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Thu, 19 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
With September looming, parents across Canada call for pandemic-era safety measures and supports
Parents advocate for their children in the best of times —  but the pandemic took it to a new level, with many advocating for safety measures and new classroom protocols for the first time since ha...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Federal parties all say they'll make housing more affordable. Here's what we know about their plans
Canadian voters will be hearing a similar message from each of the federal parties during the current election campaign: housing has become too expensive, and we have a plan to fix it. ...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Canadians with Afghan spouses plead for expedited visas after Taliban takeover
Canadians who are trying to sponsor their Afghan spouses to come to Canada say the process should be expedited now that the Taliban has taken over the country. But they some say they’re getting litt...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Delta variant threat to the global economy means fiscal prudence may take an election back seat
From inflation to sagging trade, the delta variant of COVID-19 may be slowing Canada's economic recovery. But in this federal election, fiscal prudence is taking a back seat to business survival and c...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
National organization launches to support Indian day school survivors
A national organization to support wellness and healing initiatives for thousands of survivors of federally run Indian day schools will officially launch Thursday.

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
How struggling with infertility changed me forever
The infertility diagnosis made me feel like damaged goods. While I could accept that I did not have a normal reproductive system, never did I imagine it would cause a problem for us.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 17:20:27 EDT
Lytton, B.C., resident files lawsuit alleging CP, CN rail caused the fire that destroyed her village
A former Lytton, B.C., resident has filed a potential class-action lawsuit against both the Canadian Pacific and Canadian National rail companies, claiming their negligence caused the fire that burne...

Thu, 19 Aug 2021 00:05:39 EDT
B.C. man braves highway inferno to help evacuate family farm
Adrian Chivers made a harrowing journey from B.C.'s Lower Mainland up a fiery Coquihalla Highway Sunday evening to help his uncle relocate livestock to Merritt at the height of the wildfires. ...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:55:32 EDT
Ontario PC fundraising letters labelled 'invoice' blasted as a 'scam' as calls mount for investigation
An Ontario woman says she was incensed after receiving a fundraising letter from the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario that looks like an invoice — something opposition parties are alread...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 13:51:21 EDT
'Need is urgent': Northwest Territories asks for federal help dealing with COVID-19 outbreak
The Northwest Territories is "rapidly" running through its resources as a COVID-19 outbreak spills into six communities, the health minister said Wednesday. Now, the territory has asked the federal go...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 20:45:30 EDT
Decision on Meng Wanzhou extradition rests with judge as marathon hearing concludes
More than two-and-a-half years after Meng Wanzhou first stepped into a Canadian courtroom, legal arguments at the Huawei executive's marathon extradition hearing concluded Wednesday.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Kamloops residential school survivor says aunt may have been buried at the former school
A Kamloops Indian Residential School survivor says she believes her maternal aunt may have been buried at an unmarked burial site in the apple orchard of the Kamloops Indian Residential School. ...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 11:46:23 EDT
Montreal man sentenced to 18 years for sexually exploiting young girl from Africa
A Montreal man was handed a sentence of 18 years Wednesday morning for sexually exploiting a young girl from the time she was 8 to when she was 11 years old.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:19:40 EDT
N.B. soldier found guilty of secretly feeding troops cannabis-laced cupcakes
Bombardier Chelsea Cogswell, a New Brunswick soldier accused of giving cannabis-laced cupcakes to troops on a live-fire training exercise, has been found guilty of nine charges and faces up to five ye...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
How the face of a mostly white Montreal suburb changed, and why Black residents still don't feel welcome
The demographics of Repentigny, Que., have changed a lot in the past two decades, thanks to a growing and thriving Black community. But members of that community say racial profiling and discriminatio...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:21:00 EDT
Elections chief says voting will be safe despite lack of mandatory vaccine rule for poll workers
Chief Electoral Officer Stephane Perrault is assuring Canadians that voting in the federal election will be safe despite Elections Canada's decision to not require the more than 250,000 polling ...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 10:59:41 EDT
Porter Airlines, other companies to require COVID-19 vaccine or negative test for all staff
Toronto's Porter Airlines will require all of its staff to either get vaccinated against COVID-19 or test negative for the coronavirus before the start of every shift.

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 10:14:04 EDT
Charged with sexual assault, former head of vaccine rollout says he lost his job to 'political calculation'
Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin, the military commander who once led Canada's vaccine rollout, was charged today with one count of sexual assault relating to an incident alleged to have happened decades ago....

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Jon Riley disappeared 8 years ago. Only now does his sister have hope for a proper investigation
For nearly a decade, Judi Riley says she has been relentlessly pushing for Ontario police to take the disappearance of her brother Jon seriously — repeatedly offering to submit her DNA or sit down ...

Wed, 18 Aug 2021 09:37:25 EDT
Inflation rate spikes to highest level in a decade, at 3.7% in July
Canada's inflation rate jumped to 3.7 per cent in July, as the cost of shelter and durable goods went up at a fast enough pace to push the cost of living to its highest level since 2011. ...



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