Canadian News
Wed, 26 Jan 2022 16:17:00 ESTTrudeau ends use of Emergencies Act, says 'situation is no longer an emergency'
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 04:00:00 ESTNunavik's courts are struggling to deliver justice to Inuit populations
According to key players in Nunavik's judicial apparatus, the system is at a breaking point. Speaking to Radio-Canada's Enquête program, these officials said structural reforms are needed to reduce t...
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 04:00:00 ESTHere's how inflation works and what can be done about rising prices
As the COVID-19 pandemic has dragged on, so has high inflation, both in Canada and in other parts of the world. Here's how to make sense of it all.
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 04:00:00 ESTReinfections from Omicron subvariant BA.2 seem rare, study finds, making 'new wave' unlikely
Getting infected more than once by subvariants in the Omicron family does seem possible, but appears rare, scientists in Denmark found in a recent real-world study — offering reassurance that countr...
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 23:36:49 ESTWaterloo Catholic school board called police on 4-year-old child, advocates say
Advocates for Black families are speaking out after they say police were called to a Catholic elementary school in Kitchener, Ont., last fall to deal with an incident involving a four-year-old child. ...
Thu, 24 Feb 2022 04:00:00 ESTMelding art and marketing skills to amplify unheard voices
Navigating the confusing world of NFTs for his master's thesis, Steven Cheldy Assoé has noticed several cultural groups, including Black people, are underrepresented, and he's looking to change that....
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 13:50:12 ESTB.C. doctor to face disciplinary panel over 'misleading, incorrect or inflammatory' claims about COVID-19
A B.C. doctor who's been touring the province and giving public speeches that include false claims about the COVID-19 vaccine is facing a hearing over allegations of professional misconduct.
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Wed, 23 Feb 2022 20:37:26 ESTCOVID-19 has exposed homelessness, highlighted housing needs in northern Manitoba First Nation
COVID-19 has highlighted housing shortages in some northern First Nations in Manitoba just as the federal government announced funding for proposed solutions to the issue.
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 10:00:00 ESTMore shoppers feeling inflation pressure look to dollar stores for deals, retail experts say
As inflation increases many Canadians’ expenses, retail and food industry experts say they expect more shoppers to flock to stores like Dollarama and Dollar Tree, the country’s two biggest dollar ...
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 19:03:02 ESTLaurentian to release 3 million documents to Ontario that may shed light on university's insolvency, MPP says
Following intense government scrutiny and public backlash, Laurentian is releasing over three million documents that could help shed light on the Sudbury, Ont., university's insolvency, according to a...
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 14:44:42 ESTYellowknife mother describes 'traumatic experience' of having to travel to Alberta to give birth
"This will be our last baby," says Shene Catholique-Valpy, a mother of four living in Yellowknife and one of 75 N.W.T. mothers sent to Alberta to give birth. "It was a traumatic experience, and I can'...
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 04:00:00 ESTProtesters gone from downtown Ottawa but camps remain nearby
Protesters may no longer be set up in downtown Ottawa but some have relocated elsewhere in the region, with private property owners offering up sites for people to regroup.
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 11:07:35 ESTDirect flights between Iqaluit and Toronto coming this summer
From June 3 to Sept. 30, travellers will be able to fly directly from Iqaluit to Toronto, and vice-versa, via Canadian North. The CEO of Travel Nunavut calls the news "huge."
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 13:53:54 ESTUnion calls for government action after 2 TTC workers stabbed this month
Amalgamated Transit Union Canada is calling on federal, provincial and municipal governments to help create a national framework to tackle the issue of assaults on transit systems.
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 14:39:17 ESTFeds announce up to $80M to tackle housing supply chain issues in northern and remote communities
The federal government announced up to $80 million in funding to break down housing supply chain issues in northern and remote communities.
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 13:37:06 ESTOmicron wave in Ontario long-term care homes blunted by vaccines, boosters, province says
Ontario long-term care homes, where the majority of residents have three or four COVID-19 vaccine doses, have been spared mass deaths during the Omicron wave despite infection levels similar to those ...
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 04:00:00 ESTPost-secondary life could be tough test for pandemic grads
After having most of their high school education disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's graduating students faces new challenges inside and outside of the classroom as they prepare to enter p...
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 13:20:05 ESTNiagara-area township votes against investigating councillor who took part in Ottawa protest
West Lincoln councillors have voted against asking the Ontario township's integrity commissioner to investigate whether Coun. Harold Jonker violated its code of conduct by taking part in the anti-mand...
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 06:00:00 ESTEducator brings dogsledding to southern Sask. in effort to share Indigenous culture
Garrick Schmidt's passion to share traditional knowledge is behind the effort.
Wed, 23 Feb 2022 08:25:48 ESTOntario Provincial Police investigating officers who appear to have donated to Freedom Convoy
The Ontario Provincial Police said it has launched an internal investigation after members of its police force appeared to have donated to the so called Freedom Convoy in Ottawa.