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Sat, 18 Dec 2021 07:00:00 EST
Yukon father opens up about losing daughter to opioid overdose
Gary Bailie of Whitehorse lost his daughter Stacity, 27, to a fentanyl overdose in October. He's sharing her story as a reminder that there are people behind the statistics.

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 13:15:25 EST
Thousands without power, several highway closures in B.C. amid stormy conditions
Hard hit areas include Vancouver Island, the Southern Interior and some spots in the Fraser Valley. 

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 08:55:58 EST
Coronavirus: What happened in Canada and around the world on Dec. 18
As COVID-19 infections soar across the country, restrictions are being reintroduced in a desperate effort to try to slow the rampant spread of the Omicron variant.

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Indigenous women make up almost half the female prison population, ombudsman says
Indigenous women now account for almost half of the female inmate population in federally run prisons, says a new report from Canada's correctional investigator.

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Nunavut's former deputy chief public health officer spills details on Iqaluit's water crisis
Nunavut’s former deputy chief public health officer Dr. Anne Huang says she flagged concerns to the City of Iqaluit about whether tests at the city’s water facilities were done properly in early O...

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 13:04:41 EST
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson tests positive for COVID-19
Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson has tested positive for COVID-19 and will remain in isolation for eight days.

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Quebec's emissions are climbing, putting its climate goals in doubt
Quebec is failing in its effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions, due in large part to the growing number of gas-guzzling cars and trucks on its roads.

Sat, 18 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
With few who speak up, Indigenous male victims of domestic violence left out of the conversation
A 16-month CBC News investigation into intimate-partner homicide found that among male victims, one in three were Indigenous — the highest number of victims across all ethnicities.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 10:56:11 EST
All travellers will once again need a molecular COVID-19 test before arriving in Canada
Canada is increasing testing requirements for international travellers and dropping its travel ban on flights from 10 African countries as the government tries to quash the spread of the highly trans...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 12:28:39 EST
Judge halts prosecution of Hamilton engineer charged in 2013 with trying to leak secrets to China
A judge has stayed criminal proceedings against a man accused of breaching Canada's secrets law, because of an unreasonable delay in bringing the matter to trial.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 11:59:10 EST
UCP MLAs banned from leaving Canada over the holidays
Alberta United Conservative Party MLAs have been forbidden from travelling outside the country for the holidays. 

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 12:18:32 EST
After success keeping immigrants in Atlantic region, pilot program becomes permanent
After a five-year test run, an Atlantic immigration program that lets employers handpick workers from other countries, then fast tracks their permanent residency in Canada will be made permanent.  ...

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 10:08:30 EST
4 safe after medevac plane overshoots runway in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut
Two members of the flight crew and two medics are safe after a Keewatin Air plane they were on overran the runway while landing in Sanikiluaq, Nunavut, Friday morning.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 07:52:01 EST
Charges dismissed against 9 prison guards accused in Jonathan Henoche's death
The nine correctional officers accused of causing the death of a St. John's inmate have been cleared of nearly all charges against them.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 10:51:40 EST
Winnipeg Jets coach Paul Maurice resigns, says players 'need a new voice'
Paul Maurice has resigned as the head coach of the Winnipeg Jets, telling a news conference Friday that he loved the team, but that it was time to move on.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:16:27 EST
CFIA says potato wart investigation could take until 2023
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it could be 2023 before it completes an investigation into the current potato wart outbreak on P.E.I.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 09:00:00 EST
Alberta matchmaking program could help young farmers find land, not love
A networking organization for young farmers is trying to connect them with people who have land to spare in Alberta.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:01:00 EST
Meet 1 of 20 young Yukoners helping preserve their language — by learning it
Nathan Easterson-Moore wants to be able to have a conversation in Southern Tutchone. He's one of 20 Yukon students who are being paid to study their language full-time for a year.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Ottawa reveals its latest plan to plant 2 billion trees by 2030
The federal government has released its latest plan to plant two billion trees by 2030.

Fri, 17 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
What Indigenous workers are doing to end intimate-partner violence in Ontario's northwest
Nine homicides involving intimate partners in northwestern Ontario were recorded over a five-year period, according to a CBC News investigation that also found over half of the victims were Indigeno...



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