won't have the stock to meet it.
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Fri, 26 Mar 2021 09:18:16 EDTLiberals to fight Tory motion summoning cabinet staff before parliamentary committees
The federal Liberal government is fighting a motion made by the Conservatives and backed by all the other parties to get cabinet ministers' staff to appear at any parliamentary committees.
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Fri, 26 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDT60% higher risk of death from coronavirus variants, Ontario analysis finds: sources
Variants of the virus behind COVID-19 double the risk of someone being admitted to intensive care — and increase the risk of death by roughly 60 per cent — according to a new analysis of recent On...
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDTMarketplace attended a COVID-19 conspiracy boot camp to see how instructors are targeting vaccine skeptics
A Marketplace investigation into an online boot camp organized by an American anti-vaccination activist has uncovered some of the tactics COVID-19 conspiracists are using to influence those skeptical ...
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDTIs it OK to mix and match different vaccines? Your COVID-19 questions answered
Health officials don't recommend having different types of COVID-19 vaccines for your two shots, but doctors say a unique clinical trial in the United Kingdom could inform a more flexible rollout in...
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 07:04:25 EDTCanada votes to collect data to document 'environmental racism'
Canada will collect data on the impact of siting a disproportionate number of polluting industries and landfills in areas inhabited by racial minority communities, federal lawmakers voted Wednesday.
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Fri, 26 Mar 2021 07:00:00 EDTSupreme Court carbon tax ruling: The last ride of the resistance?
Those pushing for better and more stringent climate policy should savour a big win. But they should also start getting ready for the next fight, says energy economist Andrew Leach.
Thu, 25 Mar 2021 23:33:35 EDTWoman pulled over by police impersonator on dark B.C. highway rattled by encounter
Kristin McBride was driving along Highway 6 between Lumby and Vernon on the night of March 13 when a man in a white truck or SUV pulled up behind her and turned on a set of flashing red and blue light...
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDTFrozen pizza sales are red hot and expected to outlast the pandemic
Pizza consumption has surged during the pandemic, and Canadians are making the frozen variety their pie of choice.
Fri, 26 Mar 2021 04:00:00 EDTHigh-profile murder trial adjourned at last minute because of COVID-19 concerns in Sask.
A judge has adjourned the murder trial of Greg Fertuck until this fall due to concerns over COVID-19 in Saskatchewan. Fertuck, who is charged with first-degree murder in the death of his wife Sheree, ...