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Wed, 17 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
The challenges facing the Conservative Party may be bigger than Erin O'Toole
Sen. Denise Batters has a point when she criticizes Erin O'Toole's leadership of the Conservative Party. But O'Toole's leadership might also be beside the point — because the challenges facing Co...

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
What happened to Shanna Halleran? Family fears police investigated too late
Shanna Halleran spent the last two days of her life awake in a St. John's hospital bed, critically injured but capable of answering questions from police about how she got there, says her family — i...

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
B.C.'s Fraser Valley is no stranger to floods. Experts warn extreme weather is likely to become more common
Flooding is a recurring part of life in parts of the Fraser Valley, a relatively flat area surrounded by steep mountain ranges. Experts agree what’s happened this week is exceedingly rare, but warn ...

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
Military's ability to investigate sexual misconduct questioned again over case that outed soldier
A military panel that looked into the case of two Canadian special forces soldiers who both claimed to be victims of a sexual assault has experts calling into question the military's ability to inve...

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
Physicist who found a way to trap light wins Canada's top science prize
Sajeev John, a scientist who developed a way to confine and control particles of light, similar to the way electrons are confined and controlled in electronics, has been awarded Canada's top science p...

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
Not what the doctor ordered: A retiring nurse looks at what's wrong with primary care
New Brunswick may have made great gains in many areas of the health-care system, but not in primary care, writes registered nurse Diane Murray. In a column for CBC Opinion, she says the province may h...

Wed, 17 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
Nunavut assembly will choose a new Speaker and premier today
Nunavut's 22 elected representatives will choose their premier, Speaker and cabinet on Wednesday at the Nunavut Leadership Forum. It starts at 10 a.m.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 16:37:01 EST
1 confirmed dead as rescue teams continue searching debris from B.C. mudslide
One woman was confirmed dead Tuesday after a mudslide swept across a portion of B.C.'s Highway 99, the first confirmed fatality as a result of widespread flooding and landslides across the southern h...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 08:00:00 EST
Devastation continues to mount in rain- and flood-stricken southwestern B.C.
The body of a woman who died in a mudslide on Highway 99 near Lillooet, B.C., has been recovered and police say there could be more fatalities, as search and rescue efforts continue.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:07:18 EST
Stressed supply chains snarled anew as B.C. floods wash out rail lines, roads
The complex problem of moving goods from Point A to Point B has been made even more complicated by record-breaking rainfall and flooding in B.C. that have washed out rail lines and highways in the Low...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 15:09:10 EST
Deadly COVID-19 spike after church event is 'unfortunate' but part of God's plan, says pastor
The pastor of a Nova Scotia church that hosted an event linked to a COVID-19 spike and three deaths told his parishioners this week that what happened is "unfortunate," but it is all part of God's pla...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 19:20:54 EST
P.E.I. Legislature backs bill to limit NDAs from silencing harassment and discrimination victims
A bill that would limit organizations from using non-disclosure agreements to prevent victims of harassment or discrimination from speaking out has passed second reading in P.E.I.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 08:27:57 EST
Winter storm hits Saskatoon and other parts of Saskatchewan
As of early Tuesday afternoon, most of Saskatchewan was either under a wind or winter storm warning, according to Environment and Climate Change Canada, with about three-quarters of the province affec...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:45:11 EST
Sen. Josée Forest-Niesing discharged from Sudbury, Ont., hospital after COVID-19 treatment
Sen. Josée Forest-Niesing of Sudbury, Ont., has been discharged from hospital and is back home following treatment for COVID-19.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 11:00:35 EST
Hate robocallers? CRTC says telcos have until the end of the month to help you ID them
Canada's telecommunications regulator is mandating that telecom companies implement new technology aimed at bringing Canadians some relief from spoof and fraudulent phone calls.

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 07:00:00 EST
Reports from the land: N.W.T. hunters and trappers describe unusually warm fall
From the thickness of the ice to moose migration and pelt quality, hunters and trappers say the late arrival of cold weather in the N.W.T. is "going to have effects, down the line."

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 08:48:22 EST
Canadian Blood Services to recommend end to ban on donations from men who have sex with men
An end to the ban on gay and bisexual men from donating blood — promised by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2015 — is set to be recommended within weeks in favour of new screening criteria based ...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 10:04:03 EST
Iqaluit is repairing and upgrading its water system but you still can't drink from it
Work continues to repair and upgrade Iqaluit’s water treatment plant so the do-not-consume order currently in place for the city can be lifted. The water engineering firm hired by the city provided ...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 04:00:00 EST
Government, military set to formally apologize to sexual misconduct victims
The country's acting top military commander and the deputy minister of National Defence are expected to deliver a formal apology to survivors of sexual misconduct in the armed forces as early as this...

Tue, 16 Nov 2021 05:00:00 EST
Phones top list of fires among electronic devices, says Health Canada
There were 183 fires reported across Canada over the past 5 years involving phones and accessories.



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