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Fri, 3 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Canada should focus on vaccine equity — not travel bans — human rights advocate, doctors say
Canada has funded several initiatives designed to achieve global vaccine equity throughout the pandemic. But some doctors and a human rights advocate told CBC the Canadian government could do more. ...

Fri, 3 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Threatened with insolvency, Green Party considers closing its head office
As it looks for ways to cut its costs and avoid insolvency, the Green Party of Canada is considering ditching its Ottawa party office.

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 09:00:00 EST
B.C. chiropractors vote for regulator to 'take a stand' against COVID-19 vaccine mandate
B.C. chiropractors voted overwhelmingly this week for their professional regulator to “take a stand” against a promised COVID-19 shot mandate, bringing a long-running conflict over vaccination bac...

Fri, 3 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
On COVID restrictions, our governments keep firing up the gaslights and shifting the goalposts
Until public opinion turns sharply against government overreach, we will continue to live in an artificially-prolonged state of emergency, writes privacy lawyer Allan Richarz.

Fri, 3 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Residential school survivors want concrete plan to result from Vatican visit
Some residential school survivors have little hope that anything meaningful for them will happen when Indigenous groups from Canada visit the Pope in mid-December.

Fri, 3 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
In Quebec, small steps to change the face of policing
A lack of diversity remains a glaring issue among police services in Quebec and across Canada, but there are small signs of change in recruitment and training practices.

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 08:00:00 EST
Highway 1 to Hope reopens as rains ease in southern B.C., but flood warnings remain in place
British Columbia is set to begin rebuilding from extensive flooding and mudslides after the last of three major storms eased off on Wednesday evening, but flood warnings remain in place for large part...

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Peter Nygard won't be charged in Winnipeg cases involving 8 women, police say
Disgraced clothing manufacturer Peter Nygard will not face charges in his hometown of Winnipeg, after a 10-month police investigation into allegations of sexual assault from eight women, The Fifth Est...

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 15:35:30 EST
Alberta Métis delegates visiting Vatican to demand apology from Pope Francis
Angelina Crerar hopes her painful memories from her time in residential school will help persuade Pope Francis to make a formal apology for the church’s role in the institutions.

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 05:00:00 EST
Unable to find nearby housing, this mature student walked 32 km every day for school
Adrian Mendez came to Prince Edward Island to pursue the education he had always wanted. What he didn't know was the severity of a housing crunch that for a time forced him to make lengthy walks in ea...

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 07:09:50 EST
Coroner to investigate Quebec man's death after 2-hour ambulance wait
The Quebec coroner's office says it will now investigate after a man from the town of Senneterre died following a two-hour wait for an ambulance this week. His local emergency room's service had...

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
New COVID-testing rules just 'one more hit' for pandemic-weary travel industry
After more than a year of cancelled plans and delayed trips, COVID-weary travellers and those in the tourism industry have been thrown for yet another loop as the federal government implemented new tr...

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 14:40:46 EST
Alberta premier hires lawyers over lawsuit threat from environmental groups
The Alberta government has hired a private law firm to defend Premier Jason Kenney after environmental groups threatened him with a defamation lawsuit.

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Sask. art gallery reviewing 2,000 pieces following return of stolen Indian statue
A Saskatchewan art gallery is investigating 2,000 pieces in its collection following the return of a stolen statue to India.

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Why being a defeated city council candidate still feels like a victory
I met so many people who admitted to have never voted municipally — people my campaign team attempted to educate, provide information to and mobilize, writes France Stohner.

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
A Montreal suburb halted road construction to protect an endangered frog, but advocates want damage undone
The construction project, more than a decade in the making, was brought to a screeching halt by federal decree late last month to protect the western chorus frog, a threatened species under the Specie...

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
O Christmas Tree, O Christmas Tree, why are there so few of you?
With fewer trees being planted, older farmers retiring and extreme weather becoming more frequent, here's how Canada's Christmas tree crops could be in trouble.

Mon, 22 Nov 2021 15:16:18 EST
What it takes to get Christmas trees to a retailer near you
Christmas trees are a hot commodity, and growing hotter every year. One of Ontario's biggest Christmas tree wholesalers, Somerville Nurseries Inc., gives a tour of its operation, showing how trees are...

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Quebec's population is changing, but the makeup of the province's police forces is not
Police officers across the province remain overwhelmingly white, even as people of colour account for a growing percentage of those living in Montreal and municipalities farther afield, an analysis by...

Thu, 2 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
The inflation debate could preview the next big shifts in Canadian politics
The most interesting battle of the 44th Parliament's early days has been the recurring back-and-forth between Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland and Conservative finance critic Pierre Poilievre. ...



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