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Fri, 21 Jan 2022 18:24:06 EST
2 Canadians killed, another injured in Mexico resort shooting, police say
Two Canadians were killed Friday and one more wounded in a shooting at a hotel along Mexico's Caribbean coast, state authorities said.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 20:17:57 EST
Sask. RCMP issue Canada-wide warrant for anti-vaccine dad charged with abducting daughter, 7
A Canada-wide arrest warrant has been issued for Michael Jackson, 52, a Saskatchewan man accused of abducting his seven-year-old daughter to prevent her from getting vaccinated against COVID-19. ...

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 06:00:00 EST
Bodies found frozen at U.S. border may be tied to 3 human smuggling cases in past month
A U.S. Homeland Security agent believes the four people, including an infant, who were found dead on Wednesday on the Manitoba side of the Canada-U.S. border may have been victims of a wider human smu...

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 12:53:01 EST
Canada 'may' have passed peak of Omicron wave, says top doctor
Canada may have passed the peak of the Omicron wave but the number of people hospitalized because of COVID-19 is now at its highest level since the pandemic began, Canada's Chief Public Health Off...

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:42:28 EST
Canadian cattle producers desperate as feed shortage reaches crisis levels
Cattle feeders association warns that several large feedlots have indicated they could run out of food within days.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 16:34:50 EST
3 brothers killed in Brampton house fire described as 'incredibly kind, always caring, affectionate'
Family members have identified the three boys who died following a Brampton house fire on Thursday as brothers Alex Bagan-Overholt, 9, Riley Bagan-Overholt, 12, and Coen Bagan-Overholt, 15. ...

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 18:43:51 EST
First Nation mothers defy community restrictions by leaving for essentials
A northern First Nation in Manitoba is facing criticism for its lockdown measures after a group of mothers left for a grocery run Thursday and there was an attempt to prevent them from returning to ...

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 13:30:00 EST
Jazz legend Eleanor Collins adds to list of honours with unveiling of Canada Post stamp
The commemorative stamp unveiled on Friday by Canada Post 'just took my breath away,' says the Edmonton-born Collins, 102, who now lives in British Columbia.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 05:00:00 EST
A drug company says a Toronto condo project would threaten 'national security.' Here's why
A pharmaceutical company in north Toronto is objecting to a proposed new condo development next door on the grounds that hundreds of residents looking down on its facility represent a threat to "natio...

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 14:32:44 EST
Lincoln Alexander, Canada's 1st Black MP, would have turned 100 today and is still touching hearts
Lincoln Alexander is remembered as Canada's first Black member of Parliament and federal cabinet minister, and Ontario's first Black lieutenant-governor. To those whose lives he touched, Alexander, wh...

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 07:16:18 EST
Quebec shatters record for electricity consumption once again
Wind chills could reach -40 C by Friday night across southern Quebec.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 05:00:00 EST
Waterloo, Ont., man fears for family living an hour from Russia-Ukraine border
Michael Doroshenko's family is the last thing he thinks about before he falls asleep at night — and the first thing he thinks of when he wakes up. The Waterloo man’s parents and grandmother live ...

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Ontario sewage tests indicate slow decline of COVID-19 infection rates
Results from over 80 facilities testing sewage for COVID-19 across Ontario reveal that infection rates in the province have slowly declined following a peak at the beginning of the month. ...

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:41:17 EST
Geothermal heating co-op shares warmth among Montreal neighbours
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at a geothermal heating project that emerged in a Montreal laneway and what might be in store for Canada's nuclear waste.

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Montreal health agency unable to analyze COVID-19 tests in time, throws out thousands
The health agency in northern Montreal, CIUSSS du Nord-de-l'Île-de-Montréal, said in a news release Wednesday that laboratory limits were exceeded between Jan. 3 and 7, resulting in the loss of 5,4...

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 09:29:30 EST
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Jan. 21
Ireland is to scrap almost all its COVID-19 restrictions on Saturday after a major surge in infections did not lead to a significant increase in the numbers requiring intensive hospital care, a senior...

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 06:27:04 EST
Delay in 3-year-old's cleft palate surgery deemed non-urgent is 'heartbreaking,' mom says
Andrea Gerardi of Windsor, Ont., has been waiting nearly two years for her son to get surgery she says would improve his quality of life, but it's been pushed to an unknown date due to the pandemic. T...

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
How 2 Canadian women are set to realize their Olympic hockey dreams from behind the bench
Ali Domenico and fellow Canadian national women's hockey team assistant coach Kori Cheverie, both 34, are set to make their Olympic debuts in Beijing, having forged an uncommon route to the esteemed n...

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
United in death, Ottawa explosion victims all stood out in life
Some were just entering the workforce, while others were approaching retirement. The six people who died in the Jan. 13 explosion and fire at Eastway Tank in Ottawa may be united by the tragic circums...

Fri, 21 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Take 2 steps and call me in the morning: Exercise as a prescription for depression
The pandemic and revolving lockdowns have sharpened public health focus on treating mood disorders such as depression with relatively simple but effective exercise.



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