Canadian News
Wed, 15 Dec 2021 04:00:00 ESTMissed diagnoses, PPE failures: How the Misericordia COVID-19 outbreak unfolded
Despite its completion nearly 16 months ago, the report into the June 2020 COVID-19 outbreak at Edmonton's Misericordia Community Hospital hasn't been publicly released. CBC News obtained a copy throu...
Wed, 15 Dec 2021 04:00:00 ESTBe 'ready to pivot' domestic holiday travel plans amid rapidly spreading omicron variant, medical experts say
The rapidly spreading omicron coronavirus variant of COVID-19 means Canadians may have to rethink and be 'ready to pivot' their travel plans within the country during this holiday season, medical ex...
Wed, 15 Dec 2021 04:00:00 ESTShould I get a rapid test before a holiday gathering? We answer this and your other COVID-19 questions
Have you been wondering if you should get a rapid test before seeing family and friends during the holidays? We asked the experts that question, and more.
Wed, 15 Dec 2021 04:00:00 ESTInflation isn't a major political problem for the Liberals — not yet, at any rate
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland's fiscal update was very much a stay-the-course document and its contents are hard to attack politically. But on inflation, the government remains vulnerable.
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Tue, 14 Dec 2021 17:00:39 ESTOttawa to toughen international travel restrictions as omicron concerns escalate
The federal government will announce new and expanded travel measures on Wednesday in a bid to limit the spread of the omicron coronavirus variant.
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 21:05:55 ESTCity of Penticton, B.C., to compensate senior whose home was auctioned for unpaid taxes
Mayor John Vassilaki said it was important to reimburse the senior but raised issues with reports on the situation, including its release just before Christmas.
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 17:38:30 ESTChild dies, another seriously injured in Quebec after school bus hits truck
Quebec provincial police say a five-year-old boy has died and a 10-year-old boy was seriously injured after a collision between a school bus and a truck in Lyster, on Tuesday.
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 07:39:31 ESTPolice release video of suspect in killings of Toronto billionaires Barry and Honey Sherman
Toronto police are seeking the public's help in identifying a suspect caught on video near the home of billionaire philanthropists Barry and Honey Sherman on the night police believe they were killed....
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:05:42 ESTFreeland pledges billions in new COVID-19 supports as omicron cases rise
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland tabled a fiscal and economic update today that commits billions of dollars in new spending to help Canada ride out a relentless health crisis.
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 18:24:27 ESTB.C., Alberta, Quebec watchdogs order Clearview AI to stop using facial recognition tool
Three provincial privacy watchdogs have ordered facial recognition company Clearview AI to stop collecting, using and disclosing images of people without consent.
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:20:35 ESTCanada's energy regulator criticized for not modelling a net-zero future
The federal agency tasked with projecting Canada's supply and demand of energy for the next few decades is drawing criticism for what's missing in its latest annual report: A roadmap for the sector t...
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 15:37:19 ESTCancer diagnosis adds urgency to gardening project, and friends pitch in to help
"I desperately wanted him to see his garden," said Dave Whiteside, whose partner in life, and gardening, learned his cancer had metastasized before they got to finishing their xeriscape project. Peete...
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 20:20:26 EST'He needs to leave,' says Brian Jean, gunning to replace troubled Alberta premier
Fresh off of a decisive win for the UCP nomination in an upcoming byelection, former Wildrose Party leader Brian Jean is wasting no time lining up his crosshairs.
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:08:56 ESTLiberals offer up to $742 million to low income seniors whose GIS was clawed back this year
Pressed by its critics to help vulnerable seniors whose Guaranteed Income Supplement payments were cut after they accepted pandemic supports, the federal government is offering cash payments to blunt ...
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 09:00:00 ESTThomus Donaghy saved many lives from overdoses. His killer wants to ensure his life 'wasn't lost for nothing'
As a man dedicated to preventing overdoses, Thomus Donaghy was in the business of giving troubled people second chances. People just like Maximus Roland Hayes — the man who killed him.
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Tue, 14 Dec 2021 13:39:19 ESTQuebec to roll out rapid tests in pharmacies, urges people to work from home as omicron looms
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé says the province is asking employers to once again prioritize working from home as cases and hospitalizations have seen a sharp rise in the past week.
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Tue, 14 Dec 2021 08:00:00 EST'Warrior' sturgeon displaced by B.C. floods rescued from pump station
Volunteers helped save several sturgeon which ended up at the Barrowtown Pump Station after the Sumas dike breached in Abbotsford, B.C., during the floods.
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 06:54:24 ESTSix Nations in Ontario overhauling how it fights opioid crisis — and that includes changing policing
Six Nations of the Grand River in Ontario is overhauling its response to the opioid crisis, and it includes plans for a new team pairing police with crisis workers.
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 04:00:00 ESTQuebec entrepreneur, 93, donates cherished island after protecting it from city sprawl
For most of his adult life, Thor Vikström watched the seasons change and the birds come and go from the small island he owned. At 93, he says he's at peace knowing the land nestled between Montreal ...
Tue, 14 Dec 2021 16:37:49 ESTCar in Niagara Falls rescue attempt went over brink
A car that was stuck partly submerged near the brink of Niagara Falls after a daring rescue attempt last week went over the falls this weekend and cannot be seen from the shore, state parks officials ...