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Thu, 24 Feb 2022 14:01:11 EST
Ukrainians in Toronto fear for their families amid Russian invasion

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 18:26:18 EST
Alberta's justice minister shuffled to new post after investigation into phone call to police chief
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has shuffled his cabinet, moving Kaycee Madu to the labour and immigration portfolio. Tyler Shandro takes over from Madu as minister of justice and solicitor general. ...

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 20:51:29 EST
Ottawa protest leader Pat King denied bail, will remain in jail
Leader of the so-called Freedom Convoy Pat King has been denied bail because of a "substantial likelihood" he would reoffend, according to Justice of the Peace Andrew Seymour.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:00:00 EST
Cultural faux pas in Netflix show draws ire from Japanese people in Canada and beyond
Early this month, translator and cultural consultant Yukari Oyama Peerless says she joined her husband and 13-year-old son to watch the Netflix series Cobra Kai at home in Victoria — and became upse...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
How technology is helping shrink grocery bills by cutting food waste
A growing number of apps and other technologies have come to market in recent months to help connect shoppers with cheap food nearing their expiry date — which is a win for stores and their customer...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 17:55:12 EST
Ontario education minister orders review of Kitchener school calling police on 4-year-old
Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce has ordered a review of how the Waterloo Catholic District School Board handled a situation in November that led to police being called to assist with a four-y...

Thu, 17 Feb 2022 18:43:40 EST
Nunavut youths head to major film fest for premiere of Pangnirtung sci-fi movie
The first screening for the Nunavut-made alien invasion film Slash/Back will happen at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas, in March. Actor Frankie Vincent-Wolfe, 10, says it's going...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 17:28:24 EST
Canadian telecoms waive fees for long-distance calls, texts to Ukraine amid Russian invasion
Canadian phone companies are waiving long-distance and text charges for calls to Ukraine amid Russia's assault on the country.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
'You took our sunshine away,' sister of fatally stabbed Hamilton teen tells student's sentencing hearing
Sentencing began Friday for the teenager who pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the stabbing of 14-year-old Devan Selvey behind their Hamilton high school in 2019.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 00:09:17 EST
Peak perfection: Alberta Rockies rise as popular ice climbing destination
The sport of ice climbing has been around for years but interest in it has grown exponentially in the last decade.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 19:23:41 EST
Oil prices slip as Biden stops short of sanctioning Russian crude
North American oil prices fell on Friday after U.S. President Joe Biden’s government signalled it won’t sanction Russian crude oil because of the impact it could have on pump prices. ...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 15:04:23 EST
Mounties used emergency powers as a 'big deterrent,' says head of RCMP
The head of the RCMP says the powers given to her officers through the Emergencies Act served as “a big deterrent” in policing anti-vaccine mandate protests that occupied the streets of downtown O...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:56:37 EST
Quebec coroner investigating death of elderly woman who'd been left tied to bed, naked and soiled
The 81-year-old resident of Montreal's Saint-Joseph-de-la-Providence long-term care home died three days after a Red Cross worker helping out at the residence had found her in an appalling state. ...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 15:01:21 EST
How flexible back-to-work plans could tap the talents of workers facing employment barriers
Experts said a focus on hybrid and remote back-to-work models would attract a new pool of candidates that might have been frozen out of the employment market.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 13:05:55 EST
With invasion of Ukraine, parents and educators face tough conversations with kids
As the world contends with the assault on Ukraine, and news spreads quickly on social media and in the schoolyard, Canadians face tough questions from concerned kids. How should we talk to children ab...

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 04:00:00 EST
N.B. nurses travel to Yukon to give COVID vaccines after coming back from retirement
Beth McGinnis and June MacDonald of Fredericton never imagined coming out of retirement in their 60s would lead them to the Yukon. 

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 06:00:00 EST
Abandoned farmyard is a labour of love and a COVID-era affordable home for Saskatchewan family
Restoring a 107-year-old farmyard was a dream come true for Brad and Kendal Parker.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 12:42:23 EST
Ontario tells LCBO to pull all Russian-made products from store shelves
Ontario is directing the provincial liquor control board to pull all alcohol produced in Russia from its store shelves amid that country's invasion of Ukraine.

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 08:49:37 EST
Ontario border mayors call for end to COVID-19 testing at land crossings
Mayors of southwestern Ontario border cities, along with a U.S. counterpart, and tourism groups are calling on Ottawa to end any COVID-19 testing at land border crossings. 

Fri, 25 Feb 2022 10:37:29 EST
Canadian gas prices to spike as Ukraine conflict prompts oil market chaos
Canadians can expect to pay more at the pump as Russia's attack on Ukraine puts even greater pressure on an already surging oil price environment.



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