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Fri, 5 Nov 2021 05:30:00 EDT
Ontario's most northern First Nation goes green with their first solar project
As a First Nation that is directly affected by the rapidly changing Arctic environment, Chief Burke says Fort Severn is doing its part to address climate change by installing a major solar power proje...

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 20:59:51 EDT
Petro-Canada station owner in Ontario comes to the aid of seniors in bitcoin scam
The owner of a Petro-Canada station in Belle River, Ont., near Windsor, is taking measures to prevent more people from becoming victims of a scam after noticing several seniors in his store using a b...

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 12:28:05 EDT
Federal government to keep Canadian flags raised after Remembrance Day ceremonies
The federal government will keep Canadian flags at full mast on government buildings after commemorating Remembrance Day next week.

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 17:51:33 EDT
Edward Rogers wins major court battle for control of family-run telecom giant
A British Columbia court has ruled that Edward Rogers is the legitimate chair of Rogers Communications Inc., a major legal victory in his battle to take control of the company that bears his family na...

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 17:35:24 EDT
Canada obtaining Johnson & Johnson doses as it works to vaccinate the holdouts
Canada will take delivery of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine doses in the coming weeks, with the goal of boosting the vaccination rate among holdouts.

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 09:08:21 EDT
N.B. premier forces striking health-care workers back to work at midnight
The Higgs government is using New Brunswick's COVID-19 state of emergency to force striking health-care workers back to work at midnight Friday.

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 06:56:45 EDT
'A light at the end of the tunnel': Winnipeggers celebrate Diwali, Bandi Chhor Divas
After the pandemic dimmed last year's Diwali celebrations, Winnipeggers like Manju Lodha and her husband, Ganpat Lodha, are happy to at least have people over and feel that Diwali is once aga...

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 18:34:20 EDT
On-reserve schools to get free menstrual products, says Indigenous Services minister
Period equity activists are waiting for more details after Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu tweeted on Friday that menstrual products would be freely available in all on-reserve schools. ...

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 13:06:57 EDT
Carey Price to return to Canadiens Monday after month in NHL's player assistance program
Carey Price is preparing to return to the Montreal Canadiens, with head coach Dominique Ducharme confirming that the goalie will rejoin the team on Monday.

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 11:53:54 EDT
Alberta minister resigns after allegations of frequent drinking in legislature
Alberta Agriculture and Forestry Minister Devin Dreeshen is resigning from cabinet to focus on addressing problems related to alcohol, CBC News has learned.

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Parents allege children hit, thrown against wall at Quebec City daycare where toddlers escaped last week
Last week, three young children left a daycare to wander near a busy boulevard. Two were found stuck in a nearby bog. Now parents are saying they have had concerns about the place but have felt unable...

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 10:05:49 EDT
Alberta judge convicts man of assault for coughing on server in Calgary bar
A man who removed his mask and deliberately coughed on a server at a Calgary bar last year has been convicted of assault and sentenced to two years probation.

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 06:00:00 EDT
Saskatoon Catholic bishop pens open letter calling vaccine mandates 'severe,' 'ethically questionable'
A Saskatoon bishop wrote an open letter this week on what he calls the severity of vaccine mandates. He copied both the premier and the mayor of Saskatoon in the letter.

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 10:56:22 EDT
Police arson unit investigating explosion at Windsor Assembly Plant in Ontario
Police in the southwestern Ontario city say the arson unit is investigating after an explosion at the Stellantis assembly plant in Windsor on Thursday afternoon.

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Flood repair fiasco leaves Quebec couple on the hook to pay back $90K in financial aid
A couple in Deux-Montagnes, Que., hired a contractor to repair their home after a flood, but the repairs were never done. Now, the province is asking the couple to reimburse $90,000.

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 08:00:00 EDT
N.B. veteran takes journey of remembrance to 244 cemeteries
Etienne Gaudet has spent the last year driving on back roads, knocking on doors and at times searching through the dense woods of New Brunswick to find gravestones of soldiers.

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 09:25:38 EDT
Canada added 31,000 jobs in October, pushing jobless rate down to 6.7%
Canada's economy added 31,000 jobs last month, well down from September's pace of gains and below what economists were expecting but enough to push the jobless rate down by two ticks to 6.7 per cent. ...

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EDT
While investigating allegations of a fake psychologist, police charge a real one
Investigators have made an arrest in the unusual case of a fake psychologist who was working with the Ottawa police. But in a twist, investigators say the culprit isn't an imposter — but the actual...

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 10:54:15 EDT
'They're afraid they won't come back': Petition seeks elder care in Nunavut
A petition to build an elder care home in each of Nunavut's 25 communities has attracted 19,000 signatures. 'There are elders here who don't want to be sent out,' says Aani Uqaitu. 'They're afraid the...

Fri, 5 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Canadian brands sold clothing from factory suspected of secretly using North Korean forced labour
Retail giant Reitmans brought more than 100 shipments of clothing into Canada from a Chinese factory suspected of secretly using North Korean forced labour, a months-long CBC Marketplace investigation...



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