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Sat, 8 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Overwhelmed by COVID, Quebec hospitals face tough choices in scaling back surgeries
Faced with another surge in hospitalizations, provinces have once again issued directives to cut back non-urgent surgeries to free up beds and staff. 

Tue, 4 Jan 2022 16:29:40 EST
When life gives you lemons: How an N.S. bakery got — and got rid of — a heap of sour fruit
Laura Mulrooney, who owns a bakery in Chester, N.S., recently received more than 2,000 unwanted lemons from a local grocery store.

Fri, 7 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Hidden markups, missed sales on Instacart leave customers feeling 'ripped off'
While many Canadian consumers likely know to expect delivery and service fees when ordering groceries on Instacart, what they may not know is they could be paying as much as $2.50 more per item in hid...

Wed, 5 Jan 2022 15:21:20 EST
Sunwing passenger files sent to Quebec prosecutor, says federal health minister

Fri, 7 Jan 2022 21:10:56 EST
Vancouver seawall damaged as high tides, winds pummel B.C.'s South Coast
Vancouver's Stanley Park seawall was damaged and closed to the public after high tides and extreme wind pummeled B.C.'s South Coast on Friday.

Thu, 6 Jan 2022 22:12:25 EST
Ottawa looking into Ontario's request for military help for First Nation amid COVID-19 surge, Hajdu says
The federal government has received Ontario's formal request for the military to be sent to Bearskin Lake First Nation to help with its rapidly growing COVID-19 outbreak, and is working with the com...

Fri, 7 Jan 2022 16:00:00 EST
COVID-19 patient tried to sneak ivermectin in stuffed animal into Windsor, Ont., hospital, memo says
A COVID-19 patient tried to sneak the anti-parasite drug ivermectin into Windsor Regional Hospital by hiding it inside a stuffed animal, according to an internal memo sent to staff at the Ontario ho...

Fri, 7 Jan 2022 22:39:00 EST
Extreme cold weather leaves Canadians eager for relief
Extreme cold temperatures across the country have Canadians eager for relief from coast to coast to coast.

Fri, 7 Jan 2022 12:30:23 EST
Provinces could make vaccination mandatory, says federal health minister
Provinces are likely to introduce mandatory vaccination policies in the coming months to deal with surging COVID-19 caseloads, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said today.

Fri, 7 Jan 2022 05:00:00 EST
Elderly renters given short notice of 43 per cent rent hike
Tenants of another New Brunswick apartment building, including several elderly residents on fixed incomes, are facing double-digit rent increases.

Fri, 7 Jan 2022 15:24:38 EST
Grocers pressured to bring back 'hero pay' amid Omicron surge
The head of Canada's largest private-sector union says the refusal by the country's grocers to reinstate "hero pay" for employees amid an exponential rise in COVID-19 cases is "about greed, period." ...

Fri, 7 Jan 2022 09:08:20 EST
Canada added 55,000 jobs last month, before full force of Omicron hit
Canada's economy added 55,000 jobs last month, boosted by a surge in hiring in Ontario and Saskatchewan.

Fri, 7 Jan 2022 10:25:49 EST
Koady Chaisson of award-winning P.E.I. band The East Pointers dead at 37
P.E.I. musician Koady Chaisson, part of the Juno-winning three-man band the East Pointers, has died at the age of 37.

Fri, 7 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Could a new tax on homes worth $1M and up help fix Canada's housing crisis?
With home prices in Canada's most expensive markets going up at a dizzying pace, a Vancouver-based think-tank is proposing a new tax on homes valued at over $1 million to help bridge the affordabili...

Fri, 7 Jan 2022 06:00:00 EST
Manitoba family told to cover cost for bringing home body of woman who died after hospital transfer
Patricia Fosty's mother was transferred from her home community to free up a hospital bed for someone else. But when the 84-year-old woman died and needed one final transfer home, Fosty was told she...

Fri, 7 Jan 2022 08:46:02 EST
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he plans on taking paternity leave after daughter's birth
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has become a father for the first time, to a baby daughter.

Fri, 7 Jan 2022 08:20:05 EST
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Jan. 7
At least two Canadian provinces have more people hospitalized with COVID-19 than at any previous point in the pandemic, amid an Omicron-powered wave of infection across the country.

Fri, 7 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Ottawa still hasn't delivered on promise to test all travellers entering Canada from outside the U.S.
Ottawa is still only randomly testing fully vaccinated travellers, despite announcing in November that all non-U.S. foreign arrivals would — within days — be required to take a COVID-19 test. ...

Fri, 7 Jan 2022 05:00:00 EST
Sask. government's guidance questioned as Workers' Compensation Board says it won't accept rapid tests
Saskatchewan employees who don't get a PCR test to confirm their COVID diagnosis won't be eligible for support from the Workers' Compensation Board (WCB.) 

Fri, 7 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Why testing sewage for COVID-19 could be more useful than ever
The COVID-19 testing system has been overwhelmed by the Omicron variant, making it impossible to know how many people are infected. Testing for the virus in wastewater could help plug the gap. But how...



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