Canadian News
Tue, 4 Jan 2022 04:00:00 ESTParents frustrated as some schools shift online, others plow ahead amid rising COVID-19 cases
As positive coronavirus cases rise again, fuelled by the latest Omicron variant, parents voice frustrations and share concerns as their children grapple with a third calendar year of the COVID-19 pand...
Tue, 4 Jan 2022 04:00:00 ESTStill using a classic BlackBerry? It's going to stop working today, company says
The end of the line has finally come for the last remaining BlackBerry smartphones out there, as the company says services for its legacy devices will be discontinued today.
Tue, 4 Jan 2022 04:00:00 ESTDozens of big companies headed by top-paid CEOs collected COVID-19 government benefits: report
Canada’s 100 top-paid CEOs made big bucks in 2020, despite the onset of a pandemic, according to a new report, which also says many of the companies headed by those CEOs received the federal governm...
Tue, 4 Jan 2022 04:00:00 ESTToronto-born bobsledder ready for 2022 Beijing Olympics
Cynthia Appiah faced the biggest setback of her athletic career at the 2018 Pyeongchang Olympic Games in South Korea.
Mon, 3 Jan 2022 14:13:19 ESTOntario court awards $107M to families of Flight PS752 victims
An Ontario court has awarded $107 million, plus interest, to the families of six people who died in the destruction of Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752 almost two years ago.
Tue, 4 Jan 2022 04:00:00 ESTOttawa releasing details of $40B First Nations child welfare agreement today
The federal government will today announce details of a $40 billion dollar agreement-in-principle to reform the on-reserve child welfare system and compensate the First Nations children who were par...
Mon, 3 Jan 2022 18:43:37 EST'It's just heartbreaking': Swoop Airline refuses to let woman with Huntington's disease board flight
An Alberta woman living with Huntington's disease was refused her seat on a Swoop flight because of her involuntary movements and now the airline is refusing to allow her to fly unaccompanied despite ...
Mon, 3 Jan 2022 20:57:13 ESTHockey federation investigates incident with Russia's junior team at Calgary airport
A New Year's Eve disturbance on an Air Canada plane which some passengers have said was related to bad behavior by Russia's world junior hockey team does not appear to have resulted in any charges, bu...
Mon, 3 Jan 2022 09:06:32 ESTOntario moves school online, closes indoor dining and gyms as part of sweeping new COVID-19 measures
Ontario is moving schools online for at least two weeks, temporarily closing indoor dining and gyms and pausing non-urgent medical procedures as it faces record-high case counts that, according to pu...
Mon, 3 Jan 2022 06:00:00 ESTThis group of strangers — ages 39 to 78 — owns a Winnipeg house together. Here's why
A group of seven people, some of whom are strangers, owns a house in Winnipeg's Crescentwood neighbourhood with the intention of living together in community as a way of combatting loneliness during t...
Mon, 3 Jan 2022 14:54:06 ESTLife in Arviat comes to 'standstill' as Nunavut's COVID-19 cases double in 4 days
There are now 207 active cases of COVID-19 in the territory, 48 of which are in Arviat. The hamlet's mayor said testing capacity in his community is stretched past its limit.
Mon, 3 Jan 2022 16:04:29 ESTBearskin Lake First Nation in Ontario calls for military help as COVID-19 infects nearly half the population
Bearskin Lake First Nation in northwestern Ontario is dealing with 174 confirmed COVID-19 cases, close to half its on-reserve population. They include a significant number of essential workers.
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Mon, 3 Jan 2022 07:30:00 ESTAfter 3-month-old son admitted to ICU, N.L. mom urges people to 'protect the vulnerable' against COVID-19
"Get vaccinated, educate yourselves," said Newfoundland mom Kelsey Blais, after she and her infant son both tested positive for COVID-19. Her son spent three nights in an intensive care unit.
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Sun, 2 Jan 2022 18:29:30 EST2 dead after large tree falls on house in West Vancouver
In a social media post on Sunday, the West Vancouver Minor Hockey Association identified the two people killed as former association president Mike Sharp and his wife Caroline Helbig.
Sun, 2 Jan 2022 15:07:06 ESTNew Year's fireworks lead to heartache for Nova Scotia horse owner
A woman in Nova Scotia was forced to put down her family's horse after he broke a leg running from fireworks, while elsewhere in the province farm animals were spooked and a veteran had a triggering e...
Mon, 3 Jan 2022 10:50:58 ESTCoronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Jan. 3
Provinces are putting new measures in place to deal with an Omicron-fuelled rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations across Canada.
Mon, 3 Jan 2022 04:00:00 ESTHow the pandemic has some Ontario employers switching to a 4-day work week
The concept of a four-day work week is gaining traction as the pandemic has some employers re-evaluating their priorities.
Sun, 2 Jan 2022 04:00:00 ESTBenzodiazepines 'a major problem' in illicit drug supply
Benzodiazepines are turning up in more drug samples and overdose reports in B.C. and Ontario. The drugs are being found alongside opioids like fentanyl, and experts warn the combination is more bad ne...
Sat, 1 Jan 2022 18:44:45 ESTSeattle Kraken fan called a hero after noticing Canucks staffer's cancerous mole during game
A Seattle Kraken fan is being praised as a hero after helping the assistant equipment manager of the Vancouver Canucks identify a cancerous mole on his neck in the middle of a game.
Sun, 2 Jan 2022 04:00:00 ESTCanada's English dictionary hasn't been updated in almost 2 decades. What does that say about us?
The Canadian Oxford Dictionary was first published in 1998, but there's been no new edition since 2004. While we may have a hard time believing that our version of the language is distinct enough to w...