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Wed, 4 Aug 2021 18:50:15 EDT
First flight bringing Afghans who helped military arrives in Canada, with more still to come
A government flight carrying dozens of Afghan workers who assisted the Canadian military during the war in Afghanistan has landed in Toronto, the federal government said Wednesday evening. ...

Wed, 4 Aug 2021 14:27:10 EDT
Unions warn Canadians to expect disruptions at airports and border crossings starting Friday
The unions representing Canada’s border agents are warning travellers to expect lengthy delays at airports and border crossings if its workers proceed with planned job action on Friday. ...

Wed, 4 Aug 2021 08:00:00 EDT
B.C.'s small towns face existential questions about wildfire summers to come
It's often said that local governments represent the level of politics closest to the people. But it's equally true that they have the fewest resources.

Wed, 4 Aug 2021 13:23:18 EDT
Ontario appeal court dismisses Ford government's appeal over controversial Student Choice Initiative
Ontario's Court of Appeal has dismissed the Ford government's bid to overturn an earlier decision that quashed its so-called Student Choice Initiative — a measure that sparked concern over the futu...

Wed, 4 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Bullied as a child, Indigenous coach Terry Crook now inspires young athletes on and off the track
Calgary track coach Terry Crook has been nominated for a National Indigenous Coaching Award. His journey has taken him from a bullied child of a residential school survivor to a nationally ranked runn...

Wed, 4 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Laval investigates after men wearing camouflage caught draining wetland
The land is co-owned by Laval and three companies. Just two weeks ago, the city signed a contract to buy more of the green space. Now officials are trying to figure out why men were allegedly trying t...

Wed, 4 Aug 2021 10:04:21 EDT
Long-term care improvements would cost $13.7 billion, PBO says
A new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer says that a range of improvements to long-term care in Canada would cost $13.7 billion, with costs rising each year.

Wed, 4 Aug 2021 10:25:41 EDT
No evidence found of unmarked graves related to Shubenacadie Residential School in Nova Scotia
Crews searching the grounds and surroundings of the Shubenacadie Residential School have concluded their search, saying they did not discover evidence of unmarked graves related to the school. ...

Wed, 4 Aug 2021 08:00:00 EDT
AstraZeneca recipients frustrated after being forced to cancel international travel plans
Several countries and tour operators, including many cruise lines, don't recognize the Covishield version of the AstraZeneca-Oxford, which is made in India. Others are not accepting travellers who rec...

Wed, 4 Aug 2021 10:59:41 EDT
Northwestern Ontario under smoke alerts due to forest fires in region and Manitoba
As northwestern Ontario continues its weeks-long battle against forest fires, Environment Canada has issued more air quality statements for the entire region due to smoke that's also drifting in from ...

Wed, 4 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Meng Wanzhou to return to court in B.C. for final weeks of extradition proceeding
Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou will return to court Wednesday for the final weeks of an extradition hearing that has dragged on for more than two and a half years.

Wed, 4 Aug 2021 05:00:00 EDT
American couple who retired in Nova Scotia leave $4.8M to local hospital
Tim and Diane Ledvina's posthumous donation of $4.8 million to Liverpool's Queens General Hospital Foundation is the largest-single private donation the foundation has ever received.

Wed, 4 Aug 2021 08:22:48 EDT
How extreme is this year's extreme weather? Here's a closer look
As the world staggers through another summer of extreme weather, experts are noticing something different: 2021's onslaught is hitting harder and in places that have been spared global warming's wrath...

Wed, 4 Aug 2021 08:06:46 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world Wednesday
Global cases of COVID-19 surpassed 200 million on Wednesday as Japan battles a surge in the spread of the delta variant.

Tue, 3 Aug 2021 16:10:34 EDT
Opposition NDP calls for public inquiry into Alberta's COVID-19 response
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney said the strategy to lift all remaining health restrictions was proposed by the province's chief medical officer of health, not by the Alberta government.

Wed, 4 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Pandemic, mixed messages complicate Canadian students' plans to travel to U.S. for school
While the federal government has announced that fully vaccinated Americans can enter Canada without having to quarantine starting Aug. 9, the U.S. said its side of the land border will remain closed t...

Wed, 4 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Survivor's memories of plane trip to N.W.T. residential school points to aviation's role in the system
Ernie Bernhardt says a historic plane at the entrance into Yellowknife was the first plane he ever boarded — and it took him away from his home in Aklavik, N.W.T., to a residential school. ...

Tue, 3 Aug 2021 11:50:04 EDT
Ontario releases back-to-school plan with few details for managing COVID-19 cases, outbreaks
Ontario students will return to the classroom full-time in September with remote learning continuing to be an option, the province confirmed in its official back-to-school strategy — but the plan is...

Tue, 3 Aug 2021 21:32:25 EDT
Ottawa denies Alberta's request to let people carry pepper spray for self-defence
The federal government has denied Alberta's request to amend the Criminal Code to allow people to carry pepper spray for self-defence.

Tue, 3 Aug 2021 16:06:25 EDT
B.C. non-profit challenges Health Canada to end 50-year prohibition on magic mushrooms
TheraPsil has sent a 165-page proposal to Health Canada outlining regulations for so-called magic mushrooms based on the same ones the federal government first created 20 years ago for medicinal canna...



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