Canadian News
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 04:00:00 ESTAs Ontario, Quebec loosen COVID restrictions, here's what's open across the country
With hospitalizations from COVID-19 infections and transmission rates still high in many provinces, gathering and capacity limits are still in place. Here's a roundup of what you can do in each provi...
Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:17:00 ESTOttawa mayor would like protesters to move on, but organizers say they're not going anywhere
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 04:00:00 ESTSleepless nights and no satisfaction: Buyers get run-around returning GhostBed mattresses
The online mattress industry is flourishing as the pandemic reorients people’s budgets. But hundreds of GhostBed customers say instead of sweet dreams, they’re having nightmares, fighting for refu...
Mon, 31 Jan 2022 04:00:00 ESTLiberals short on time to deliver on 100 days promises as Parliament returns
The 44th edition of the Canadian Parliament returns Monday after its winter break — and the Liberal government has just a few days to deliver on promises for its first 100 days in office.
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Mon, 31 Jan 2022 04:00:00 ESTWestern University prof says colleague spreading vaccine misinformation is hiding behind academic freedom
A professor at Western University in London, Ont., is accusing a colleague of hiding behind the protections of academic freedom to spread misinformation about the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines an...
Sun, 30 Jan 2022 09:30:20 ESTCoronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Jan. 30
COVID-19 hospitalizations are trending downward in Canada's two most populous provinces, which are easing some restrictions as of Monday. However, A total of 23 people are hospitalized because of COVI...
Sun, 30 Jan 2022 17:06:55 ESTCanada defeats U.S., moves one step closer to clinching 1st World Cup berth in 35 years
Cyle Larin shot his way into the record book and Canada continued its march towards Qatar 2022 with a 2-0 win over the U.S. in CONCACAF World Cup qualifying play Sunday.
Sat, 29 Jan 2022 15:00:00 ESTMeet the B.C. woman who built a massive 'Snowgopogo' on her front lawn
People have been passing by Vanessa Hildreth's home in Quesnel, B.C., to see the giant sculpture in person.
Sun, 30 Jan 2022 17:05:32 ESTTrudeau seeks NDP, Bloc support to prevent Conservative 'obstructionism'
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is open to working with the NDP and Bloc Québécois to pass his legislative agenda, arguing the Conservatives are choosing to obstruct government business.
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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 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...
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.
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.