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Mon, 9 Aug 2021 21:00:08 EDT
Chinese court upholds death penalty for Canadian prisoner Robert Schellenberg
A Chinese court upheld on Tuesday the death sentence of Canadian prisoner Robert Schellenberg for drug smuggling — a day before another court is due to rule on the case of another Canadian accused o...

Tue, 10 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Energy firm wants to bring 'up to 1 million' bitcoin-mining computers shut down by China to Alberta
Three natural gas-producing sites in southern Alberta could host "up to one million" bitcoin mining machines relocated from China under a deal proposed by Nevada-based Black Rock Petroleum Compan...

Mon, 9 Aug 2021 21:50:53 EDT
Fast-moving wildfire melted tires as woman fled B.C.'s Monte Lake
A man who lost his family home in Monte Lake, B.C., said his sister escaped while the tires on her vehicle were melting.

Mon, 9 Aug 2021 23:24:01 EDT
Indigenous man testifies he was repeatedly beaten by Edmonton police officers
Eliot McLeod told an Edmonton court Monday that he panicked as police officers repeatedly beat him, even after he was in handcuffs.

Mon, 9 Aug 2021 23:19:28 EDT
Critics question B.C.'s growing fossil fuel subsidies in wake of dire new climate change report
Following the release of an alarming new report on climate change that the UN's secretary general said "must sound a death knell" for the fossil fuel industry, environmentalists in B.C. are asking why...

Mon, 9 Aug 2021 19:38:52 EDT
Ottawa says it must maximize revenue from the Trans Mountain pipeline to fight climate change
The minister responsible for Canada's role in fighting climate change is defending his government's purchase of the Trans Mountain pipeline after a landmark UN report said the continued use of fossil ...

Mon, 9 Aug 2021 16:03:53 EDT
Alberta's plan to stop testing for COVID-19 poses risks for children, pediatricians say
The Alberta government's decision to eliminate COVID-19 testing has pediatricians extremely worried about the health of the province's children when they return to school in a few weeks. ...

Mon, 9 Aug 2021 17:49:00 EDT
Meng Wanzhou lawyer says extraditing Huawei exec would run contrary to rule of Canadian law
The lawyer heading Meng Wanzhou's defence team painted a picture of abuse stretching from the former U.S. president to the officials who arrested the Huawei executive at Vancouver's airport Monday as ...

Mon, 9 Aug 2021 08:00:00 EDT
Telus Health ignored Alberta's privacy laws when it launched Babylon app, reports reveal
Two reports by Alberta’s privacy commissioner found Telus Health ignored the province’s health information privacy laws when it launched Babylon — a controversial health-care app touted by the ...

Mon, 9 Aug 2021 15:19:07 EDT
Manitoba hill cancels next winter's ski season over 'unprecedented' drought conditions
A popular resort in Manitoba is cancelling its upcoming winter operations because drought conditions have depleted the water source it needs to make snow.

Mon, 9 Aug 2021 12:16:41 EDT
Some B.C. evacuation alerts lifted as rain lowers wildfire danger, but relief not expected to last
A rainy weekend in British Columbia has reduced wildfire danger in much of the province, allowing some regions to lift evacuation alerts. But the extreme risk is expected to resume as another hot spel...

Mon, 9 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Mysterious letter linking 1,000 people to $1B Algonquin treaty likely fake, CBC investigation finds
A CBC investigation has cast doubt on the authenticity of a document that has been used by 1,000 people as evidence they are truly Algonquin and rightful beneficiaries of a nearly billion-dollar land ...

Mon, 9 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Ottawa family has mystery on its hands after sword unearthed in backyard by contractors
Contractors found the 19th-centry relic while building a patio. Both experts and former owners of the property seem stumped as to how and when it got there.

Mon, 9 Aug 2021 14:14:00 EDT
O'Toole says Trudeau shouldn't rush into an election with threat of a fourth wave looming
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said today that, with COVID-19 case counts rising in many provinces as the potent delta strain takes hold, it's not the right time to plunge the country into a federal...

Mon, 9 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Family to follow footsteps of 13-year-old who died fleeing Mohawk Institute residential school
The family of Joseph Commanda, who ran away from the Mohawk Institute in 1968 and was struck and killed by a train in west Toronto, will hold a memorial walk on Aug. 27 as a way to heal. ...

Mon, 9 Aug 2021 07:27:20 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Monday
Iran reported a daily record of 588 COVID-19 deaths on Monday and the U.S. said soldiers would be required to show proof of vaccination against the coronavirus if a plan endorsed by President Joe Bide...

Mon, 9 Aug 2021 12:36:41 EDT
Forest fire evacuees from 2 northwestern Ontario First Nations to start heading home after nearly a month
Evacuees from two northwestern Ontario First Nations who have been staying in Thunder Bay for nearly a month are expected to return home in the coming days.

Sun, 8 Aug 2021 15:29:08 EDT
Weekend rain brings temporary relief for B.C. wildfires, but hotter temperatures on the way
Light rain over the weekend provided a short reprieve for firefighters on the front lines of B.C.'s provincewide wildfires, but hot and dry conditions are expected to return Monday.

Sun, 8 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Thousands more officers needed to fill employment equity gaps, RCMP says
After years of headlines about toxic behaviour and sexual harassment in the ranks, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police is reporting it's falling far behind on hiring women and visible minorities to ...

Mon, 9 Aug 2021 12:15:00 EDT
Jon Cooper to guide Canada's NHLers at Olympics should they play in Beijing
If NHL players are able to participate at the upcoming Beijing Olympics, Canada will have a two-time Stanley Cup champion behind its bench with Jon Cooper of the Tampa Bay Lightning as the head of its...



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