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Fri, 7 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
When will we stop working from home?
Millions of non-essential workers have been doing their jobs from home since the early days of the pandemic. But with vaccinations spreading among Canadians many may now wonder — when will I stop...

Fri, 7 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Sexual assault complainant details alleged abuse by junior hockey coach Bernie Lynch
More than 30 years after the night he says changed his life, a former junior hockey player went to police in Saskatchewan to allege he was sexually assaulted by a coach. He shares his story with CBC N...

Fri, 7 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
DNA used to ID sailor from doomed 1845 Franklin Expedition with living relative
The 1845 Franklin Expedition to find the fabled Northwest Passage in the Canadian Arctic resulted in the deaths of nearly 130 sailors, and left more questions than answers. But 176 years later, a DNA ...

Fri, 7 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Should Canadians get vaccinated abroad? Liberals, Tories skirt the issue but health experts encourage it
CBC News asked four federal parties and health experts whether Canadians abroad who have access to a COVID-19 vaccine should get it. While the Liberals and Conservatives were evasive, other federal le...

Fri, 7 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Tourism in Ontario's Prince Edward County is booming. If only staff could afford to live there
Small business owners in Prince Edward County are now routinely arranging or offering housing to try to secure summer staff who would otherwise be priced out of its booming housing market. ...

Fri, 7 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Maxime Bernier uttered racist slur about Jagmeet Singh, according to statement filed in court
An affidavit filed in a defamation case accuses People's Party of Canada leader Maxime Bernier of expressing a racist slur regarding Jagmeet Singh's chances of winning a seat in 2018. Bernier says he'...

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Being neighbours: From South Sudan to Winnipeg's north end
When Mandela Kuet arrived in Winnipeg at 13 years old, he was given a bike from one of his relatives. The bike came with a warning - watch out for Indigenous people and make sure they don’t take it....

Fri, 7 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
The story behind the speech actor Michael Greyeyes has been waiting 30 years to give
A powerful speech delievered by Canadian Cree actor Michael Greyeyes in the new sitcom Rutherford Falls has fans cheering and underlines the value of having respresentaiton in the writing room. ...

Fri, 7 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Reusable takeout containers are a popular pandemic trend
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at innovations in reusable takeout containers and why some food lovers are taking beef off their menus.

Fri, 7 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
'Goodwill' money from proposed nuclear waste site pours into declining Ontario farm town. What if it stops?
A citizens' group is accusing Canada's nuclear industry of using its financial might to groom a declining Ontario farm community into becoming a willing host for the country's most dangerous radioact...

Fri, 7 May 2021 00:13:54 EDT
3 people hospitalized after fire engulfs seniors' residence northwest of Edmonton
Three people were hospitalized after a massive fire broke out at a seniors' residence in St. Albert, northwest of Edmonton Thursday night.

Thu, 6 May 2021 17:22:10 EDT
More than 650,000 AstraZeneca doses to arrive in the 'coming weeks': Fortin
After a week of competing messages about the usefulness of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, the federal government confirmed today it will continue to procure the product — and that well over a mi...

Thu, 6 May 2021 18:01:23 EDT
Manitoba could see new high for COVID-19 ICU patients within weeks, number doubled by summer, model suggests
Manitoba expects the number of COVID-19 patients in its intensive care units to exceed the peak of the second wave by the end of the May long weekend, and that number could double again before summer,...

Thu, 6 May 2021 08:00:00 EDT
Seller beware: Real estate agencies can collect their fee even if a buyer defaults on a sale, B.C. man learns
Mike Armstrong and his wife are facing a lawsuit from their former real estate agency over commission after their buyer disappeared before the closing date for two cabins on Lake Errock. ...

Thu, 6 May 2021 20:17:50 EDT
Possible shutdown of Line 5 not a threat to Canada's energy security: ambassador
Canada’s ambassador to the United States says that while the possible shutdown of Line 5 is a serious issue, it is not a threat to Canada’s national energy security.

Thu, 6 May 2021 21:17:19 EDT
B.C. woman questions courtroom masking policy over fears of airborne spread of COVID-19
A Kelowna woman is worried about safe access to justice in B.C.'s provincial courtrooms after witnessing what she describes as very inconsistent mask wearing by courtroom officials and lawyers during ...

Thu, 6 May 2021 09:06:21 EDT
Tree poaching on Vancouver Island prompts spike in forest patrols
Tree poaching is up in an area on Vancouver Island and some are calling for higher fines and more enforcement.

Thu, 6 May 2021 13:33:57 EDT
Ontario vowed to investigate horrific deaths in long-term care. Now it says that didn't happen
Nearly one year ago, as the first detailed picture emerged of the true scale of the horror faced by residents of Ontario's long-term care system during the pandemic, a visibly emotional Premier Doug F...

Thu, 6 May 2021 16:02:05 EDT
Alberta eases security payment burden for oilsands companies
Alberta is changing how it calculates the payments oilsands mines make to ensure there's enough money to clean up the mess they leave behind — a move the province says is in reaction to low oil pr...

Thu, 6 May 2021 09:00:00 EDT
Edmonton woman who died of vaccine-induced blood clot was turned away from ER, friend says
The first Albertan to die from a rare blood clot condition linked to a COVID-19 vaccine was turned away from an Edmonton hospital two days before her death, a family friend says.



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