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Sat, 6 Nov 2021 21:46:03 EDT
Waterspout spotted, rare tornado watch briefly issued in Vancouver
Environment Canada briefly issued a tornado warning for Metro Vancouver and Howe Sound on Saturday evening.

Sat, 6 Nov 2021 12:00:03 EDT
Striking health-care workers back to work in New Brunswick
Striking health-care workers in New Brunswick, members of the Canadian Union of Public Employees, are complying with the province's back-to-work order, union leaders say.

Sat, 6 Nov 2021 18:01:09 EDT
Reitmans removes clothing from factory suspected of North Korean forced labour after Marketplace investigation
Canadian retail giant Reitmans Ltd. will remove from its stores all remaining inventory made at a factory in China suspected of using North Korean forced labour, according to a press release from the ...

Sat, 6 Nov 2021 21:31:15 EDT
Inuk multidisciplinary artist Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory wins Sobey Art Award
Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory, an Iqaluit-based Inuk multidisciplinary artist known for performing uaajeerneq, a Greenlandic mask dance, has won this year's Sobey Art Award for emerging artists. ...

Sat, 6 Nov 2021 09:00:00 EDT
Indigenous knowledge, cabin life and sandwiches: Yukoners sink their teeth into TikTok
Some Yukoners are finding huge new audiences for their content on TikTok — and one local woman has just been accepted into a new 'accelerator' training program for Indigenous creators. ...

Sat, 6 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Movement to keep fossil fuels in the ground gaining momentum in Canada and abroad
Quebec joined the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance this week — becoming the first North American member of a new group being launched at the United Nations climate conference that wants to phase out the ...

Sat, 6 Nov 2021 15:05:27 EDT
Marc Miller 'dumbfounded' appeal dropped over Catholic Church's residential school payments
Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says he doesn't know why Ottawa dropped an appeal that released Catholic entities from their obligations to pay survivors of the residential school syst...

Sat, 6 Nov 2021 05:00:00 EDT
October saw 'extraordinary, record-setting heat' in parts of Arctic Canada
Nunavut saw "extraordinary, record-setting heat" in October, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada. "It's not normal," said Peter Qisiiq of Kangiqsujuaq, Que. "To me it was amazing, skati...

Sat, 6 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Rethinking your relationship with work? So are a lot of people
Experts say the broad changes sweeping through the work world pre-date the pandemic, but they're speeding up as a result of it.

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.

Sat, 6 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EDT
COVID-19 spreads through the air. Here's what you can do about it this winter
Canadians looking for guidance on how to reduce their risk of COVID-19 indoors this winter may be feeling left out in the cold. The Public Health Agency of Canada has stopped short of advocating for b...

Sat, 6 Nov 2021 04:00:35 EDT
5 ways to sort substance from spin in climate politics
It might feel as though you need a PhD to sift through the "blah blah blah" of political rhetoric around climate change, as activist Greta Thunberg calls it, but policy experts say there are ways to i...

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 21:30:37 EDT
High school hockey player says fans in Swan River, Man., hurled racist comments at him during game
A young Manitoba hockey player is speaking out, after racist comments were directed at him during a high school hockey game  in Swan River, last week.

Wed, 3 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Poppy Project at Fanshawe College makes seed paper poppies that grow into flowers
A team of students and professors at Fanshawe College in London, Ont., have started a special Poppy Project for this year's Remembrance month. The team makes poppies out of seed paper that can be plan...

Sat, 6 Nov 2021 10:22:12 EDT
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Saturday
A U.S. federal appeals court on Saturday temporarily halted the Biden administration's vaccine requirement for businesses with 100 or more workers.

Sat, 6 Nov 2021 05:00:00 EDT
Ford government plan to build new GTA highways imperils emissions targets, critics say
Ontario' plan to build a new 400-series highway in the northwestern Greater Toronto Area will drastically increase carbon emissions and make the province's climate change goals more difficult to achie...

Sat, 6 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EDT
Why tapping into your 5 senses with a walk in the woods can counter climate anxiety
Deadly floods, wildfires and heat-related events that hit Canada may make some people anxious enough to see a doctor. It's known as eco-anxiety — and here are some practical ways to cope. ...

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 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...



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