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Tue, 28 Dec 2021 04:00:00 ESTA cold war in a hotter world: Canada's intelligence sector confronts climate change
CSIS says it’s trying to get a handle on how climate change will disrupt national security going forward.
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 04:00:00 ESTThis Ontario town lost its local newspaper. But the stories haven't stopped
CBC Radio special, Circulation, takes a trip to Tilbury, Ont., to find out what happens when the local newspaper packs up and leaves.
Wed, 10 Nov 2021 19:32:20 ESTCanada has a quarter of world's soil carbon. Keeping it in the ground could curb climate change, experts say
Canada stores about a quarter of all the soil carbon in the world, a new study has found, putting a spotlight on the country's role in preventing that carbon from being released into the atmosphere an...
Tue, 28 Dec 2021 04:00:00 ESTMy darling cat's obsession with the Christmas tree taught me a thing or two
As a nomadic millennial, putting up my Christmas tree every December gave me a festive constant through a decade of uncertainty, writes Claire Biddiscombe. But adopting a cat has also meant adopting n...
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 20:46:24 ESTWestern Canada hit with freezing temperatures — and they're expected to last all week
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 11:04:05 ESTWaning protection from 2 doses shows need for COVID-19 boosters, says head of Ontario's science table
Protection provided by COVID-19 vaccines against infection by the novel coronavirus has waned dramatically since the highly-infectious Omicron variant started spreading across Ontario, according to da...
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 17:49:46 ESTYear in review: Still too many police shootings in Canada, experts say
The Canadian Press tracked shootings by police using information from police, independent investigative units and independent reporting. The resulting snapshot shows little has changed since 2020, whe...
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 11:46:02 ESTManitoba reduces capacity limits for all public gatherings as Omicron cases skyrocket
Manitoba is reducing capacity limits for all indoor and outdoor public gatherings in response to skyrocketing COVID-19 cases linked to the highly contagious Omicron variant. The province is also requi...
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 21:17:28 ESTCome from Away to permanently close in Toronto over pandemic restrictions, Mirvish Productions says
Mirvish Productions is permanently closing its musical Come From Away in Toronto, describing the costs of reopening amid tightened pandemic restrictions "prohibitively high and risky."
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Mon, 27 Dec 2021 14:35:46 ESTListen to Desmond Tutu's 'profound' address to Mount Allison University
The death of South African activist and Archbishop Desmond Tutu has brought back memories for retired faculty of Mount Allison University of Tutu’s visit more than thirty years ago.
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Mon, 27 Dec 2021 13:05:46 ESTPandemic puts 'right to disconnect' in spotlight as provinces inch toward policies
With federal policies in the works, Ontario and Quebec are working on their own legislation that strengthens the rights of employees to disconnect from any work-related duties outside of their schedul...
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 04:30:00 ESTN.L. museum changing name out of respect for Beothuk woman, director says
The Grand Falls-Windsor centre, built to honour Indigenous peoples of central Newfoundland, is waving goodbye to a colonial title for Demasduit, a Beothuk woman kidnapped by European settlers.
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Mon, 27 Dec 2021 07:28:05 ESTCoronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Dec. 27
Several countries are considering implementing more COVID-19 restrictions ahead of New Year celebrations.
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 04:00:00 ESTCanadians eager to be nurses facing tougher entry requirements, fewer training spots
Nursing education has long been a competitive program to pursue, but the pandemic has underlined the need to bring in more nursing students to help address critical demand in the workforce.
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Mon, 27 Dec 2021 15:30:00 ESTQ&A: Meet Ron from Letterkenny, who is actually James from St. John's
James Daly has been leaving his mark on stages and television screens around the globe since 2014, but getting there started in St. John's at Rennie's River Elementary.
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 07:00:00 ESTHow Alberta's tech sector is turning a corner
Alberta's tech sector is slowly recovering from mostly self-inflicted wounds that threatened to leave the fledgling industry behind Canada's tech leaders in B.C., Ontario and Quebec.
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 12:11:47 EST'We are so thankful for him': Archbishop Desmond Tutu's legacy reverberates in Toronto
The Nobel Peace Prize-winning religious leader and activist for Black South Africans visited Toronto in 1986, where he addressed the Ontario legislature to plead for help in the struggle against apart...
Sun, 26 Dec 2021 19:56:32 ESTAll of Alberta now under extreme cold warning
The entire province of Alberta was placed under a cold weather warning Sunday afternoon, as prolonged frigid temperatures continue to cancel activities and force many indoors.
Mon, 27 Dec 2021 04:00:00 ESTTourism industry may have to live off domestic travel until the fall, says minister
The tourism and hospitality sector has been among those most severely affected by the pandemic. With uncertainty over the Omicron variant persisting, the federal minister responsible for the industr...
Mon, 29 Nov 2021 09:00:00 ESTWeather and climate are not the same thing. Here's why that is important
Ever had that uncomfortable conversation with a friend or a loved one who uses weather and climate interchangeably to try and describe why climate change is bunk? We’ve got you covered.
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