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Fri, 8 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Toronto businessman accused of $12M pandemic Ponzi scheme found and charged with fraud
A Toronto businessman accused of orchestrating a $12-million pandemic-related Ponzi scheme was arrested and charged with fraud by Toronto police on Monday, just hours after investigators discovered hi...

Fri, 8 Apr 2022 04:00:09 EDT
Cryptocurrency review, free tampons — and other things you might have missed in the budget
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland released her second federal budget on Thursday — a 280-page, multi-billion-dollar plan focused on cooling down Canada's housing market, boosting defence spending a...

Fri, 8 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Meet the Canadian blasting off as part of the first civilian mission to the International Space Station
Entrepreneur and philanthropist Mark Pathy is ready to launch to space as part of the first commercial mission to the International Space Station. But it's not all fun and games: He'll be conducting a...

Thu, 7 Apr 2022 14:22:11 EDT
Professional chefs tout the culinary — and environmental — advantages of induction stoves
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we talk to chefs who love the sustainable efficiency of induction stoves and collect some of your responses to our recent story on long-distance dri...

Fri, 8 Apr 2022 04:00:19 EDT
Despite laying dozens of charges, RCMP have stopped targeting Canadian accomplices in foreign scam calls
The RCMP’s Project Octavia arrested 11 people in Canada who were accused of funneling money to criminal syndicates running phone scams that target Canadians. But before any of those cases made it to...

Fri, 8 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Freeland makes a 'modern supply-side' bet on Canada's future economic growth
Presenting her second budget to the House of Commons on Thursday, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said that “now is the time for us to focus — with smart investments and a clarity of purpose â€...

Fri, 8 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Budget will compel crowdfunding platforms to report suspicious transactions
Popular online crowdfunding platforms and their payment processors will soon have to report suspicious transactions to Canada’s money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog.

Fri, 8 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
How McGill University is using wastewater testing to get a handle on COVID-19 outbreaks
Since September, McGill University in Montreal has been testing wastewater coming from its student residences to get a better estimate of the scale of the pandemic on campus and to help administrators...

Fri, 8 Apr 2022 04:00:00 EDT
With a windfall from Ottawa comes great climate expectations for the oilpatch
As the need for the world to act on climate change grows and the pressure on the oilpatch mounts, the industry has increasingly pushed for more government support to develop, construct and scale up ca...

Thu, 7 Apr 2022 04:00:14 EDT
Is it COVID or a cold? How to know as Omicron cases rise
With very limited access to PCR tests across Canada, some people who are getting sick are wondering if they have COVID, or a cold or the flu — and what they should do if they have COVID symptoms...

Fri, 8 Apr 2022 01:04:16 EDT
'This kid will be missed': Family, friends gather to mourn death of Calgary teen shot last week
Nearly 150 friends and family gathered beside a pond near Arbour Meadows Close in northwest Calgary Thursday night to mourn the death of Grade 10 student, Jal Acor Jal, who was shot last week.  ...

Thu, 7 Apr 2022 16:01:45 EDT
5 Anishinabek First Nations in Ontario sign agreement with Ottawa that would allow them to self-govern
Five communities within the Anishinabek Nation — Moose Deer Point, Wahnapitae, Nipissing, Magnetawan and Zhiibaahaasing First Nations in Ontario — signed a historic self-governance agreement ...

Thu, 7 Apr 2022 20:24:11 EDT
B.C. moves to weekly COVID 19 reporting, changes how deaths are counted
The British Columbia government has made the switch to providing COVID-19 updates on a weekly rather than daily basis, saying the change aligns with a shift away from a case-management model to a s...

Thu, 7 Apr 2022 16:42:57 EDT
Royal Bank defends funding B.C.'s Coastal GasLink pipeline despite environmental concerns
Royal Bank of Canada's chief executive defended the bank's funding of the Coastal GasLink pipeline Thursday and called for incentives to help the shift to a net-zero economy, as investors and Indigeno...

Thu, 7 Apr 2022 16:11:16 EDT
Grandmother who escaped deadly Ontario blaze dies as fire marshal confirms no working smoke alarms in home
A sixth family member has died in the wake of a tragic fatal fire in Brampton, Ont. last week.

Thu, 7 Apr 2022 17:06:23 EDT
Supreme Court dismisses bid for injunction on Alberta supervised consumption site policy
The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an application to hear a bid seeking a temporary injunction on requesting health-care numbers from clients of Alberta supervised consumption sites. ...

Thu, 7 Apr 2022 09:00:00 EDT
B.C. arbitrator upholds firing of health worker who refused vaccination
A B.C. labour arbitrator has upheld the firing of a substance use counsellor who refused to comply with an order requiring all health authority employees to get vaccinated against COVID-19. ...

Thu, 7 Apr 2022 15:19:12 EDT
Canada's oldest grain elevator falls in fiery heap in southwest Manitoba
The grain elevator in Elva, Man., — Canada's oldest — burned to the ground this week, with 125 years' worth of aged wood ignited in a flash by a single ember.

Thu, 7 Apr 2022 13:59:08 EDT
Birth alerts still happening at Thunder Bay hospital despite Ontario halt to them, First Nations leaders say
Ontario stopped allowing the practice of birth alerts — child welfare agencies notifying a hospital of possible safety concerns involving a parent before a birth — in late 2020, but First Nation...

Thu, 7 Apr 2022 11:27:56 EDT
Century-old barge stuck in Niagara River moves for 1st time since 2019 as ice conditions change
A century-old shipwreck in the Niagara River suffered further damage and shifted its position over the weekend following changes in ice conditions along the powerful upper rapids.



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