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Sat, 4 Dec 2021 18:19:58 EST
Most RCAF Cyclone helicopters undergoing repairs after cracks discovered
RCAF Sikorsky Cyclone helicopters are undergoing repairs after routine maintenance identified cracks in the tails of four of the aircraft.

Sat, 4 Dec 2021 17:48:42 EST
Snow Cone, a right whale entangled in fishing rope, spotted with calf in U.S.
A right whale that had been entangled in fishing rope — some of which had been removed by rescuers earlier this year — was spotted this week off the coast of Georgia with a new calf. ...

Sat, 4 Dec 2021 07:00:00 EST
Popular N.W.T. tourist attraction becomes on-the-land healing camp
Aurora Village, a popular tourist attraction in the Yellowknife area, has been transformed by Indigenous groups into an on-the-land healing camp for those experiencing homelessness. The project receiv...

Sat, 4 Dec 2021 17:28:19 EST
Western wins 8th Vanier Cup, overcoming halftime deficit to Saskatchewan
Griffin Campbell caught two touchdown passes for the Western Mustangs, who won their eighth Vanier Cup on Saturday, defeating the Saskatchewan Huskies 27-21 in Quebec City.

Sat, 4 Dec 2021 07:00:00 EST
Alberta bound? Only half of Canadians say they'd feel comfortable making the move
A new poll suggests many Canadians think Alberta is a good place to raise a family, but half say they wouldn’t feel comfortable living there themselves and worry about the province’s attitude towa...

Sat, 4 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Doctors call for help as hospitals battle surgical backlogs, staffing shortages
There is a backlog of hundreds of thousands of surgical procedures, and it will take at least $1.3 billion in additional funding to get wait times back to what they were before the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

Fri, 3 Dec 2021 21:40:00 EST
B.C. floods could be one of the costliest disasters in Canadian history
Between highways ripped apart and farms drowned in several feet of toxic water, the B.C. floods could end up being one of the most expensive disasters in Canadian history with losses in the billions o...

Sat, 4 Dec 2021 10:53:56 EST
Fire damages P.E.I. shellfish business
A fire Saturday has caused damage to Atlantic Aqua Farms.

Sat, 4 Dec 2021 05:00:00 EST
ER doctor concerned by rise in dangerous respiratory virus in N.S. children
A top doctor at Nova Scotia's children's hospital is concerned about the jump in the number of young children she's seeing infected with a potentially dangerous virus.

Sat, 4 Dec 2021 07:00:00 EST
Trans Mountain pipeline to restart as cold snap hits flood-battered southern B.C.
A cold front is set to blanket much of southern B.C. with snow over the weekend, potentially helping floodwaters recede in many communities devastated by floods and mudslides.

Sat, 4 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Will psychedelics become mainstream? This Calgary company is betting on it
Psygen, an Alberta business, is seeking to manufacture synthetic psychedelics for the pharmaceutical industry. While the application of hallucinogens in medicine is in its infancy and remains highly s...

Fri, 3 Dec 2021 06:00:00 EST
A 3-year-old went for a flu shot. Instead, she mistakenly got an adult COVID-19 vaccine
Jenna Bardarson booked her daughter for an annual flu shot. But instead, the three-year-old was given an adult dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine, the Brandon, Man., mother says. ...

Fri, 3 Dec 2021 08:47:09 EST
Canada added 154,000 jobs last month, pushing jobless rate down to pandemic low of 6%
Canada's economy added 154,000 new jobs last month, surging past expectations and enough to move the jobless rate down to just six per cent.

Fri, 3 Dec 2021 16:50:43 EST
'We're all tired': Iqaluit residents unable to drink tap water for nearly 2 months
Iqaluit's lengthy water crisis is putting strain on the city and the people who run it. "We're offering $32 per hour to hand out water, but we've only hired a couple of people," says Mayor Kenny Bell....

Fri, 3 Dec 2021 08:00:00 EST
Concern over incoming wintry weather as B.C. begins to rebuild after devastating floods
After a string of intense storms subsided, a long and potentially arduous rebuilding process will begin for communities throughout southern British Columbia affected by floods and mudslides. ...

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.

Fri, 3 Dec 2021 12:35:00 EST
New retrospective explores 50-year career of First Nations artist Robert Houle
The half-century-long career of renowned Saulteaux and Anishinaabe artist Robert Houle is the focus of a new major retrospective at the Art Gallery of Ontario titled "Red is Beautiful." ...

Fri, 3 Dec 2021 05:00:00 EST
P.E.I., Puerto Rico lobby for export of potatoes to resume
P.E.I. potato growers and politicians are lobbying for the export of fresh potatoes to Puerto Rico to resume. Potatoes are one of Puerto Rico's biggest imports and there's no risk of spreading potato ...

Fri, 3 Dec 2021 08:00:00 EST
7-year-old girl from Sambaa K'e, N.W.T., waits 3 weeks for X-ray after getting injured
Etoah Lamalice, 7, fell off a snowmobile in Sambaa K'e, N.W.T., on Nov. 9. It was three weeks until she was able to get an X-ray in Yellowknife to confirm she broke a bone in her arm. Mother Valerie L...

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. ...



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