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Wed, 29 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Nothing concentrates the mind like a crisis — or a lot of them landing at once
Could the pandemic be the crisis that compels politicians and voters to confront all the other problems facing us?

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
How people and cities can prepare for the effects of climate change
From simple upgrades you can buy at the hardware store to expert advice on tree health to stricter building codes, much can be done to prepare cities to cope with the new environmental reality. ...

Wed, 29 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
Toronto doctor develops AI prototype to help reduce surgical complications
Toronto surgeon Amin Madani has developed technology aimed at reducing the risk of complications that can result from invasive procedures, such as gallbladder surgery.

Mon, 27 Dec 2021 20:46:24 EST
Western Canada hit with freezing temperatures — and they're expected to last all week

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 18:15:48 EST
Mad scramble for rapid antigen tests in Manitoba raises new questions about pandemic response
A shortage of COVID-19 testing capacity has some Manitobans scrambling to find rapid antigen tests — and experts wondering why the province waited so long to make the home-use devices more widel...

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 12:31:00 EST
Quebec allows some infected health workers to stay on the job as COVID-related absences rise
Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé announced Tuesday that some health-care workers in the province who have tested positive for COVID-19 or have come in close contact with a case may remain on th...

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 17:35:50 EST
NHL postpones 9 games in Canadian cities due to pandemic attendance restrictions
The National Hockey League says it will be rescheduling nine upcoming games involving Canadian teams due to COVID-19 attendance restrictions in certain Canadian cities.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 11:37:26 EST
Is the 'she-cession' over? Statistics point to recovery, experts aren't so sure
While recent data suggests a jobs recovery for working age women, experts say that the statistics fail to capture the whole picture, one in which many women are still struggling to balance work and fa...

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 13:05:32 EST
Ontario halts visits, social trips for long-term care residents amid Omicron spread
Ontario long-term care homes won't accept general visitors or allow residents to leave for social reasons starting later this week in an effort to protect residents from the highly contagious Omicron ...

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 08:00:00 EST
A wave of electric vehicles is coming at us. Are we ready?
Electric vehicles make up a very small percentage of vehicles on the road in Alberta but that is going to change.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 05:00:23 EST
N.S. veteran whose medals were stolen gets some good news
A Nova Scotia veteran who had his medals stolen out of his hotel room earlier this year will soon be receiving a replacement for his Meritorious Service Medal.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 07:26:56 EST
'We need to lock down': Manitoba doctors react to updated public health restrictions
Doctors on the front lines of Manitoba’s pandemic fight say updated public health restrictions announced Monday don’t go far enough and officials seem to be making a bad bet COVID-19 won’t ove...

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 13:35:07 EST
U.S. forfeits game at world junior hockey championship due to positive COVID-19 tests
The United States has been placed into quarantine at the world junior hockey championship. A mandated team quarantine began on Tuesday after two players tested positive for COVID-19.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 06:00:00 EST
How employers desperate for workers are throwing cash at applicants
Third-quarter employment data from Statistics Canada show that labour shortages have increased across Canada in most sectors, with a concentration in low-paying jobs. As a result, employers are incr...

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 05:00:00 EST
Young people flocking to Nova Scotia as population reaches 1 million milestone
More young people moved to the province this year than in recent memory as the total population surpassed one million people for the first time.

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 07:33:15 EST
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Dec. 28
As COVID-19 cases continued to rise in Quebec on Tuesday, with 12,833 new cases and 15 additional deaths, the health minister said health-care workers who test positive will be able to continue to wo...

Tue, 28 Dec 2021 04:00:00 EST
A 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 EST
This 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 EST
Canada 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 EST
My 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...



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