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Sat, 12 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
COVID-19 vaccine mandates have worked in Canada — but they're harder to justify than ever
COVID-19 vaccine mandates have worked extraordinarily well at getting more Canadians vaccinated, but they are increasingly hard to justify — not because of protests or political pressure — but bec...

Sat, 12 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
Kanesatake father builds backyard luge track for youngest daughters
Jeffrey Nelson built an icy sled run in his backyard in Kanesatake to give his daughters some outdoor fun.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 18:53:35 EST
Foreign affairs minister urges Canadians to leave Ukraine
The federal government is urging any Canadians still in Ukraine to leave the country now that the U.S. has said that Russia has enough troops massed to launch a major invasion.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
Ottawa backs Indigenous child welfare law after Quebec court declares parts of it unconstitutional
Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says Ottawa will continue to back its Indigenous child welfare law despite a Quebec court ruling that found parts of the legislation unconstitutional.  ...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 14:36:59 EST
Ontario oversight agency investigating leadership of police force in Thunder Bay
The Ontario Civilian Police Commission announced Friday an investigation into the leadership of the Thunder Bay Police Service.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 09:25:24 EST
Manitoba to drop capacity limits next week, eliminate mask mandates by mid-March
Manitoba will eliminate capacity limits for many businesses and other venues starting Tuesday as the province aims to abolish all restrictions, including mask mandates, on March 15.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 15:13:49 EST
Elton John's farewell tour to skip Canada next month over COVID-19 restrictions
The superstar's website cites COVID-19 restrictions for the cancellation of four appearances in Montreal and Toronto in March.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 08:28:54 EST
Ontario declares state of emergency in response to convoy protests
Ontario declared a state of emergency on Friday in response to convoy protests against public health measures meant to curb the spread of COVID-19, which have caused major disruptions in multiple are...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 08:00:00 EST
Standards group calls for sweeping post-pandemic changes to how long-term care homes operate
A national standards association is calling for profound changes to the way Canada's long-term care facilities are run after the pandemic exposed serious weaknesses that contributed to thousands of de...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 14:36:40 EST
Opportunity to end convoy protest peacefully is slipping away, experts say
As the protest against vaccine mandates heads into its third weekend in Ottawa and spreads to border towns, observers say the window for ending it peacefully is closing.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 05:00:00 EST
'Itty bitty cuts of memories' come together in memorial moosehide purse
For years, the late Phyllis Sam Matthew, of Chisasibi Que., kept small bits of moosehide in a heavy cotton pillowcase. An avid sewer and beader, she was also staying true to the Cree traditional valu...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 09:15:27 EST
Ontario court hearing for injunction to end blockade at Windsor's Ambassador Bridge now underway
Protesters blocking traffic at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont., have agreed to open one lane that exits the bridge into Canada from the U.S., CBC News has learned. An Ontario court hearing fo...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 10:27:28 EST
'No winning' for N.S. goalie who was target of racial slurs on P.E.I.
The teenage boy who had racist slurs hurled at him during a hockey tournament in Charlottetown last fall said Friday he was satisfied with the ruling from a Hockey P.E.I. disciplinary committee, but s...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 10:15:03 EST
Fredericton man's UNB footage appears in new Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift video
Kurtis Knappe had no idea his footage would have a role in Ed Sheeran and Taylor Swift’s new music video until he saw it for the first time on Thursday night.

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
Thunder Bay, Ont., police board under scrutiny over how it handled human rights complaints
As the Thunder Bay Police Service faces allegations of a toxic workplace culture, the oversight board for the northwestern Ontario force is under increased scrutiny amid calls for an administrator to ...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
Supercomputer helps Canadian researcher uncover thousands of viruses that could cause human diseases
Tracking pathogens that could spark future pandemics is no easy feat, but thanks to the help of a supercomputer, a Canadian researcher is among a team of scientists who’ve uncovered thousands of vir...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 06:00:00 EST
Ontario's COVID-19 experts want you to 'up your game' when you take a rapid test
The Ontario Science Advisory Table says rapid antigen tests are less likely to detect the Omicron variant. So they want you to swab much more than your nostrils to make the tests more accurate. ...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 04:00:03 EST
Ottawa close to removing pre-arrival COVID-19 test for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers: sources
The federal government is close to removing mandatory molecular tests for fully vaccinated Canadians returning home after travel outside Canada, sources tell CBC News.

Thu, 10 Feb 2022 20:32:23 EST
Ottawa shelter 'blown away' by $750K in donations after staff, residents harassed
The Shepherds of Good Hope has received a flood of donations after some of its staff and residents reported being harassed on the first weekend that a truck convoy protesting COVID-19 mandates was i...

Fri, 11 Feb 2022 07:37:11 EST
Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Feb. 11
Ontario is lifting the directive that paused non-urgent procedures and surgeries, with the province citing a "steady decline in COVID-19 related hospitalizations and ICU admissions."



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