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Tue, 7 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Spy agency warned Trudeau China's media tactics becoming more 'sophisticated ... insidious'
Canada's spy agency says China's attempts to distort and influence media in Canada "have become normalized." The warning is contained in documents prepared for Canadian Security Intelligence Service D...

Tue, 7 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Controlling behaviour was a warning sign in 15% of intimate-partner homicides, CBC analysis found
Humiliation, intimidation, isolation and other forms of controlling behaviour are factors in most domestic violence cases and were among the warning signs identified in the intimate-partner homicides ...

Tue, 7 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Ontario lab helps create medals from sunken USS Arizona to mark Pearl Harbor's 80th anniversary
A Hamilton laboratory operated by Natural Resources Canada is helping mark the 80th anniversary of the Dec. 7 attack on Pearl Harbor in a project it says will bring its work "full circle."  ...

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 22:11:43 EST
Seattle man's conviction for 1987 murders of young B.C. couple overturned
The double murder conviction of a Seattle-area man found guilty in the cold-case homicide of a young B.C. couple has been overturned because of juror bias.

Tue, 7 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Ongoing immigration-processing delays leave many in limbo in Canada and overseas
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) had a backlog of nearly 1.8 million immigration applications as of Oct. 27. Many applicants told CBC News they feel stuck in limbo, with no clear wa...

Tue, 7 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Vaccine inequity only partially to blame for Africa's low vaccination rates, experts say
While vaccine inequity among African countries has played a major role in the continent's low COVID-19 vaccination rate, experts say capacity and logistical challenges, along with vaccine hesitancy...

Tue, 7 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
The pandemic makes my breast cancer treatment longer and lonelier
The reality is, one of the hardest parts of cancer diagnosis in the pandemic is going through so much of this alone, writes cancer patient Ann Cavlovic.

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 10:41:41 EST
Surgeon handed 4-month suspension for noose incident at Alberta hospital
A white, South African-born surgeon who tied and taped a noose to an operating room door in 2016 to allegedly target a Black, Nigerian-born surgical assistant has been suspended from practising for fo...

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 19:35:41 EST
Patients want more answers about fake nurse's year working at Vancouver hospital
A second patient who was treated by a woman posing as a nurse at B.C. Women's Hospital is speaking out about what happened and says she's feeling profoundly disappointed by the response from health au...

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 12:54:17 EST
Federal government will soon hand over more residential school records: Miller
Canada's Crown-Indigenous Relations minister says the federal government will soon release a volume of the residential school records it's been criticized for withholding to a national archives centre...

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 18:53:50 EST
Coastal GasLink failed to fix nearly 2 dozen environmental violations along pipeline route, B.C. officials say
Officials have flagged numerous, ongoing environmental violations by Coastal GasLink that could harm sensitive waterways along the pipeline's route through northern B.C.

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 12:18:58 EST
It's been 6 months since members of the Afzaal family in London, Ont., were killed. What's changed?
Six months after four members of the Afzaal family were on an evening walk and run down in a deadly truck attack, three prominent members of the Muslim community in London, Ont., talk about how far we...

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 14:48:47 EST
Better collaboration with First Nations would have improved B.C.'s response to huge 2017 wildfire: report
An Indigenous-led review of a massive wildfire that destroyed more than 100 homes in British Columbia's southern Interior four years ago has produced 30 calls to action to improve wildfire management ...

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 16:59:44 EST
Drake withdraws from 2021 Grammy consideration after getting 2 nominations
The organization behind the Grammys says Drake is taking himself out of contention for the celebrated music awards.

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 11:44:21 EST
Canadian energy, health, manufacturing sectors were major targets of ransomware attacks: cyber spy agency
More than half of the known ransomware victims in Canada this year were critical infrastructure providers, according to a new threat assessment from Canada’s cyber spies, and the number is likely ev...

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 06:00:00 EST
'She robbed me of experiences,' says Winnipeg man suing teacher over past sexual relationship
A Winnipeg man has filed a lawsuit and a complaint with Winnipeg police against his former high school English teacher for engaging in a sexual relationship with him starting when he was 15 years old....

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 17:17:18 EST
Physicians sound alarm over ICU capacity as Manitoba Shared Health concedes it can't staff enough beds
Manitoba doctors say the province is running out of resources to treat critically ill patients even though ICU numbers are nowhere near the peak of the third wave. The health minister acknowledges sta...

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 17:26:48 EST
Fuel smell in Iqaluit water treatment plant on Oct. 8 was from repair work, officials say
Officials say the "unbearable" fuel smell reported on Oct. 8 by health and environment staff was due to maintenance on the water plant's boiler.

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 13:07:23 EST
Kilt to last: Walker finishes cross-Canada trek to help Scotland's forests
Michael Yellowlees was at a loss for words when he arrived at Cape Spear, N.L., on Sunday, after nine months of walking across Canada — in a kilt, with his dog by his side — raising money for a ...

Mon, 6 Dec 2021 06:00:00 EST
N.W.T. peatlands store 24 billion tonnes of carbon and are worth protecting, experts say
An Indigenous environmentalist and an ecosystems scientist say the N.W.T. has a responsibility for protecting its peatlands, because they store a significant amount of carbon that will increase climat...



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