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Thu, 27 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Ontario housing market so red-hot most buyers are skipping inspections, say home inspectors
Ontario home inspectors say the seller’s market and routine unconditional offers are leading to a significant decline in home inspections, leaving buyers at risk.

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Ontario's crackdown on COVID-19 vaccine medical exemptions seems to be working
Ontario's new rules requiring a review of medical exemptions for COVID-19 vaccines seem to be reining in the number of people being granted a waiver from vaccination mandates. 

Thu, 27 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Canadian university races former Chinese partner to make a COVID-19 booster
A vaccine collaboration between McMaster University in Hamilton and a former Chinese partner stalled years ago and they are now independently racing to develop similar COVID-19 boosters, The Fifth Est...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 10:23:08 EST
4 people found dead at Richmond, B.C., home in what investigators say appears to be a targeted shooting
The RCMP's homicide unit is investigating after four people were found dead at a Richmond, B.C., house on Tuesday.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 10:54:45 EST
Canada-U.S. border agents try to stem flow of migrants in face of unforgiving weather, vast distances
Last week, RCMP in Manitoba recovered the frozen bodies of a family from India in a field near the Canada-U.S. border. The tragedy underscored the challenge border guards confront every day as they pa...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 22:10:22 EST
Thousands of animals drowned in B.C. floods. Cleaning them up is an 'unprecedented' challenge
The owner of an industrial composting facility in the B.C. Interior is condemning what he says is misinformation after images of thousands of pig carcasses piled near the Similkameen River appeared i...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 10:10:54 EST
Despite record high inflation, Bank of Canada holds interest rate steady — for now
The Bank of Canada has decided not to raise its benchmark interest rate just yet, but signalled Wednesday that this could change in the very near future.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Abusive teachers could be 'falling through gaps' in current system: Alberta education minister
Alberta Education Minister Adriana LaGrange is on a mission to make classrooms safer for students by toughening the disciplinary process for Alberta teachers and advocating for a national registry th...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 07:00:00 EST
How I unlearned my anti-vaxx upbringing and started to trust the experts
I know what it's like to grow up in a home opposed to vaccinations, writes Kelsey MacDonald. Luckily for me, a patient health-care worker made the difference.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Are grocery stores running out of food? Here's what's really going on
The state of Canadian grocery store shelves has become something of a national obsession in recent weeks. While it's misleading to suggest the country is somehow running out of food, there are a lot o...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 07:00:00 EST
Remembering Travis Smarch, another victim of Yukon's drug crisis
Travis Smarch is one of eight Yukoners who have died from an illicit drug overdose so far in 2022. His family shared their story in the hope it will spur change. 

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Omicron subvariant BA.2 raises new questions about puzzling evolution of virus behind COVID-19
Unlocking the mysteries behind Omicron's unique set of mutations will be key to understanding how this virus evolves and spreads — particularly as a tougher-to-detect subvariant called BA.2 is takin...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Toronto charity pushing for Holocaust education to be mandatory
Ahead of International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a group called Liberation75 has released the findings of a survey of 3,600 North American students on their views on the Holocaust, antisemitism and J...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 10:09:11 EST
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Jan. 26
Prince Edward Island will ease some COVID-19 restrictions as students return to classrooms next week, which will see Ontario and Quebec also relaxing public health rules amid a fifth wave fuelled b...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Man builds his own pandemic curling rink on Quebec river
Doug Taylor decided to make his own curling stones last year when the COVID-19 pandemic meant he couldn't do much else. This year — with facilities closed — he decided to make his own rink so he c...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
As Quebec moves to ease COVID-19 restrictions, daily death toll remains in double digits
The portrait of those dying in the current wave of COVID-19 is different than those who died last year. There are fewer seniors in institutions but more living on their own. Younger people who are not...

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 23:38:53 EST
Winnipeg burn barrels a positive approach to harm reduction, says Main Street Project
Shawn Sousa has worked in social services for more than 10 years, and he views the rollout of a Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service pilot project as a step in the right direction.

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST
Hockey fans look to Olympics as rare chance to see 'underestimated' women's game
When Canada kicks off the women's hockey tournament at the Beijing Olympics on Feb. 2 against Switzerland, many hockey fans say they'll be soaking up the rare chance to watch televised coverage of t...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 05:00:00 EST
Long-running lawsuit involving Emma Roche and P.E.I. hospital settled
Emma Roche suffered permanent brain damage following hospital treatment for a respiratory infection. The lawsuit went on for years, and had been slated to go to trial next month.

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 09:45:47 EST
93 potential burial sites found near former B.C. residential school
A survey of a small segment of the land surrounding a former B.C. residential school has identified 93 sites of "potential human burials," according to representatives of a nearby First Nation. ...



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