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Sat, 9 Oct 2021 13:00:00 EDT
UBC forestry prof name-dropped on Ted Lasso says she might have to start watching show
Suzanne Simard says she has no concrete knowledge of how writers on the hit Apple TV show Ted Lasso came to know her name or work — only a hunch that someone involved on the show has read her bestse...

Sat, 9 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
New data suggests Canada's 'gamble' on delaying, mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines paid off
New Canadian data suggests the strategy to delay and mix second doses of COVID-19 vaccines led to strong protection from infection, hospitalization and death — even against the highly contagious del...

Sat, 9 Oct 2021 06:00:00 EDT
Legendary Inuk bush pilot, 76, flies past aviation milestone with 40k hours of flight time
Renowned Inuk bush pilot Johnny May Sr. recently surpassed 40,000 hours of flight time. And the 76-year-old says he plans to keep right on going. He's been flying for 59 years and is the first Inuk pi...

Sat, 9 Oct 2021 10:00:00 EDT
1980s book on residential school experiences was rejected by first publisher who didn't believe it
Celia Haig-Brown's book Resistance and Renewal: Surviving the Indian Residential School was one of the first texts to describe the experiences of residential school survivors from their perspectives. ...

Sat, 9 Oct 2021 16:20:19 EDT
Canada fails to qualify for Rugby World Cup for 1st time ever
Canada was knocked out of contention for the Rugby World Cup on Saturday by Chile in a 33-24 defeat. They had qualified for all nine previous editions, stretching back to 1987.

Sat, 9 Oct 2021 12:44:58 EDT
After 45 years, Randy Bachman's cherished 1957 Gretsch guitar finally found — in Tokyo
For 45 years, Randy Bachman tried filling the void left behind by a guitar — the guitar — he strummed some of rock music’s most iconic songs with. He purchased hundreds of other Gretsch guitar...

Sat, 9 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Tea and sympathy: Canadian frigate helps Royal Navy solve a high-seas catering crisis
The Canadian Navy came through for its U.K. cousin this past week by donating badly-needed stocks of Earl Grey tea to HMS Queen Elizabeth while at sea in the Pacific.

Sat, 9 Oct 2021 05:00:00 EDT
Mi'kmaw quillwork podcast delves into issues of Indigenous identity
Kay Sark and Cheryl Simon co-host the podcast Epekwitk Quill Sisters, sharing what it takes to create their quill art, the same way generations of Mi'kmaq before them did.

Sat, 9 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Defeated Tory MP says review of Conservatives' election loss will examine O'Toole's performance
The defeated Conservative MP now tasked with determining where his party's federal election campaign went wrong says he intends to "hit the ground running" within the week — and his work will incl...

Sat, 9 Oct 2021 09:35:53 EDT
Restaurant group 'extremely disappointed' as Ontario keeps dining capacity limits
Restaurants Canada says it's "extremely disappointed" that the Ontario government has chosen to lift capacity limits in some venues but not for the "hardest-hit" food service industry.

Sat, 9 Oct 2021 15:12:43 EDT
Canadian duo ousts Olympic beach volleyball champs in Tour Finals semi
Melissa Humana-Paredes overcame a left shoulder injury and teamed with Sarah Pavan for a 21-15, 21-12 semifinal win over 2020 Olympic champions April Ross and Alix Klineman at the FIVB World Tour Fina...

Fri, 8 Oct 2021 21:32:53 EDT
Judge grants temporary injuction at B.C. logging site, citing economic harm to logging company
Lawyers for Teal Jones appeared in court Friday to argue for an interim injunction against old-growth logging blockades on southern Vancouver Island, while the company appeals a Supreme Court decis...

Fri, 8 Oct 2021 21:45:21 EDT
Jury in Nunavut coroner's inquest rules 2016 death of man shot by RCMP a homicide
The jury in a coroner's inquest rules death of Charles Qirngnirq, a 21-year-old Nunavut man shot by RCMP in 2016, a homicide.

Fri, 8 Oct 2021 14:36:23 EDT
Doctor who says he gave ivermectin to rural Alberta COVID-19 patients prompts warning from health authority
A doctor who was filling in at a rural Alberta hospital says he treated three COVID-19 patients with ivermectin, triggering a warning from the provincial health authority about the dangers of the con...

Thu, 7 Oct 2021 09:09:02 EDT
Canada's Kate Bazeley in search of 'magical race' at Chicago Marathon
Elite distance runner Kate Bazeley of St. John's is set to compete in her first World Marathon Major on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. ET in Chicago, where the 37-year-old mother of three daughters is hopeful of...

Fri, 8 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Bank of Canada governor deflects questions on inflation and housing-bubble fallout
Amid longer lasting inflation, the potential fallout of a Canadian housing bubble and a slower path to jobs recovery, Tiff Macklem tries to reassure the U.S. Council on Foreign Relations that a few bu...

Fri, 8 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Best Buy to review third-party marketplace after CBC investigation finds damaged products
Following multiple complaints from viewers, CBC’s Marketplace decided to put Best Buy’s Marketplace to the test. After purchasing 12 “refurbished” devices from third-party vendors, industry ex...

Fri, 8 Oct 2021 11:04:10 EDT
Gas detected in downtown Wheatley, Ont., 6 weeks after explosion
Hydrogen sulphide gas has again been detected at the site of an explosion in downtown Wheatley, Ont., according to municipal officials, six weeks after an explosion injured 20 people and has displ...

Fri, 8 Oct 2021 09:49:27 EDT
Ontario students to get free menstrual products as part of deal with Shoppers Drug Mart
The Ontario government says it has partnered with Shoppers Drug Mart to provide free menstrual products for students across the province beginning this fall.

Fri, 8 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Fully vaccinated and ready to travel abroad? You might still face hurdles
Fully vaccinated travellers now get to skip quarantine when returning to Canada. But travelling abroad during the pandemic is still complicated — and not yet recommended by the government. Here’s ...



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