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Wed, 20 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Senior leader at Thunder Bay, Ont., hospital removed after Nazi imagery discovered on his social media
The hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont., has removed a senior official from a leadership council for violating its social media policy after images of Nazi-affiliated items were found on his social media...

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 04:00:11 EDT
How the COVID-19 microchip shortage has brought Canada's car industry to a halt — again
A shortage of computer chips produced overseas is having a lasting impact in Canada, not only on consumers looking to buy a new car, but also on the people who make them.

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Toronto detective stole drugs from active criminal cases, court told
A veteran Toronto homicide detective has admitted to obstructing justice and stealing drugs from two active homicide cases, according to courtroom testimony and police records reviewed by CBC News. ...

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Mary May Simon promises 'positive' workplace at Rideau Hall in 1st interview as Governor General
Gov. Gen. Mary May Simon is promising staff that she will build a positive work environment after her predecessor Julie Payette left the job amid accusations that Rideau Hall had become a toxic workpl...

Wed, 20 Oct 2021 04:00:03 EDT
With Mounties due for a pay bump, cash-strapped municipalities seek reprieve from Ottawa
Mounties are due to receive a chunk of retroactive pay after negotiating their first-ever collective agreement. Some municipalities say the looming salary bump will stress their finances — and t...

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 21:36:17 EDT
4-time Stanley Cup winner Mike Bossy reveals lung cancer diagnosis
Former New York Islanders winger and TVA hockey analyst Mike Bossy is battling lung cancer. He announced the news in a letter to TVA Sports Tuesday.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 14:10:25 EDT
Hockey games, concerts, movie theatres back to 100% capacity for fully vaccinated people in B.C.
Restrictions placed on indoor and outdoor gatherings are being lifted in British Columbia as the two-dose vaccine requirement for people attending them kicks in.

Mon, 18 Oct 2021 19:20:42 EDT
New mayors elected in historic wins in Calgary and Edmonton

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 09:45:01 EDT
Members of Tk'emlúps te Secwe̓pemc Nation wonder whether Trudeau was listening during his apologetic visit
Indigenous community members expressed cautious optimism after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited the Tk'emlúps te Secwe̓pemc Nation on Monday. But some say they now want to see concrete action. ...

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 13:40:10 EDT
Husky Energy facing 3 charges for massive SeaRose oil spill off coast of N.L.
Husky Energy is facing three charges for a massive spill of crude oil into the Atlantic Ocean in November 2018. 

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 11:42:31 EDT
Parents anxious as dispute between optometrists, Ontario government drags on
Since the beginning of last month, optometrists in Ontario have refused service to children under 20 and seniors 65 and older, and anyone covered by OHIP. "Someone's got to give here because some of ...

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 06:06:00 EDT
Sask. gov't, chief medical health officer won't detail what COVID recommendations he has made
Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman says the province's chief medical health officer, Dr. Saqib Shahab, has made "lots of recommendations" regarding COVID-19 "over the last little while," but n...

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 12:48:12 EDT
Céline Dion 'heartbroken' to delay opening of Vegas show due to muscle spasms
Céline Dion is delaying the opening of her new Las Vegas show and cancelling dates in November and early in the new year due to muscle spasms that have kept her from performing.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 16:18:19 EDT
Edmonton's incoming city council reflects voters' desire for change
Amarjeet Sohi, who will be Edmonton’s first mayor of South Asian origin, will lead the most diverse city council in the city’s history.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 08:08:01 EDT
Ottawa sending more help to N.W.T. to deal with COVID-19 surge
Federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair says Ottawa has approved a request from the N.W.T. to provide "surge capacity support" for infection prevention and control, contact tracing and testing. ...

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 08:53:17 EDT
HBC sues Quebec retailing family for using Zellers name
Members of a Quebec family behind the recent trademark applications for companies bearing the name Zellers are the focus of a lawsuit by Hudson's Bay Co. ULC, which owns the defunct retail brand. ...

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
The WHO hopes its new panel can determine the origin of COVID-19. Some experts are skeptical
An "imbalanced" group of experts and with China's resistance to co-operate means the World Health Organization's new panel is leaving some experts dubious it will determine the origin of COVID-19....

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 04:00:41 EDT
New COVID-19 cases in Japan's capital plummet to 11-month low, but health officials not sure why
Daily new COVID-19 cases have plummeted in Japan, with possible factors including a belated but remarkably rapid vaccination campaign.

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Rural Canada's 'visible homelessness' problem driven by pandemic, high cost of housing
In the past, homelessness was more hidden, with people couch surfing, sleeping in cars or living in buildings without heat or running water. The pandemic revealed pre-existing problems and worsened ...

Tue, 19 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
St. Lawrence estuary is swimming with abundance of whales
Why there are such impressive numbers of humpbacks this year in the St. Lawrence estuary is a mystery. But one marine biologist has theories that point to climate change.



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