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Wed, 12 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Future of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in question in Canada over blood clots, supply issues
The future use of the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine in Canada is now in question due to concerns over the increased risk of rare but severe blood clots connected to the shot, an unpredictable fu...

Wed, 12 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Ontario ICU nurses say doctors are getting 10 times their pay for similar work during pandemic
Ontario’s ICU nurses lost their pandemic pay in August 2020. But in some cases, they’re training doctors earning as much as $450 an hour to work alongside them.

Wed, 12 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
U.S. pipeline problems expose Canada's vulnerability to having the taps turned off
Problems with two major oil and gasoline pipelines in the U.S. underscore how fragile the North American energy infrastructure grid is and how vulnerable Canadians are to supply disruption. ...

Wed, 12 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
These people were vaccine hesitant. Here's why they changed their minds
Vaccine hesitancy is decreasing across Canada, according to two new studies and those who work on the issue. Health experts have said the focus must turn to addressing hesitancy and those who have fal...

Wed, 12 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Health Canada silent on COVID-19 home tests as other countries push forward
COVID-19 tests that can be purchased at a pharmacy and taken at home have been part of the pandemic policy push in several countries. Health Canada, which previously expressed concerns about the tests...

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
'Where are all the Black people?': The racial divide in Prairie Christian churches
“We have created community for so long along racialized lines that we don't know how to do anything else,” says Calgary-based pastor and author Rohadi Nagassar.

Wed, 12 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Fallout from rogue event worries other Alberta rodeo organizers
Some rodeo organizers worry the recent, unsanctioned event near Bowden, Alta. — marked by anti-maskers, anti-vaxxers and COVID deniers — made their sport look bad, and that it reinforced long-h...

Wed, 12 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Travel restrictions between, within provinces could be lifted in time for summer travels, experts say
Significant travel restrictions remain in place in jurisdictions across the country, but the steady increase in vaccinations may mean Canadians could be able to carry out their domestic vacation pl...

Tue, 11 May 2021 16:20:30 EDT
Trauma retreat for military sex assault survivors used sex offender as 'peer mentor'
Some Canadian Armed Forces veterans and first responders who are sexual assault survivors said they were outraged to learn their peer mentor at a women’s trauma retreat was himself a registered sex ...

Tue, 11 May 2021 15:30:00 EDT
2 million doses: Alberta expects to hit COVID-19 vaccine milestone on Wednesday, Kenney says
Alberta is about to hit the two-million dose milestone in its efforts to vaccinate the province’s population against COVID-19, Premier Jason Kenney said Tuesday.

Tue, 11 May 2021 22:25:40 EDT
Criminal complaint filed after Nazi flag spotted on 2nd rural property in Alberta
On Mother's Day, a woman who lives just outside of Breton Alta. was shocked to see a nearby residence flying Confederate and Hitler Youth flags. She reported the flags to a number of authorities. ...

Tue, 11 May 2021 11:30:16 EDT
'This is just scary': N.W.T. flood evacuees watch and wait for river to drop
Hundreds of people have fled their homes in Jean Marie River and Fort Simpson, N.W.T., as flood waters rose in recent days. Now, they're waiting to see when the water will go down so they can return. ...

Tue, 11 May 2021 23:57:21 EDT
2 bodies found on forestry road in B.C.'s Okanagan were likely victims of 'targeted incident,' police say
A couple out for a walk in a remote area of B.C.'s South Okanagan region this week discovered the bodies of two people that investigators now believe were the victims of a "targeted incident." ...

Tue, 11 May 2021 17:40:33 EDT
Public Health Agency refusing to disclose uncensored documents on Winnipeg virus lab
As the Public Health Agency of Canada refuses to release uncensored internal documents, a Conservative MP says he wants to know how far Canada's collaboration with China on Level-4 pathogens went ...

Tue, 11 May 2021 10:56:01 EDT
Federal government to spend $12B on Toronto, Hamilton transit
The federal government said Tuesday it will spend $12 billion on transit projects in Toronto and Hamilton. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the money will go toward four Toronto transit projects ...

Tue, 11 May 2021 14:29:48 EDT
Commons committee asks whether military has sexist double-standard on fraternization
A House of Commons committee heard a deeply personal story today of how the military's sexist double-standard on fraternization cut short the career of an accomplished woman — while a high-ranki...

Tue, 11 May 2021 13:06:48 EDT
Trudeau says pandemic restrictions should remain until case counts are 'way down'
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau urged provinces Tuesday to maintain strict public health measures until COVID-19 case counts are much lower than they are now — so that Canadians can enjoy a "one-dose ...

Mon, 10 May 2021 18:56:17 EDT
Sir John A. statue in Charlottetown will stay, but he'll have some company
The controversial statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in downtown Charlottetown will remain, but with some modifications.

Tue, 11 May 2021 10:01:15 EDT
Alberta stops offering first doses of AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine due to supply issues
Alberta Health says the province has stopped administering the AstraZeneca-Oxford COVID-19 vaccine in favour of other brands because supply of the vaccine is expected to become scarce.  ...

Tue, 11 May 2021 05:00:00 EDT
Mastodon dung reveals diet, environment in Nova Scotia some 75,000 years ago
Three decades after researchers recovered mastodon remains from a Nova Scotia gypsum quarry, the find is generating new insights into the species' habitat in the days before one of the elephant-like a...



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