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Tue, 1 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Canada to recommend mixing and matching AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines
Canada is changing its guidelines on mixing and matching second doses of COVID-19 vaccines and will advise Canadians to combine either the AstraZeneca-Oxford, Pfizer-BioNTech or Moderna shots intercha...

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Teacher who came out as transgender at school inspires students and colleagues to live their truths
Michael Megenbir knew he had the support of his co-workers and school administration when he came out publicly as transgender in 2017. What he couldn’t predict was how the openness about his identit...

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
'Rainbow capitalism' is pandering, pure and simple, but it can still help drive social change
Pride Month sparks an annual marketing onslaught from every corner of the capitalist system, writes Aimee Langer, and while it can be frustrating, it's also an opportunity to foster sincere community ...

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Ex-judge releasing review of military justice system rocked by sexual misconduct crisis
A review of Canada's military justice system — ordered by the Trudeau government before the current crisis over sexual misconduct in the ranks descended on the chain of command — is being released...

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Some Catholic schools in Ontario to fly rainbow Pride flag for 1st time
Several Catholic school boards across Ontario are flying the rainbow flag to mark Pride month for the first time this year. LGBTQ students and allies say it will make students feel more welcome and sa...

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
New stress test level makes it harder to qualify for a mortgage in Canada
The federal government has raised the minimum financial bar that anyone applying for a mortgage must meet, which will reduce the pool of qualified borrowers and likely cool the real estate market. ...

Tue, 1 Jun 2021 04:00:00 EDT
PCR tests are not prone to false positives, despite what people say on Facebook, experts say
Infectious disease experts are pushing back against "armchair" molecular biologists who continue to make false claims on social media about PCR tests — the primary method for detecting the virus th...

Mon, 31 May 2021 10:11:39 EDT
Days after children's remains reported, Trudeau says more help coming for residential school survivors
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says more supports for survivors of residential schools are coming following the heartbreaking discovery of children's remains in Kamloops, B.C.

Mon, 31 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Manitoba officials didn't heed warnings about a 3rd COVID-19 wave. Now hospitals are overwhelmed
Across Canada, most provinces are relaxing pandemic restrictions or planning on reopening their economies later this spring or in the early summer — but Manitoba is a stark exception. Epidemiolog...

Mon, 31 May 2021 19:46:33 EDT
'We're still on high alert' says Aklavik mayor as water levels continue to waver
Amid rising water levels, Aklavik Mayor Andrew Charlie says many roads are still drivable, and spirits remain high.

Mon, 31 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Amazon employee describes lax enforcement of COVID-19 precautions at Ottawa warehouse
An Amazon employee says working at the distribution giant’s Ottawa warehouse during the pandemic has been a nerve-racking experience, saying some safety measures have been ignored and dozens of work...

Mon, 31 May 2021 13:17:56 EDT
Maple Leafs-Canadiens Game 7: Talk about it like a hockey expert (even if you're not)
Despite the storied history of both clubs, the Toronto Maple Leafs host the Montreal Canadiens to face off in Game 7 for just the second time in 16 playoff series (CBC, CBCSports.ca, 7 p.m. ET). ...

Mon, 31 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Fireworks, garbage and some violence accompanies rowdy end of curfew in Quebec
After a nearly 140-day curfew, Quebecers across the province took advantage of looser restrictions this weekend to party late into the night, though some were more eager than others to shed the decoru...

Sun, 30 May 2021 22:41:09 EDT
Vancouver teenager was one of 12 mistakenly given Moderna instead of Pfizer vaccine
Vancouver Coastal Health says 12 children were mistakenly given the Moderna vaccine last week. Only the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine is approved in Canada for children under 18.

Mon, 31 May 2021 14:17:51 EDT
London, Ont., principal removed for wearing Black student's hair like a wig says he's sorry, 'ashamed'
The London, Ont., principal removed from his job for wearing a Black student's hair like a wig as part of a Halloween costume has issued an apology, saying his behaviour was unacceptable and showed "a...

Mon, 31 May 2021 09:56:53 EDT
Mi'kmaq, supporters hold vigil for 215 residential school children at Sir John A statue
About 80 P.E.I Mi’kmaq and other Indigenous and non-Indigenous supporters gathered for a vigil at the statue of Sir John A. Macdonald in downtown Charlottetown Monday morning after the remains of ch...

Mon, 31 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Canadian Coast Guard moving toward gender-neutral uniforms
The coast guard's uniform catalogue has recently shifted away from gender identity, part of a broader move toward gender-neutral uniforms which are expected in 2022.

Mon, 31 May 2021 06:30:00 EDT
More than 800 residential school students died in Alberta — advocates say it's time to find their graves
When Jackie Bromley, 70, heard that the remains of 215 children had been found in B.C., she had flashbacks to her time at St. Mary’s Residential School on the Blood Reserve in southern Alberta.  ...

Mon, 31 May 2021 07:32:04 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Monday
Quebec downgraded several regions — including Quebec City — from the highest pandemic-alert level Monday, as the province reported fewer than 300 new COVID-19 cases for the first time since mid...

Mon, 31 May 2021 04:00:00 EDT
The coast guard destroyed his boat without asking. Now, a federal agency wants him to pay $8,500 bill
Tom Puglas, a First Nations elder on Vancouver Island, says he planned to repair his aging boat. But before he could — and without any warning, he says — the coast guard destroyed the boat, which ...



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