Canadian News
Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:17:00 ESTParliament Hill flooded with protesters opposed to COVID-19 rules
Sat, 29 Jan 2022 11:22:51 ESTMaritimes get another blast of winter, with heavy snow, power outages, cancellations
A powerful storm brought heavy, blowing snow to much of the Maritimes on Saturday, causing treacherous driving conditions, flight cancellations and power outages.
Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:00:00 ESTAfter renting downtown for 10 years, I bought my first home — in a rural town
As a 30-year-old renter and first-time millennial homebuyer from Toronto, I purchased a rural cottage during the pandemic, writes Katherine Wong Too Yen.
Sat, 29 Jan 2022 04:00:00 ESTQuebecers 'hope for a better future' on 5th anniversary of deadly mosque attack
Five years have passed since a deadly mosque attack in Quebec City claimed the lives of six people, but survivors and community leaders say they are still living with the impact of the tragedy and t...
Fri, 28 Jan 2022 19:38:49 ESTBodies of Indian family found frozen near U.S.-Canada border won't be flown back home
The bodies of a family of four found frozen in a Manitoba field near the Canada-U.S. border last week will not be flown back to their home in India, a relative says.
Fri, 28 Jan 2022 18:16:59 ESTWhy the price of gas keeps going up in most provinces
The price of gas continues to go up in Canada and, in some regions, is breaking records.
Fri, 28 Jan 2022 12:08:52 ESTOmicron infections have peaked nationally, Canada's top doctor says
Canada's chief public health officer said Friday that cases of the Omicron variant have peaked nationwide and the number of new infections has dropped significantly over the past week.
Fri, 28 Jan 2022 16:17:34 ESTDeputy chief of Thunder Bay, Ont., police suspended pending internal investigation
Deputy Chief Ryan Hughes of the Thunder Bay Police Service has been suspended pending an internal investigation, according to a police board statement. It's the latest in a series of events that have...
Fri, 28 Jan 2022 11:48:56 ESTDriver charged 2 months after vehicle struck and killed girl guide, injured others in London, Ont.
The driver of a vehicle that struck pedestrians, including an eight-year-old girl guide who died and other members of the troop on Nov. 30 in London, Ont., now faces eight charges, including criminal ...
Fri, 28 Jan 2022 11:30:19 ESTScrap 'dangerous' hospital policy allowing workers with COVID-19 back on the job, unions tell Ontario
Unions are pressing the Ontario government to reverse a pandemic policy that allows hospital workers to return to their jobs while infected with COVID-19 if a facility's staffing situation becomes dir...
Sat, 29 Jan 2022 08:00:00 ESTRebecca Kudloo's phone rang. Canada's Governor General was on the other end
Rebecca Kudloo got a surprise call from Governor General Mary Simon on Thursday. First in Inuktitut, then in English, Simon thanked Kudloo for the work she has done to advocate for and support Inuit.
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Fri, 28 Jan 2022 11:11:20 EST'My absolute dream job': Unique program brings physicians to housebound seniors
Last week, as Toronto faced its first major snowstorm, photojournalists spent some time with doctors as they saw patients and gave them booster shots of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Fri, 28 Jan 2022 04:00:00 ESTWhy some unvaccinated Canadian travellers are still able to board a plane
With Canada's vaccine requirement for travellers, air passengers may presume everyone over 12 on their flight is fully vaccinated. But that’s not necessarily the case, as some travellers, such as un...
Fri, 28 Jan 2022 10:30:08 ESTVulnerable adolescents 12 to 17 years old should get COVID-19 booster shots, NACI says
The National Advisory Committee on Immunization now recommends an mRNA booster shot for adolescents with several underlying medical conditions, those living in congregate housing and those who are rac...
Fri, 28 Jan 2022 08:00:00 ESTStudent nurses joining Alberta hospitals are eager to ease Omicron pressure
Student nurses joining the front lines of Alberta’s strained health-care system during the fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic are eager to help ease the pressure on provincial hospitals.
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Thu, 27 Jan 2022 13:43:43 ESTAs Canada tackles building emissions, what's a natural gas utility to do?
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at the challenges of meeting net zero goals without natural gas and hear from one Ontario town that a year ago banned single-use plastic.
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Fri, 28 Jan 2022 04:00:00 ESTWoman assaulted by husband awarded $800K in civil lawsuit. He received an absolute discharge in criminal case
The outcomes in two B.C. cases involving the same couple highlight differences in how incidents of intimate partner violence are handled in the criminal court system, where the case is brought forward...
Fri, 28 Jan 2022 04:00:00 EST'We're here to stay': Quebecers who fought to get Muslim cemeteries built say they're a sign of progress
Two community leaders tried for years to establish cemeteries for Muslims in Quebec City and the Eastern Townships. On the fifth anniversary of a deadly attack on a mosque in the provincial capital, t...
Fri, 28 Jan 2022 04:00:46 ESTPeople say they want COVID-19 to become 'endemic.' But what does that really mean?
Canada is not yet at a stage where people can live with the coronavirus and return to normal activities and it's dangerous to misuse the word "endemic" to suggest that, infectious disease experts and ...
Fri, 28 Jan 2022 05:00:00 ESTHundreds of books ready for display at new Black Community Library in London, Ont.
An all-new Black library is opening in London, Ont., at the end January. It will feature books written by Black authors from Canada and around the world.