Canadian News
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 04:00:00 ESTHeavy workload, fatigue hit pharmacists like never before in rush for COVID tests, vaccines
Pharmacy workers across Canada are struggling with an unbearable workload, as provinces change COVID-19 vaccine eligibility to fight the Omicron variant.
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 04:00:00 ESTCanadian air force commander relieved of duties in Kuwait after claims of inappropriate comments
Canada's military relieved an air force commander of his post in Kuwait on Dec. 7 amid an investigation into claims he made inappropriate comments.
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 04:00:00 ESTMove over Hubble: Why the James Webb Space Telescope is such a big deal
Decades in the making, the James Webb Space Telescope is set to launch within the coming days. Astronomers have been eagerly anticipating this telescope — and with good reason.
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 04:00:00 ESTToronto police used Clearview AI facial recognition software in 84 investigations
Toronto police used Clearview AI facial recognition software to try to identify suspects, victims and witnesses in 84 criminal investigations in the three and a half months officers utilized the contr...
Thu, 23 Dec 2021 04:00:00 ESTDon't Look Up warns of a possible 'planet-killer' hitting Earth. How likely is that?
It’s a scene we’ve seen on screen before: Giant object hurtles toward us, scientists ring alarms, everyone panics. But while it’s a common trope in movies, just how likely is it that we’ll exp...
Wed, 22 Dec 2021 04:00:00 ESTThe most accurate measure of Omicron's spread may be in how many are hospitalized
With Omicron's highly contagious nature, PCR testing has been maxed out in some provinces as people rush to get tested. And with some regions expected to soon limit who can get tested, experts say tha...
Wed, 22 Dec 2021 05:00:00 ESTContractor facing multiple fraud charges left home in 'atrocious' state
CBC News spoke to half a dozen people who claim they paid a Nova Scotia contractor thousands of dollars, but that he didn't do the promised work.
Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:47:11 ESTAmazon brings Whitehorse, Yellowknife 5-day delivery, but no service for small communities
The U.S. online retail giant says it will cut delivery time from their reported average of 10 to 12 days down to around five days, but small communities in Yukon and N.W.T. still won’t have access t...
Wed, 22 Dec 2021 17:14:01 ESTNo PCR test needed for eligible British Columbians crossing U.S. land border on brief trip, says CBSA
Fully vaccinated British Columbians who travel across the U.S. by land border for less than 24 hours to access or buy goods no longer need to take a pre-entry COVID-19 molecular test before arriving i...
Wed, 22 Dec 2021 04:00:00 ESTFamily among dozens displaced for months by Wheatley, Ont., blast will spend Christmas in a rental
The Charbonneau family as well as dozens of other residents of Wheatley have been out of their homes since an explosion rocked the southwestern Ontario community on Aug. 26. Now, Stephanie, Jeremy and...
Wed, 22 Dec 2021 04:00:02 ESTShang-Chi's Simu Liu to TikTok's Jessia: Canadians who shaped culture in 2021
2021 was a difficult year for arts and entertainment, but superstars from Simu Liu to Justin Bieber shaped popular culture around the world in a major way. CBC News highlights some of the Canadian art...
Tue, 21 Dec 2021 22:04:28 ESTTrailer fire forces Anishininew family of 9 in Manitoba to live in uninsulated bus
Members of a northern Anishininew family could spend Christmas in an old school bus after their trailer burned down last week in the remote, fly-in community of Garden Hill First Nation, Man., leaving...
Wed, 22 Dec 2021 15:07:44 ESTDwindling Bathurst caribou herd showing signs of 'stabilization', says N.W.T. wildlife manager
The number of caribou in a herd that's been "critically low" since 2015 declined by nearly 2,000 animals in the past three years. One wildlife manager who helped with the study says the decline appear...
Wed, 22 Dec 2021 20:46:24 ESTRetired Mexican general arrested in B.C. claims he's the 'fall guy' in gas theft corruption case
The lawyer for a man accused of masterminding organized thefts of fuel from Mexico's state-owned oil and gas monopoly while he was in charge of its security has told a Vancouver courtroom this week t...
Wed, 22 Dec 2021 04:00:38 ESTHow a future U.S. president helped avert nuclear disaster near Canada's capital
In 1952, an experimental nuclear reactor in Chalk River, Ont., about 180 kilometres northwest of Ottawa, partially melted down, becoming the world's first nuclear reactor incident. Disaster was averte...
Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:52:35 ESTBah humbug! COVID-19 case shutters Shaw Festival's A Christmas Carol
The Shaw Festival says it's shuttering its production of A Christmas Carol after a company member tested positive for COVID-19.
Wed, 22 Dec 2021 07:10:54 ESTCoronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Dec. 22
South Africa's noticeable drop in new COVID-19 cases in recent days may signal that the country's dramatic Omicron-driven surge has passed its peak, medical experts say.
Wed, 22 Dec 2021 04:00:00 ESTCatholic bishops fail to release details of $30M fundraiser for residential school survivors on time
Canada's Catholic bishops promised to release details of a $30-million fundraising campaign for residential school survivors in November. But now, just as millions of Catholics prepare for Christmas m...
Wed, 22 Dec 2021 04:00:00 ESTHere are some of the best video games of 2021
People have been playing video games more than ever thanks to the pandemic, even if the new Xbox and PlayStation consoles remain hard to find. Here are some of the best to come out in 2021.
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Wed, 22 Dec 2021 04:00:00 ESTAll they want for Chimp-mas: Montreal chimpanzees release their holiday wish list
The Fauna Foundation, located in Brossard, Que., is the only sanctuary for chimpanzees in Canada. This year, the humans behind the organization have created a holiday wish list for their animals.
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