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Tue, 8 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
Finally ready to travel abroad? Returning home can get complicated
Two years into the pandemic, many Canadians are anxious to resurrect those long-awaited travel plans. But travellers still face a spate of rules when returning to Canada, which have become more compli...

Tue, 8 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
This trucker died of COVID-19. Now his mother has a message for convoy protesters
The mother of an unvaccinated Ontario truck driver who died after contracting COVID-19, and spending weeks hooked to a ventilator in an Ontario hospital, has a message for vaccine mandate protesters i...

Tue, 8 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
Veterans concerned former sailor compensated for PTSD linked to fire for which there is no record
The Department of National Defence says there is no record of a fire for which a former sailor was awarded compensation for PTSD. The Veterans Review and Appeal Board agreed there is no proof of the f...

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 19:51:03 EST
Downtown Winnipeg residents losing patience with convoy protest noise
Residents who live near the convoy protest outside the Manitoba Legislative Building say they're frustrated with the noise from blaring horns as the the protest enters its fourth day.

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 19:20:20 EST
Funeral for Gujarati family who died near Canada-U.S. border held in Winnipeg
It’s been nearly three weeks since the bodies of a family from Dingucha village in India were discovered in what RCMP say was an attempt to illegally cross into the United States.

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 12:57:40 EST
Wanda Robson, activist who championed legacy of her sister Viola Desmond, dies at 95
The youngest sister of Nova Scotia Black civil rights icon Viola Desmond died over the weekend.

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 12:33:46 EST
Woodstock, Ont., mayor Trevor Birtch faces sexual violence charges, council colleagues respond
The mayor of Woodstock, Ont., is facing three assault charges, including sexual assault and choking, against a woman who alleges she was abused over a period of a year.

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 16:31:30 EST
Team Canada took the Scotties women's curling title, but Team Northern Ontario won hometown hearts
It was an evening with moments of celebration, tension and concern, with the final in the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ont., pitting Krista McCarville's Team Northern Ontario rin...

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 11:51:19 EST
WestJet cuts 20 per cent of flights in March, calls for reopening timeline
WestJet Airlines Ltd. says it has cancelled 20 per cent of its flights in March, extending schedule cuts from February amid ongoing COVID-19 restrictions and uncertainty that continue to drain demand....

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 15:03:57 EST
Former Quebec premier Jean Charest courted by Conservative MP as possible leadership candidate
Jean Charest considered running for the leadership of the Conservative Party of Canada two years ago, but decided against it. Now in what some are calling a "battle for the soul" of the party, Charest...

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 06:00:00 EST
Anti-restrictions convoy holds steady outside Manitoba Legislative Building
Winnipeg police are suggesting commuters avoid driving down Broadway on Monday morning, as a days-long protest against pandemic restrictions continues.

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 07:00:00 EST
7 months after catastrophic fire, frustrations mount in Lytton, B.C., over pace of recovery
Little has changed in the village since a catastrophic fire destroyed an estimated 90 per cent of buildings and homes last June. It's become something of a sore point for residents, who had hoped rebu...

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
Air Canada abandons 14-year-old at Toronto airport after cancelling her flight
A St. John's mom wants Air Canada to change its policies after the airline cancelled her 14-year-old daughter's flight and left the unaccompanied girl to fend for herself with no food or place to slee...

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
Removing trucks could be almost 'impossible,' say heavy towing experts
Heavy-duty towing experts say it will be difficult or impossible to remove the hundreds of heavy trucks entrenched in Ottawa's downtown — unless the drivers allow it.

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 05:00:00 EST
Winnipeg couple left 'speechless' by support after convenience store destroyed in Kirkwood Block fire
The owners of a convenience store on Portage Avenue in Winnipeg say their next steps are to restore their IDs and find a permanent home.

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 07:46:09 EST
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Feb. 7
South Korea will no longer use GPS monitoring to enforce quarantines and will also end daily checkup calls to low-risk coronavirus patients as a fast-developing Omicron surge overwhelms health and gov...

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 06:30:00 EST
N.S. man thought he'd never find anyone else with his condition. Then he got a text from Oklahoma
A Halifax man says he no longer feels alone in dealing with a rare genetic condition, thanks to an unexpected text from Oklahoma.

Sun, 6 Feb 2022 12:29:06 EST
Ottawa declares state of emergency as police boost enforcement, target protest's fuel supply
The City of Ottawa declared a state of emergency Sunday afternoon in response to ongoing protests in the downtown core, while Mayor Jim Watson described the situation in the nation's capital as the ...

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 05:00:00 EST
Sask. woman calls for more addictions supports after losing 2 family members to fentanyl
Laureen Pelletier-Wesaquate has lived through unimaginable loss because of fentanyl, a deadly drug claiming dozens of lives in Saskatchewan. She's sharing her story to raise awareness about the dange...

Mon, 7 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
Patchy approach to final exams, mark freezing amid Omicron sparks worries of grade inflation
The Omicron-driven surge in COVID cases has meant further disruptions to in-class learning for Canada's high school students. But unlike earlier in the pandemic, education officials haven't universall...



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