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Wed, 8 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Canada has opened up its borders to fully vaccinated foreign travellers. Are there risks?
While the Canadian government has implemented strong measures to ensure fully vaccinated foreign travellers coming into Canada won't be a significant source of COVID-19 spread, the protections imp...

Wed, 8 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Leaders' debates usually don't move the needle much — but this election could buck that trend
Here's what you need to know about this week's federal election leaders' debates.

Wed, 8 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Ottawa family relieved after BMO reimburses $23K taken by fraudsters
The family of an Ottawa woman is relieved the Bank of Montreal will refund her more than $26,000 after previously saying it couldn’t prove a number of fraudulent transactions on her account were mad...

Wed, 8 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Federal officials praised their progress on gender equality in Afghanistan months before Taliban victory
Canada's diplomats and development officials praised this country's progress on the effort to promote gender equality in Afghanistan in the months before the Taliban swept to power. Experts now questi...

Tue, 7 Sep 2021 19:46:47 EDT
Newly discovered dinosaur predated tyrannosaurs — and at the time was a bigger apex predator
A previously unknown species may become another piece in the puzzle of how tyrannosaurs took over and ruled Asia and North America for millennia. 

Wed, 8 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Should Canadians living abroad be allowed to vote in the federal election?
Advocates say expats’ voting rights are human rights, and the Canadian government shouldn’t disenfranchise these people without strong evidence that suggests honouring their rights would harm vote...

Wed, 8 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Fact check: have GHG emissions risen under Trudeau?
The NDP went on the attack against Justin Trudeau and the Liberals on climate change Tuesday, saying that emissions have grown since 2016 when the government ratified the Paris Climate agreement. But ...

Wed, 8 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
House of Commons agrees to probe workplace review involving embattled former Liberal candidate Raj Saini
The House of Commons' most senior official has agreed to review if there were issues with the government’s handling of former Liberal candidate Raj Saini's case, according to a new letter. ...

Tue, 7 Sep 2021 16:32:15 EDT
Canada's Auger-Aliassime advances to U.S. Open semis after opponent retires
Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime, the No. 12 seed, joined fellow Canadian Leylah Annie Fernandez in the U.S. Open semifinals on Tuesday after his opponent Carlos Alcaraz of Spain retired in the second...

Tue, 7 Sep 2021 21:35:48 EDT
Election debate in northeastern B.C. city cancelled due to concerns over candidates' safety
A federal all-candidates forum in Dawson Creek, B.C., has been cancelled due to conflict over COVID mandates.

Tue, 7 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Sheree Fertuck's sisters hope answers are revealed at murder trial, nearly 6 years after her death
It's been nearly six years since Sheree Fertuck disappeared near the Saskatchewan village of Kenaston. Her body was never found, and her family is hoping for justice and answers at the murder trial of...

Tue, 7 Sep 2021 15:53:05 EDT
Green platform promises big, largely uncosted social programs, end to fossil fuel industry
Without holding a formal platform launch with leader Annamie Paul, the Green Party of Canada has quietly released a series of as yet uncosted promises for the 2021 election campaign, including vast...

Tue, 7 Sep 2021 10:45:26 EDT
'We will not let them win,' Trudeau says after being pelted with gravel during campaign stop
Saying he's inspired by front-line workers facing harassment on the job, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau said today he won't let "the mob" control his campaign after he was sprayed with gravel durin...

Tue, 7 Sep 2021 13:05:20 EDT
Alberta's child advocate says 'checking boxes' approach to child welfare needs overhaul
Some of Alberta’s most vulnerable children are struggling to access care in a system focused on “checking boxes” and meeting deadlines, says Child and Youth Advocate Del Graff. 

Tue, 7 Sep 2021 17:36:54 EDT
Canada's Leylah Fernandez reaches U.S. Open semifinals
Canadian tennis player Leylah Fernandez continued her remarkable run at the U.S. Open on Tuesday, earning a spot in the semifinals with an upset victory over Elina Svitolina of Ukraine. ...

Tue, 7 Sep 2021 08:00:00 EDT
This B.C. woman wanted to sacrifice part of her liver to save a child. She had to travel to Ontario to do it
When Julia King, a nurse at Vancouver General Hospital, decided to anonymously donate part of her liver to a sick child, she was surprised to learn the province's living donor transplant program is f...

Tue, 7 Sep 2021 13:37:42 EDT
Erin O'Toole promises to appoint a vaccinated health minister if his party wins power
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole promised today to appoint a health minister who's been vaccinated against COVID-19 if his party wins power on Sept. 20.

Sun, 5 Sep 2021 09:00:00 EDT
Why the North Saskatchewan River has gone from brown to blue
This summer, the North Saskatchewan River looks less like chocolate milk than usual.

Mon, 6 Sep 2021 19:31:29 EDT
This is Canada's most expensive election
The federal election is estimated to cost taxpayers $610 million. So what are we paying for?

Tue, 7 Sep 2021 11:28:15 EDT
Quebec mayors call on federal parties to commit to ban on assault rifles, handguns as election looms
With the federal election less than two weeks away, and two leaders' debates set for this week, the mayors of the five largest cities in Quebec joined forces to call for a federal ban on handguns and ...



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