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Mon, 20 Jan 2020 17:11:33 EST
Why the delta variant is spreading COVID-19 so quickly — and what that means for Canada

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 22:02:37 EDT
Acting defence chief's notes reveal weeks of intense discussions of how to handle Fortin allegation
Handwritten notes by Canada's acting chief of defence staff before Maj.-Gen Dany Fortin's removal as head of the country’s vaccine rollout reveal weeks of intense discussions between top government ...

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Grassy Narrows funding pact for mercury-poisoning care home spurs joy and bitter memories
After decades of activism and suffering from mercury poisoning, the Grassy Narrows community is celebrating the long-awaited agreement with Ottawa to fund a one-of-a-kind, specialized mercury treatmen...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 12:59:03 EDT
Smoke headed for Metro Vancouver, Stanley Park closed overnight as 241 wildfires burn across B.C.
Wildfire smoke is in the forecast for B.C.'s south coast this weekend, on top of a heat wave that prompted warnings from health officials Friday. 

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Here's what Canada's business leaders think about heading back to the office
After 500 days of working from home, CBC News reached out to dozens of business leaders across the country for their thoughts on the looming return to offices. Across the spectrum, one sentiment was e...

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Singh hopes to build 'momentum' on tour of Indigenous communities
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has been meeting with Indigenous people who have been affected by boil water advisories, forest fires and other threats — stepping away from 24/7 national media coverage jus...

Sat, 31 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
CBC Radio's The House: The NDP at 60
On this week’s show: Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi reacts to Alberta’s recent announcement that it will end self-isolation requirements for those who test positive for COVID-19. We take an in-depth ...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 15:35:45 EDT
First Nations and Ottawa agree to $8 billion settlement on drinking water advisories
A proposed settlement agreement worth nearly $8 billion has been reached in two national class action lawsuits launched against the federal government by First Nations under drinking water advisories....

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 18:32:09 EDT
Canada's troubled efforts to resettle Afghan military interpreters 'insulting' to veterans: O'Toole
Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole is accusing the Liberal government of making a sloppy and half-hearted attempt to resettle Afghan interpreters who worked alongside the Canadian military. ...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Worried your COVID-19 vaccine won't be accepted abroad? Here's what you need to know
Here’s the latest on which vaccines distributed in Canada might cause problems for travellers abroad.

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Climate tipping points are difficult to predict. In Canada and beyond, they might have already arrived
Scientists have been watching extreme weather events unfold across the world this summer, seeing the many links between heatwaves, floods, droughts and climate change. But the scale of some of these ...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:03:49 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on July 30
Scientists in the U.S. who studied a big COVID-19 outbreak in Massachusetts concluded that vaccinated people who got so-called breakthrough infections carried about the same amount of the coronavirus ...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 05:00:00 EDT
El Jones's powerful poem sheds light on slavery in N.S. and the struggle for freedom
Poet, educator and activist El Jones has written a poem for Emancipation Day, which will be marked for the first time in Nova Scotia and across the country this Sunday.

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 13:27:11 EDT
Canada's big wireless companies spend nearly $9B on new 5G spectrum
The federal government raised $8.9 billion in a licence auction for a key band of 5G wireless spectrum in results announced after the close of markets Thursday.

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 14:58:53 EDT
CP Rail urges Kansas City Southern shareholders to oppose CN takeover next month
Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. is urging Kansas City Southern shareholders to vote against the proposed merger with Canadian National Railway Co. because of the regulatory uncertainty of its rival's US...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 08:00:00 EDT
Eye in the sky: Alberta startup touts drones as wildfire fighting game changer
An aerospace company near Edmonton has patented technology it believes can help step up the game of fighting wildfires and other natural disasters in Alberta and Canada.

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 10:43:16 EDT
ArcelorMittal Dofasco getting $400M from Ottawa to cut greenhouse gas emissions
ArcelorMittal Dofasco is receiving $400 million in federal funding that the company says will help it cut carbon emissions by more than half.

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 07:00:00 EDT
Media outlets appeal B.C. court's decision to deny info on stay of mayor's sex assault charge
Three media outlets, including the CBC, are challenging a decision by the B.C. Supreme Court's chief justice to deny the public details about so-called alternative measures that resulted in the stayin...

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 09:05:10 EDT
Canada's economy shrank for 2nd month in a row in May
Canada's gross domestic product shrank by 0.3 per cent in May, the second consecutive monthly contraction as most industries slowed down.

Fri, 30 Jul 2021 05:00:00 EDT
'Van life' is trending, but for some Yukoners it's a final resort amid housing crisis
Living out of a van is a trending lifestyle sold as an alternative form of housing that promises mobility and freedom. But for some people in Whitehorse, living in a vehicle is a very practical decisi...



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