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Mon, 4 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Rental scam cheats would-be tenants out of $4,300 and leaves owners with a shocking surprise
A scam based on a fake listing on Kijiji — with a puzzling twist — not only duped a family of renters out of thousands of dollars, but left the Ottawa couple who own the home feeling stunned and v...

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Canadians are unknowingly buying homes in climate change danger zones, report finds
Canadians are unknowingly buying and building homes and other infrastructure in areas at high risk of flooding, wildfires and other climate change impacts. That could lead to billions of dollars in da...

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
5,000 travellers who defied hotel quarantine rules got big fines, but no sign of fines in Alberta
While more than 5,000 air travellers who refused to quarantine in a hotel when they arrived in Canada were hit with big fines, CBC News has yet to confirm that any such fines were issued in Calgary or...

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Feeling anxious and tired as things reopen? Here are tips to help
Experts say it's normal to feel awkward, worried or even exhausted at the prospect of re-entering social situations. The key is to be honest about how you're feeling, and go easy on yourself. ...

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Northern Ontario's largest employers don't require workers to get COVID-19 vaccinations
While most government workers in northern Ontario have to prove they are vaccinated against COVID-19, the thousands who work in the private sector do not, and it is creating tensions on the job. ...

Mon, 4 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Canadians have 'woken up' to the need for Indigenous education, says creator of popular course
Director of the McMaster Indigenous Research Institute (MIRI) is taking a lead role in helping hundreds and thousands of people better understand Indigenous history in Canada.

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 10:00:00 EDT
A kilt, a cart and a husky: Scotsman learning lots about kindness, Canada on 'adventure of a lifetime'
Michael Yellowlees and his dog Luna are walking about 50km a day, crossing Canada on foot to raise awareness about climate change and money to plant trees.

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 10:38:18 EDT
Trudeau apologizes to First Nation in B.C. for not following up on Truth and Reconciliation Day invite
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau apologized in a conversation with Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc Kukpi7 (Chief) Rosanne Casimir for not visiting her community on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliatio...

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 12:30:00 EDT
Huge 'Pandora Papers' leak exposes secret offshore accounts of politicians, celebrities and billionaires
A new trove of leaked financial records show 35 current or former world leaders, 130 billionaires, as well as royalty, athletes and celebrities who have held assets in or through tax havens. ...

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 16:16:09 EDT
Canadian NBA player Andrew Wiggins receives COVID-19 vaccine after initially refusing
Golden State Warriors forward Andrew Wiggins has received his COVID-19 vaccine and will be eligible to play in all games.

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 10:33:37 EDT
'Out of hand' Ottawa street party following football game condemned by officials, police
Thousands of people descended on Ottawa's Sandy Hill area following the annual Panda Game football match on Saturday, with partygoers flipping a vehicle on Russell Avenue.  

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
What an end to blind bidding for real estate could look like
Majority of respondents supported elimination of blind bidding for home sales in a recent poll commissioned by CBC News.

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Two new solitudes — rural and urban — now define the Canadian political landscape
According to Elections Canada, the metropolitan areas of Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver — the country's three biggest cities — account for 116 of Canada's 338 ridings. And the results in those...

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 07:00:00 EDT
'Read that report': How to keep being an ally from the perspective of 2 Indigenous N.W.T.'ers
Lawrence Norbert, an outspoken residential school survivor, says non-Indigenous people can be allies by researching and understanding the impact of residential schools. 'If people want to be our allie...

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Trudeau's got a cabinet to build — and this time, it'll be harder
Chrystia Freeland may be staying put in finance, but that's the only easy call facing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he puts together a cabinet out of what the election left him.

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 07:00:00 EDT
Bug expert puts quick-to-squish humans in their place with lesson about respecting little critters
Iain Phillips's love of insects is infectious. Saskatchewan's senior ecologist for aquatic macroinvertebrates has important advice about seeing the beauty in the little things.

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Advocates shocked by Catholic list claiming $28M of 'in-kind' help for residential school survivors
Questions are being raised about the Catholic Church's claim it provided $28 million worth of "in-kind" compensation to residential school survivors.

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 07:00:00 EDT
The Charter of Rights and Freedoms vs. vaccine mandates — and the Alberta government's inaction on COVID-19
How some sections of the charter might hold up in court against vaccine mandates — and government inaction on COVID.

Sat, 2 Oct 2021 18:22:20 EDT
Military nurses to land in Alberta Monday to ease health-care strain from COVID-19
Military medical personnel are expected to arrive in Alberta Monday to help ease the strain on hospitals caused by COVID-19, the federal government announced Saturday.

Sun, 3 Oct 2021 08:55:52 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Oct. 3
Russia on Sunday reported a record daily death toll from COVID-19, the fifth time in a week that deaths there have hit a new high.



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