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Wed, 5 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
When will the Canada-U.S. border reopen?
Day trips to the U.S. are a thing of the past. Canada-U.S. relations experts cautiously estimate the border could reopen in the fall, but it might be more complicated than it seems.

Wed, 5 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
We probably won't reach herd immunity against COVID-19 any time soon, but it's OK, experts say
Herd immunity looks like an increasingly high bar, and it may be out of reach. But that's no reason to despair. It's not herd immunity or bust. The closer we get, the more we can return to normal life...

Wed, 5 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Stalled project reveals archaeological conflict between First Nations and B.C. government
An expansion of a popular Hornby Island pub that stalled this spring with the discovery of Indigenous human remains is threatening to become a flashpoint for relations between the province and First N...

Wed, 5 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Grassy Narrows First Nation asserts sovereignty to pass Anishinaabe law on alcohol use
A traditional Anishinaabe law on alcohol possession is now in effect in Grassy Narrows north of Kenora, Ont., a clear departure from the Indian Act and a rare move that Chief Randy Fobister hopes will...

Wed, 5 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Out-of-control Chinese rocket expected to fall to Earth in the coming days
On April 29, China successfully launched a crew module for a space station that it says will be completed by the end of 2022. But the first stage of the rocket that sent that module into orbit is fall...

Tue, 4 May 2021 22:23:43 EDT
B.C. family mourns 57-year-old 'man of a million projects' who died of COVID-19
From building volcano demos for his teaching wife's high school class to high-tech robots used in surgeries, William 'Bill' Chernoff had a passion for science and technology. And when it came to his ...

Wed, 5 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Civilian staffers at Department of Defence also reporting bullying and harassment, say unions
The number of complaints of harassment, bullying and even sexual misconduct involving civilian employees at the Department of National Defence has increased in tandem with those being reported on th...

Wed, 5 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
'Preferred vaccines' messaging from federal panel sparks concern, criticism from health experts
Canadians should take the first vaccine that becomes available to them even though the federal government's advisory committee on vaccines may have sown confusion with conflicting messaging about pre...

Wed, 5 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Clear safeguards needed around technology planned for border checkpoints
Canada should be cautious about adopting automated systems at its borders that can affect decision-making around things like immigration and refugee applications, write Petra Molnar and Jamie Liew. ...

Wed, 5 May 2021 04:00:41 EDT
Ontario Christian school tells court it was unaware abuse would cause emotional damage
In February 2020, a judge presiding over a class-action lawsuit on behalf of former students found the staff at Grenville Christian College responsible for systematically abusing girls and boys who...

Wed, 5 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Conservatives break fundraising records but struggle to break through with voters
Fundraising records are there to be broken, at least if you're the Conservative Party. But why hasn't voter support for the Conservatives grown at the same pace as their bank account?

Tue, 4 May 2021 18:30:59 EDT
Pregnant people 16 and up can now book a vaccine as B.C. records 697 new COVID-19 cases
Pregnant people aged 16 and older are now eligible to book a vaccine, B.C. health officials announced Tuesday, as the province recorded 697 new cases of COVID-19 and one more death. 

Tue, 4 May 2021 22:23:43 EDT
B.C. family mourns 57-year-old 'man of a million projects' who died of COVID-19
From building volcano demos for his teaching wife's high school class to high-tech robots used in surgeries, William 'Bill' Chernoff had a passion for science and technology. And when it came to his ...

Tue, 4 May 2021 15:21:52 EDT
3-step plan to relax COVID-19 rules in Sask. an 'incentive' to get vaccinated, province says
The first easing of rules could take place in the last week of May, if the desired vaccination rates are achieved.

Tue, 4 May 2021 04:30:00 EDT
How N.L.'s Fort McMurray workers risk COVID threats at work, and stigma at home
As COVID-19 rages across Alberta, it has never been more dangerous for Newfoundland and Labrador's rotational workers to fly for shifts in the oilsands camps around Fort McMurray. The workers face th...

Tue, 4 May 2021 13:16:36 EDT
Temporary immigration pathway for essential workers and graduates excludes too many, critics say
A group that advocates for the rights of migrants is pushing for changes to a recently announced short-term immigration program, calling it unfair, exploitative and exclusionary.

Tue, 4 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Group of Ontario police officers launches charter challenge of pandemic restrictions
A group of 19 Ontario police officers has launched a constitutional challenge against the provincial and federal governments, claiming that enforcing sweeping pandemic health restrictions puts them a...

Tue, 4 May 2021 14:03:42 EDT
Legal advocates say federal budget can ease 'crisis' in courts, but more should be done
People working in the justice system say the recent federal budget made some moves that could improve access to justice in Canada — but more needs to be done to address swelling case backlogs in cou...

Mon, 3 May 2021 22:20:49 EDT
B.C. mayor apologizes for U.S. trip to visit family, get vaccinated
Rossland, B.C., Mayor Kathy Moore says in hindsight, she made the wrong decision to travel to the United States for COVID-19 vaccines and to spend time with her family.

Tue, 4 May 2021 08:04:25 EDT
Woman who spent 3 months in COVID-19 coma recounts emotional toll, but says 'just have hope'
Diana Doxtator is an important "aksotha" to those around her, a grandmother from southwestern Ontario's Oneida Nation of the Thames who takes care of relatives and people who have come into her life i...



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