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Fri, 24 Sep 2021 20:56:15 EDT
Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, detained in China almost 3 years, now on plane home
Canadian citizens Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig are returning to Canada nearly three years after they were arrested in China, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Friday evening. ...

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 10:05:58 EDT
Meng Wanzhou believed to have left Canada after B.C. court drops extradition case
A plane believed to be carrying Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou took off from the Vancouver airport on Friday, marking a new stage in a legal saga that ensnared Canada — and two of its citizen...

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:00:00 EDT
This rural Alberta county has a first-dose vaccination rate of only 45%. Here's why
Health officials say the remoteness of communities like those in Forty Mile County doesn't insulate them from the spread of COVID-19 and its potentially deadly effects.

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 19:50:24 EDT
Bizarre legal theory making anti-vaccine movement more extreme, experts warn
The anti-vaccine movement in Canada is becoming increasingly radicalized thanks to a bizarre legal theory spreading through its ranks, according to multiple experts.

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 13:10:00 EDT
N.W.T. father, son travel 2,000 km for cancelled surgery in Edmonton
Tyrone Raddi and his 17-year-old son travelled from Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T., to Edmonton to get surgery only for it to be cancelled on the day it was scheduled to take place. They're not the only northern...

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation should be a solemn day to reflect, says author
Three First Nations women say Canadians should take time on the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Sept. 30 to reflect on their history and participate in events.

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 12:40:23 EDT
Calgary police investigate Liberal MP-elect George Chahal
An investigation has been launched into an incident involving newly elected Liberal MP George Chahal, Calgary police confirm. The former city councillor was captured on camera removing his opponent's...

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:54:05 EDT
Flag to honour residential school survivors unveiled by National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation
The National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation has unveiled a flag to honour residential school survivors.

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 12:37:21 EDT
Dozens of members of Saugeen First Nation in Ontario were given expired COVID-19 vaccines for a month
Members of the Chippewas of Saugeen First Nation in Ontario were given expired COVID-19 doses for a month before they became aware of the error earlier this week. In telling the Ojibway First Nation ...

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 09:26:33 EDT
Workers in the Yukon and across Canada reporting more mental health injuries
When you think of workplace injuries, the physical ones caused by operating heavy and dangerous machinery might come to mind. But worker’s compensation boards across Canada are seeing increases in ...

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Why I resigned from my tenured position teaching climate science in college
Our students deserve a livable future, and they deserve our apology, immediate action and emotional support to navigate a very uncertain future, writes Heather Short.

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 18:00:06 EDT
Alberta doctor under fire for spreading 'completely false' COVID-19 claims
Alberta Health Services says a Red Deer doctor's claims that the province waited for a drop in hospital admittance numbers to justify COVID-19 restrictions are “completely false.”  ...

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Front-line workers shoulder burden of vaccine mandates
Service industry workers in Canada say they're bearing the brunt of anger, frustration and general confusion from clients over new vaccine mandates that they had nothing to do with creating, but are n...

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
How old is that lobster in the sea? It's now easier to find the answer
Scientists in England have come up with a new way of figuring out the age of lobsters. They say their findings could help maintain healthy lobster stocks and manage fisheries more sustainably. ...

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 07:38:18 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Friday
New Brunswick has reinstated its COVID-19 state of emergency as the province's chief medical officer of health warned the province is at a "tipping point." Meanwhile, Ontario is easing capacity limits...

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
These students are taking action to improve climate change education in schools
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at how climate change is being taught in Canadian classrooms and a study that says more birds flocked to cities during the pandemic. ...

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Quebec Indigenous groups collecting stories of forced sterilization
Tired of waiting for Quebec to acknowledge reports of forced sterilizations, a group of Indigenous researchers and others are collecting testimonies from First Nations and Inuit women to document the ...

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 05:00:00 EDT
Blame first-past-the-post for Canada's growing rural-urban divide
Canada’s rural-urban divide wasn’t nearly so pronounced in decades past. But our electoral system has progressively siloed rural and urban areas in their respective echo chambers, writes Colin Wal...

Thu, 23 Sep 2021 17:23:31 EDT
Yukon RCMP, education department admit error, apologize for handling of Hidden Valley sexual abuse case
The Yukon RCMP and Department of Education are apologizing for how they handled the case of an educational assistant at Hidden Valley Elementary School who sexually abused a student in 2019, with both...

Fri, 24 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Britain offers Canadian military help to defend the Arctic
Britain is signalling its interest in working with the Canadian military in the Arctic by offering to take part in cold-weather exercises and bring in some of its more advanced capabilities — suc...



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