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Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:28:59 EDT
Ford announces new restrictions as COVID-19 cases threaten to remain high all summer
Ontario will step up enforcement powers for police and extend its stay-at-home order to a minimum of six weeks in a bid to stem the exponential rise in COVID-19 cases, but won't institute paid sick d...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:49:49 EDT
Moderna slashing vaccine deliveries to Canada, but Pfizer steps up with 8 million more doses
Moderna will send far fewer COVID-19 shots to Canada this month than originally planned as the company grapples with production issues at its facilities in Europe. But its main competitor, Pfizer, has...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 16:06:53 EDT
Suncor fined $100K for gas release at Edmonton Refinery
Suncor Energy pleaded guilty to one count of breaking Alberta environmental legislation after a release of a poisonous gas at its refinery just east of Edmonton.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
More than 200 travellers fined for refusing to quarantine in hotels after landing in Canada
As of March 30, 219 tickets have been issued to air passengers entering Canada who refused to quarantine at a designated hotel. Some travellers say they defied the rules because they felt it was safer...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 15:22:03 EDT
Edmonton man charged in child sex offences, other victims sought in Alberta, B.C, N.W.T.
The accused is widely known as 'Pastor Brad' in a number of communities, RCMP said Friday in a news release.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Is Canada finally inching toward a political consensus on climate change?
On the day Erin O'Toole tacitly gave up his party's opposition to carbon-pricing ("We recognize," he said, "that the most efficient way to reduce our emissions is to use pricing mechanisms") he strug...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Ontario's pharmacy vaccines harder to find in some areas with high COVID rates
A month after Ontario began shipping COVID-19 vaccines to pharmacies around the province, an analysis by CBC News shows some of the hardest-hit neighbourhoods are still waiting while other communities...

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 15:22:06 EDT
Dandies rebelled against social, gender and fashion norms for 200 years. Some say time is ripe for a revival
The original British dandy dates back to the 18th century, but since then, several generations of, mostly, men who identify as dandies have been challenging prevailing conceptions of masculinity and r...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 05:00:00 EDT
Vulnerable Inuk man left homeless as public guardian argues it is not responsible for housing
An Iqaluit man under the protection of Nunavut's public guardian is being forced into homelessness while government officials struggle to figure out how to help him and who should pay for that help, a...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 06:00:00 EDT
Winnipeg girls' volleyball coach dismissed from role after telling players he's allowed to use racial slurs
A Winnipeg volleyball player says she was disgusted after her coach said he should be allowed to use racial slurs while expressing his opinions about race and George Floyd, whose death during an arres...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Here's what's known about why women seem more susceptible to rare vaccine blood clots
Two leading COVID-19 vaccines are being linked to rare, serious blood clots, with the bulk of cases being women. But medical experts say with so few reports after millions of doses administered, deter...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 05:00:00 EDT
Ontario health units wasted 100s of vaccine doses in March. That's not the full story
CBC News contacted all 34 Ontario public health units to ask how many, and why, doses were wasted in March as vaccination capacity ramped up significantly.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
'Destructive' closure of Laurentian University's midwifery program vexes students, educator
Students and the former director of Laurentian University's school of midwifery in Sudbury, Ont., are struggling to understand why it was closed as part of the university's restructuring during the in...

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Stephen Harper joined ex-spymasters in company investing in Israeli security tech
Former prime minister Stephen Harper is working with former leaders of three major intelligence agencies — the Mossad, the CIA and MI5 — in a Canadian private company.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
After false starts and supply glitches, Canada's immunization campaign makes progress
The mass vaccination campaign to immunize adults against COVID-19 is now well underway after a series of false starts and severe supply disruptions.

Fri, 16 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
The ongoing search for the perfect climate change metaphor
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how scientists, environmentalists and marketers talk about climate change.

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 14:00:00 EDT
Fired junior hockey coach now subject of 2 police investigations
Bernie Lynch, a veteran junior hockey coach who was fired by the Fort Frances Lakers in March for sending inappropriate texts and emails to a player, is now the subject of two police investigations as...

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Conservatives announce plan to replace Liberal carbon tax with a lower levy of their own
After years of criticizing the Liberal carbon tax, the Conservative party is proposing a climate plan that also puts a price on carbon for consumers, according to a copy of the party's climate change ...

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 11:43:07 EDT
Montreal public health officials opposed to holding 2021 Canadian Grand Prix
Montreal public health authorities say they are "categorically opposed" to holding the Canadian Grand Prix in the city this summer since participants won't be able to quarantine and could have contact...

Thu, 15 Apr 2021 22:02:22 EDT
Mother files human rights complaint following death of Indigenous teen in B.C. group home
The mother of a Cree teenager who died in a B.C. group home last year has filed a human rights complaint alleging discrimination by multiple public agencies and the police.



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