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Thu, 13 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
How a vacancy in a safe Conservative seat could mean headaches for Erin O'Toole
Following the resignation of former Conservative MP Diane Finley, a byelection will take place in the Ontario riding of Haldimand–Norfolk — if there is no general election in the fall. ...

Thu, 13 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Would-be dad wins test to determine if Tinder connection resulted in 'beautiful baby'
The case highlights a long legal history of judges balancing the rights of men who claim to be fathers with the best interests of the children they claim as theirs.

Thu, 13 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Alberta's oil producers feel recovery — but analysts aren't predicting a repeat of the last boom
Higher crude prices are good news for oil companies and government royalties, but a return to the pre-2014 boom? Experts say it's not in the cards.

Thu, 13 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Quebec is set to present its long-awaited revamped language law. Here's what to expect
The proposed legislation comes after a number of studies from Quebec's French-language watchdog found that the French language is in decline in the province.

Thu, 13 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
'Unlike any other year': Muslim front-line workers reflect on Ramadan, prepare to mark Eid
As Muslims across Ontario mark the end of another Ramadan under a provincewide lockdown due, front-line workers say observing this past month while working through the pandemic has been nothing short ...

Thu, 13 May 2021 04:00:10 EDT
Ottawa moves to block gay man's human rights case accusing it of backing blood donor ban
A gay man in Ontario will be in court later this month arguing that Health Canada discriminates against him by overseeing the ban preventing men who recently have had sex with other men from donat...

Sun, 25 Apr 2021 04:00:00 EDT
How 2 young Black men bonded over their shared experiences in small-town Alberta
Baptist Abushaka and David Bowers grew up in separate towns, but shared the same experience.

Thu, 13 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Former reservist stripped of Order of Military Merit for wearing medals he was never awarded
A Quebec man who served with the Canadian Armed Forces reserves and cadets for three decades has been expelled from one of the military's highest honours after it was discovered he was wearing medals ...

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 20:02:11 EDT
4,500 migrating birds move into chimney of Vancouver Island museum
For the past four years, huge flocks of Vaux's swifts have made the Courtenay Museum a pit stop on their annual journey north.

Wed, 12 May 2021 16:32:27 EDT
Business leaders join Canada in urging U.S. court to keep Line 5 operating
Political "brinksmanship" in Michigan risks allowing Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. to abandon plans for a $500-million tunnel that would protect an ecologically sensitive Great Lakes waterway from the c...

Tue, 11 May 2021 20:26:11 EDT
'A great day for hockey': Canadian trailblazer reflects on NHL's first all-Black line
The first all-Black line in the NHL brings back memories for Nova Scotian Percy Paris. He was in the same spot about 50 years ago, as part of the first all-Black line in Canadian university hockey. ...

Wed, 12 May 2021 13:11:29 EDT
Leaders overseeing thousands of B.C. health-care professionals apologize for systemic anti-Indigenous racism
The leaders of regulatory colleges overseeing more than 90,000 health-care workers in B.C. have issued a joint apology to Indigenous people who have experienced racism, discrimination and abuse in t...

Wed, 12 May 2021 10:34:54 EDT
Indigenous leaders call for investigation into RCMP on Vancouver Island after recent shootings
Indigenous leaders are calling for an investigation into the conduct of Mounties on Vancouver Island after two members of a small First Nation were shot by police in the last three months. ...

Wed, 12 May 2021 09:56:16 EDT
'Vancouver Model' of drug decriminalization is deeply flawed, national coalition says
A national coalition of groups that support drug decriminalization say the current plan being put forward by Vancouver Mayor Kennedy Stewart will set a terrible precedent.

Wed, 12 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Joyce Echaquan's death sparks demand for Indigenous cultural training, but obstacles remain
More and more professionals in Quebec, from health-care workers to miners, are receiving training in Indigenous history and culture in Quebec. This week, a coroner's inquiry into the death of an Atika...

Wed, 12 May 2021 08:00:00 EDT
Human rights tribunal hearing ordered for Indigenous nurse who received workplace threats
An Indigenous nurse says she is relieved there will be a human rights tribunal hearing into her allegations that Alberta Health Services did not act on racist abuse from her co-workers, and placed her...

Wed, 12 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Ontario doctors dispute nurses' claims about pandemic pay
The Ontario Medical Association, the organization representing the province's doctors, says that some of the claims nurses have made about the pay physicians receive when working as so-called nurse ex...

Wed, 12 May 2021 14:30:56 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on May 12
Questions remained Wednesday about the future of the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine in Canada as Manitoba and B.C. limited use of the shot and Ontario said it was deciding how it would use an incoming shi...

Wed, 12 May 2021 08:00:00 EDT
'A very charged situation': Talking to our loved ones about COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy
Vaccine hesitancy during the high-stakes months of COVID-19 can put tremendous pressure on the connections that matter to us most, but an expert says we can approach these conversations constructivel...



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