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Thu, 11 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
War forced these Japanese Canadians into internment camps. Chance brought them to the same long-term care home
Several Japanese Canadians who were forced out of their homes into internment camps by the Canadian government in the Second World War are now living in Yee Hong Centre for Geriatric Care in northeast...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 11:47:31 EST
'I'm begging you: Get vaccinated,' Yukon premier implores public while announcing rise in COVID-19 cases
Yukon Premier Sandy Silver and the Yukon’s acting chief medical officer of health, Dr. Catherine Elliott, gave an update on the territory's COVID-19 situation Wednesday morning.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 20:42:02 EST
Maxime Bernier's defamation lawsuit against political pundit dismissed by Ontario court
A defamation lawsuit launched by People’s Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier against an outspoken political commentator and strategist has been dismissed by an Ontario court.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 06:00:00 EST
Friend, cousin reflect on life, death and legacy of Helen Betty Osborne, 50 years after her murder
On Nov. 12, 1971, Cree teenager Helen Betty Osborne was the victim of a now notorious hate crime that ultimately exposed what Indigenous communities had known all along — racism in Manitoba was al...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 05:00:00 EST
Moncton woman can't continue addiction treatment unless she agrees to 'invasive' birth control method
A Moncton woman says she feels she's not in control of her own reproductive decisions, after losing access to her addiction treatment because she and her doctor don't agree on the birth control method...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 12:47:51 EST
Ontario forest fires burned hectares of land larger than Greater Toronto Area in 2021
Ontario set a single-year record in 2021 for the area of land burned during the summer wildfire season, with over 793,000 hectares scorched mostly in the northwest — a span larger than the Greater...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
Ukrainian Canadians fight to save a forgotten cemetery in Quebec's Abitibi region
The Spirit Lake internment camp operated between 1915-17. Some of the detainees were buried in a cemetery near the town of Amos, in Quebec's Abitibi region. For years, Ukrainian Canadians have fought ...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
Those rumours of a Liberal-NDP deal came at the right time for Erin O'Toole
What should Canadians worry about more — the COVID-19 skeptics in the House of Commons or a theoretical governing arrangement that might eventually exist between the Liberals and NDP? Facing persist...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:34:37 EST
Ottawa spent more money in Alberta than it raised in tax revenues from the province in 2020, economist says
For the first time in decades, Alberta received more federal support than it raised in revenues last year, new data from Statistics Canada shows — and was also the largest recipient of COVID-relate...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
Grade 7 student repeatedly taunted with racial slurs at Ontario school, parents say
The parents of a Grade 7 student who attends a Catholic school in Simcoe County say a group of mostly white students has repeatedly targeted their daughter with racist verbal abuse and that the school...

Tue, 9 Nov 2021 17:58:55 EST
Smoking on stage is not a form of artistic expression, Quebec judge rules
A Quebec Court judge has upheld fines that were issued to theatre companies who allowed actors to smoke on stage. The theatres say smoking was an essential part of the play, but the court said there a...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
How some Canadian travellers are getting free COVID-19 tests in the U.S. to return home
Canada requires travellers to take a molecular COVID-19 test to enter the country, which can cost hundreds of dollars. But some Canadians report getting a free test in the U.S. that meets Canada's req...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
I see Bollywood as a connection to home. It lately sees me as a villain
Indian films fill that void of language, sights, sounds, colours that I feel I have lost in Toronto after moving away from my home in Lahore. But I’m also deeply uncomfortable with the increasing an...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:00:00 EST
Alberta school boards grappling with proof of vaccination mandates for staff
Dozens of school divisions in Alberta’s smaller cities and rural area are wrestling with how to handle provincial pressure to adopt a proof of vaccination mandate for staff.

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 08:04:49 EST
Coronavirus: What's happened in Canada and around the world on Wednesday
The World Health Organization reported Wednesday that coronavirus deaths rose by 10 per cent in Europe in the past week, making it the only world region where both COVID-19 cases and deaths are stead...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
Pandemic showed need for national physician licence, doctors argue
Some doctors say a need for a licence to practice in each province is an outdated concept that is hampering recruitment efforts. The issue nearly left a part of Newfoundland and Labrador without a med...

Wed, 10 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
Bikes took a back seat at COP26. Advocates urge Canada to make them a priority in its climate plan
The COP26 summit has ignored bicycles as one of the cheapest and most efficient tools to fight climate change by focusing almost entirely on promoting a global shift to electric cars, cycling advocate...

Tue, 9 Nov 2021 14:38:41 EST
More than 1,500 people have now died in 2021 due to B.C.'s illicit drug supply: coroner
More than 330 people are believed to have died as a result of illicit drugs in British Columbia in August and September, according to the B.C. Coroners Service.

Tue, 9 Nov 2021 07:36:05 EST
Search of Ontario residential school grounds begins with vow to find missing children and 'bring them home'
The search of more than 200 hectares of land once associated with the Mohawk Institute Residential School in Brantford, Ont., has begun, with the Six Nations police chief vowing to work "tirelessly"...

Tue, 9 Nov 2021 17:17:20 EST
Amid chronic staff shortage, many Yukon businesses struggle to stay open
Many Yukon businesses in the retail and service sectors are struggling to keep their doors open, but it’s not for lack of clients. Stores across the territory are reducing their operating hours beca...



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