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Wed, 2 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
This is what the latest pandemic wave is like for the ICU team at Humber River Hospital
Intensive care unit staff are working on the brink of collapse, and it's forcing hospitals to take a hard look at how to cope with this COVID-19 wave - and any other that may be still to come. ...

Wed, 2 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
Ottawa's police chief says the response to the protest has been a success. Not everyone agrees
Ottawa's police chief says his force's response to the convoy protest has been a "success," but some critics say he's ignoring multiple reports of harassment, vandalism and assault that have plagued...

Wed, 2 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
Inflation isn't the main factor driving Canada's sky-high housing costs, experts say
As Canadian housing prices continue their dizzying climb to record highs, the federal Conservatives are defining the problem as Canada’s “housing inflation crisis.”

Wed, 2 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
Mississauga councillor resigns amid allegations another councillor repeatedly vandalized her SUV
Former Mississauga councillor Karen Ras documented eight times when her KIA SUV was vandalized while parked in the parking lot reserved for city councillors. CBC News has learned a fellow councillor w...

Wed, 2 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
'It's one by one': Community workers keen to tackle Montreal's pockets of unvaccinated
Community groups and public health workers are urging the government to look at their past success at using a more personalized approach, including sending teams door to door to make the case for vacc...

Tue, 1 Feb 2022 12:30:49 EST
As anti-vaccine mandate protest enters 5th day in Ottawa, some worry about how it might end
As anti-vaccine mandate protesters continue to gum up downtown Ottawa, many are wondering how long police will let the protesters stay — and how they might eventually move them out.

Tue, 1 Feb 2022 18:14:42 EST
'A no-brainer': Mining companies to relinquish thousands of claims in Yukon's Peel watershed
Thousands of mineral claims in Yukon's Peel watershed have been relinquished by mining companies. It stems from the Peel land use plan signed in 2019.

Tue, 1 Feb 2022 09:57:55 EST
Anger over defacement of Terry Fox statue a sign of his 'unique' legacy, says mayor of icon's hometown
The outpouring of condemnation over the defacement of the Terry Fox statue in Ottawa is a stark reminder of the "unique" legacy of the Canadian icon and shows how revered he is more than 40 years af...

Tue, 1 Feb 2022 10:07:34 EST
Sask. premier plans to scrap proof of vaccination requirement by end of February
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says the provincial vaccine requirement program is expected to be scrapped by the end of the month.

Tue, 1 Feb 2022 11:24:56 EST
Yukon government response to 2019 Hidden Valley sexual abuse case 'inadequate,' review confirms
Parents at Whitehorse's Hidden Valley Elementary School are justifiably angry at the Yukon government for its "inadequate" response to the case of an educational assistant who sexually abused a child ...

Tue, 1 Feb 2022 17:47:51 EST
'He's only 18': Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ grandmother excited to see her grandson achieve Olympic dream
Liam Gill, a member of Łı́ı́dlı̨ı̨ Kų́ę́ First Nation in N.W.T., learned this week that he'd be competing in the snowboard halfpipe at the Olympics. Within 24 hours, he was boarding a fli...

Tue, 1 Feb 2022 05:30:00 EST
Family mourns 100-year-old matriarch who died of COVID-19
When Jim Crewe finally got to see his mother, sick with COVID-19 and in palliative care, it was too late to say goodbye. She was alive, but she didn’t know who he was.

Tue, 1 Feb 2022 09:17:33 EST
Quebec scraps planned tax on the unvaccinated
The tax, which was announced in January by the premier, would have imposed a monetary penalty on Quebecers who did not get their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Tue, 1 Feb 2022 05:16:42 EST
3 members of Canadian Olympic team in Beijing in COVID-19 protocol
Three members of the Canadian team in Beijing were in COVID-19 protocols on Tuesday, the Canadian Olympic Committee said. The 414-member Canadian delegation includes athletes, coaches and team staff. ...

Tue, 1 Feb 2022 04:05:00 EST
This 22-year-old is out to give Black stories 'more light' with launch of history database in Hamilton
A 22-year-old researcher has developed a one-stop-shop for Black history in Hamilton. The new database project will be introduced to the community Tuesday to help kick off Black History Month. ...

Tue, 1 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
Gondek vs. Kenney: Competing visions of Alberta's energy future
Most Albertans support energy transition, but a minority hold out hope for a future based on oil and gas. Changing their minds won’t be easy, according to political scientists Melanee Thomas and Lor...

Tue, 1 Feb 2022 10:01:08 EST
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Feb. 1
As it started to reopen Monday, the Quebec government said it will no longer proceed with a plan to impose a tax on people who aren't vaccinated against COVID-19.

Tue, 1 Feb 2022 05:00:00 EST
Kitchener man who spent months hiding from the Taliban has returned to Ontario
An Ontario man is back in Kitchener after spending months moving from location to location hiding from the Taliban in Afghanistan, often relying on the hospitality of near strangers.

Tue, 1 Feb 2022 09:17:14 EST
Canada's GDP rebounded to pre-pandemic level in November 2021
Canada's economy grew by 0.6 per cent in November 2021, making it the sixth consecutive month of economic expansion prior to the spread of Omicron, according to GDP numbers released by Statistics Can...

Tue, 1 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
His 95-year-old grandmother was discharged in only a hospital gown. It was –10 C
Greg Mitchell of Ottawa was in London, Ont., visiting his grandparents when his grandmother, who has dementia, ended up in hospital last week on Jan. 23. He says that when he picked her up, she was we...



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