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Sat, 30 Oct 2021 17:05:28 EDT
On Alberta's dryland farms, reflections on a devastating year and an eye to what's next
Snow fell on devastated dryland farms in southern Alberta on Friday. It was welcome moisture after a summer of extremely challenging weather conditions. But on the province's dryland farms, farmers sa...

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 04:00:48 EDT
Canada's new housing minister faces complex, cross-jurisdictional challenges
Ahmed Hussen, Canada's new housing minister, faces a series of complex challenges that cross jurisdictional lines as he attempts to tackle this country's housing crisis.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 08:58:35 EDT
Getting on a plane today? Here's what you need to know about new vaccination requirements
The federal government has announced new exemptions and a grace period for unvaccinated foreign nationals, releasing new details about its vaccine mandate for travellers that comes into effect Saturda...

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 07:00:00 EDT
The painful, impersonal reality of Saskatchewan's COVID-19 transfers to Ontario
Ken Roth says the indifferent methods used during his transfer were a harsh reminder of his time attending a residential school.

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 11:15:37 EDT
Some medical services cancelled as CUPE strike enters Day 2
As more medical staff hit the picket line, at least one COVID-19 vaccination clinic has been cancelled because of the strike, according to the province.

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 09:00:00 EDT
University VP has extra security on campus after showing solidarity with Indigenous struggle
In July, linda manyguns, the associate vice-president of indigenization and decolonization at Mount Royal University, announced she would be using only lower-case letters for her name, in addition to ...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 21:36:58 EDT
Northern Lights predicted to grace southern B.C. skies this weekend, as province on path of geomagnetic storm
The University of Alaska's North America forecast for the phenomenon indicates it could be seen in parts of southern B.C., including Metro Vancouver, over the weekend.

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 07:00:00 EDT
Vuntut Gwitchin citizen takes challenge of residency requirement to Supreme Court of Canada
Vuntut Gwitchin citizen Cindy Dickson is taking her legal challenge of her First Nation's requirement for councillors to live on settlement land to the country's highest court. The case has worked its...

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 08:14:36 EDT
New pilot program allows Canadians to privately sponsor North Korean refugees
Toronto-based non-profit HanVoice is partnering with the Canadian government on a new pilot program to allow Canadians to privately sponsor North Korean refugees.

Sat, 30 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
This PSW's Nigerian family can't enter Canada, even though his body lies in a GTA funeral home
Ashiru Sarafa Awoyemi drowned while caring for a group home resident in February. His body remains at a funeral home and his wife and four children in Nigeria still can't enter Canada to say a final ...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 19:51:46 EDT
Winnipeg doctor acted on 'pure instinct' when he saved woman from knife-wielding attacker
A Winnipeg doctor says he didn't have time to think when he ran at and tackled a man who had just stabbed a woman inside Seven Oaks General Hospital on Wednesday.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 17:13:49 EDT
6 people rushed to hospital, 2 by air ambulance in fiery crash on B.C.'s Coquihalla highway
Six people have been rushed to hospital, including two in critical condition, after a fiery multi-vehicle crash on the Coquihalla Highway Friday morning.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 10:28:03 EDT
Seniors 70 and older, front-line health workers, people who got 2 AZ doses can be offered boosters, NACI says
Canada's National Advisory Committee on Immunization says COVID-19 booster shots should be given to adults 80 years of age and older, and may be given to other groups at highest risk of waning vaccine...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 18:01:25 EDT
Inquest set for 2015 death of Somali man with mental illness in CBSA custody
Six years after Abdurahman Hassan, a Somali man with mental illness, died while being restrained in immigration custody, Ontario has set an inquest into the death of the 39-year-old.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 11:58:54 EDT
Peter Nygard appears in Toronto court to face sexual assault charges
Former fashion mogul Peter Nygard made his first appearance in a Toronto courtroom Friday morning to face multiple charges of sexual assault.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Canada's grocery chains stocked with tomato products connected to Chinese forced labour
A CBC Marketplace investigation found several products sold in Canadian grocery stores with links to forced labour in Xinjiang, China.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 10:48:08 EDT
Meta shares jump on name-change news — but it's a Canadian materials company, not Facebook
Shares in a relatively small Canadian materials company have been surging after some misguided investors apparently thought they were getting a deal on buying stock in the world's largest social medi...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 06:02:17 EDT
Employees could be forced back to work if strike hurts N.B. health care, Higgs says
New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs says his government could force employees back to work if a public-sector strike that began Friday morning hurts health care.

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Ottawa facing pressure to nix pricey COVID test rule for fully vaccinated travellers
Despite easing many restrictions for vaccinated travellers, the federal government still requires proof of a negative COVID-19 molecular test before entering Canada. But it's not cheap. Depending on ...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 04:00:00 EDT
RCMP says it's ready to deploy reservists to replace unvaccinated Mounties on leave
The RCMP says it's ready to turn to reservists if it has to put serving Mounties who refuse to get vaccinated on leave due to the federal government's mandatory vaccination policy.



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