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Wed, 6 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Why pharmacare plans keep stalling in Canada — even as research suggests billions in savings
While the federal Liberals have pledged to make progress towards a national pharmacare program through a recent deal with the NDP, health care advocates warn those efforts are moving too slowly — pu...

Wed, 6 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Worries of more school disruptions are rising alongside COVID-19 cases
As some health experts warn of rising new COVID-19 infection and hospitalization rates, parents and school officials are bracing for what a sixth wave may bring to classrooms. 

Wed, 6 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
The labour shortage isn't over — and employers are having to lower their hiring expectations
The labour shortage that took off during the pandemic is far from over. According to Statistics Canada, there were 915,500 unfilled positions in the fourth quarter of 2021 — up by 63 per cent compa...

Wed, 6 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
They parked. They shopped. They got towed: Anger and frustration at a Montreal strip mall
Over the course of two days last week at a shopping plaza in Montreal's Saint-Laurent borough, CBC watched as a tow-truck operator removed vehicle after vehicle. "This is not normal," said Pierre Abra...

Wed, 6 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
I let my skin get darker to prove a point to my mom
Kelly Roche’s mom has always disapproved of her for spending time in the sun. She continues to do it on purpose to prove a point.

Wed, 6 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Worries of more school disruptions are rising alongside COVID-19 cases
As some health experts warn of rising new COVID-19 infection and hospitalization rates, parents and school officials are bracing for what a sixth wave may bring to classrooms. 

Tue, 5 Apr 2022 18:53:53 EDT
Housing activist who died hours after hospital release 'wasn't a nobody,' says Ontario family seeking answers
An Ontario mother says she’s getting conflicting answers to questions about the death of a 22-year-old housing activist who had been living in Hamilton, including why Vanessa Amos was reportedly dis...

Thu, 24 Feb 2022 14:01:11 EST
Adopted children from Ukraine who left just days before invasion now safe with Manitoba family

Tue, 5 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
As Alberta's oil and gas industry rebounds, there's a new problem: not enough workers
The price of oil has been rising steadily the last several months, and while that should spell good news for the energy-producing province of Alberta, it has instead shone a spotlight on a problem —...

Tue, 5 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
With her latest budget, Freeland faces pressure to do more — and a lot less
In her first budget a year ago, Chrystia Freeland told Canadians that there was a risk of doing too little to secure the post-pandemic recovery. As the finance minister prepares to deliver her second...

Tue, 5 Apr 2022 21:12:51 EDT
Calgary police to delay removal of thin blue line patches, citing internal discord
In a press conference on Tuesday, Chief Mark Neufeld referred to the directive as a breaking point, saying it had brought to the surface other unresolved, underlying issues.

Tue, 5 Apr 2022 14:13:00 EDT
Pimicikamak Cree Nation begins investigating former residential school site in northern Manitoba
Pimicikamak Cree Nation is investigating what was once the main Roman Catholic-run residential school in the area. Chief David Monias says the community has identified 85 children who died there. ...

Tue, 5 Apr 2022 19:39:31 EDT
Renowned Canadian conductor Boris Brott killed in hit and run in Hamilton
Renowned conductor Boris Brott, the artistic director of the Orchestre classique de Montréal and a motivational speaker, died Tuesday after a hit and run in Hamilton that led to the driver's arrest a...

Tue, 5 Apr 2022 10:00:04 EDT
Massive investment in Canada's energy grid needed to meet demand as Canada moves on its climate change policy
A price tag in the tens or hundreds of billions of dollars, and a project scope akin to that of the construction of the Canadian Pacific Railway in the 1800s.

Tue, 5 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Canadian Forces rescinds appointment of high-ranking military police officer sanctioned for sexual comments
The head of Canada’s military police has revoked his appointment of a military police officer who faced sanctions three years ago for making sexual comments about three women at a Christmas policing...

Tue, 5 Apr 2022 12:46:22 EDT
Caught between climate warnings and economic realities, Canada and the world face tough fossil fuel choices
The UN's latest warning about the world's climate goals slipping away is looming over a pending decision on whether a large offshore oil project will go ahead off Newfoundland, promising a much-needed...

Tue, 5 Apr 2022 09:01:00 EDT
2 Alberta paramedics sanctioned for forcing drug on unconscious patient in RCMP custody
Two paramedics have been sanctioned for unprofessional conduct after using forceps to insert an oral drug into the rectum of an incapacitated man in RCMP custody in northeastern Alberta. ...

Tue, 5 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Deadly bird flu strain in Ontario has poultry farmers, wildlife watchers on alert
Farmers and wildlife watchers are on guard after some poultry flocks and wild birds — including a Canada goose in Ottawa and a redhead duck in Kingston, Ont. — recently tested positive for a d...

Tue, 5 Apr 2022 05:00:21 EDT
Hundreds of thousands of artifacts packed up as N.B. Museum faces uncertain future
The New Brunswick Museum is spread over two problematic buildings — an exhibit space and shop at Market Square in uptown Saint John and a collections and research centre in a much older building in ...

Tue, 5 Apr 2022 06:00:00 EDT
Charities in Canada stretched thin as donations drop, demand rises, report says
Canadian charities are facing "unprecedented strain" this year due to a projected decline in donations and an expected growth in demand, according to a new report.



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