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Thu, 2 Jun 2022 20:57:42 EDTEvacuation alerts issued for parts of B.C. with flood and thunderstorm watches in effect
The River Forecast Centre has issued high streamflow advisories covering parts of the province's Interior while similar advisories remain in place across much of northern B.C., prompting evacuation ...
Sat, 4 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDTWhy decriminalizing drug possession won't fix Canada's toxic supply
Canada's toxic drug supply problem can’t be fixed by decriminalizing the possession of small quantities of drugs alone — a move that advocates say is a step in the right direction but a far cry fr...
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 20:11:43 EDTAlberta government memos on school masking 'damning,' union leader says
Internal documents, ordered released through the courts, are raising new questions about the Kenney government's February decision to lift the mask mandate in schools and block school boards from brin...
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 13:48:43 EDT'A national shame,' say advocates about lack of progress on MMIWG action plan
A year into a national action plan to end violence against Indigenous women, advocates say little has been done and more accountability is needed from the federal government.
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 21:24:34 EDTB.C. will decriminalize up to 2.5 grams of hard drugs. Drug users say that threshold won't decriminalize them
As B.C. is set to become the first province to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illicit drugs, drug users and advocates warn the the threshold of 2.5 grams will leave most entrenched drug ...
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 17:52:07 EDTGrowing season off to a rocky start as Prairie farmers contend with rain, snow, flooding
Seeding delays across much of the Prairies are raising concerns about potentially lower crop yields in a year when Canadian farmers are under pressure to deliver a strong harvest.
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 16:11:00 EDTWet weather means slow start to B.C. wildfire season, but forecast suggests shift in July
Cold and wet weather has meant a very slow start to B.C.’s wildfire season, and while that’s expected to continue throughout June, late summer could bring more dangerous conditions, according to t...
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDTHow Doug Ford won an even bigger majority
Doug Ford's journey to winning the Ontario election and securing a second term as premier really began on St. Patrick's Day in 2020, the day he declared a state of emergency over the COVID-19 pandemic...
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 17:25:48 EDTConservative MP removed from Parliament Hill over vaccination status
Conservative member of Parliament Cathay Wagantall was removed from the House of Commons precinct on Friday because she has not provided proof of vaccination against COVID-19.
Thu, 2 Jun 2022 10:52:54 EDTWhy Calgary celebrates pride in September, when June is 'Pride Month'
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 12:55:39 EDTCanada reports 77 confirmed cases of monkeypox
Canada now has 77 confirmed cases of monkeypox, according to figures supplied Friday by Canada's chief public health officer and Santé Québec, the provincial health ministry.
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 05:00:00 EDTLegal experts fact-check Quebec ad campaign that aims to correct 'falsehoods' on controversial language law
In response to negative media attention about the new language law, Bill 96, the CAQ government took out a full-page newspaper ad this week to correct what it called "falsehoods." Legal scholars told ...
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 07:00:00 EDTThis Calgary chef took to Instagram to post the sad news her restaurant was closing — then everything changed
After chef Janice Buckingham shared on social media that her plant-based restaurant in Bridgeland might be forced to close, a celebrity influencer helped work a "miracle."
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDTMilitary has tried to transfer 62 sexual offence files to civilian police — but half were rejected
Military police in Canada have tried to transfer 62 sexual assault cases to civilian police forces since last fall — but about half of those files have been declined and sent back.
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 15:48:17 EDTNational security agencies' relationship with racialized communities marred by a 'trust gap:' report
The relationship between "racialized" groups and Canada’s national security and intelligence institutions —  like the Canadian Security Intelligence Service, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and...
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 15:53:54 EDTBernard Drainville, father of Quebec values charter, trying politics again, this time with CAQ
Bernard Drainville, a prominent Quebec radio host and the creator of Parti Quebecois' controversial values charter, is making a return to provincial politics, this time under the Coalition Avenir QuÃ...
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 09:41:23 EDTWho's in, who's out: Plenty of new Ontario MPPs, some notable departures
It was an election night where the Progressive Conservatives dominated, making notable pickups in Timmins, and the Toronto and Hamilton area. The NDP flipped seats in Ottawa and Thunder Bay. Catch up ...
Thu, 2 Jun 2022 13:28:29 EDTFor this remote First Nation, installing heat pumps is worth the effort
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we catch up with a B.C. First Nation that aims to convert almost entirely to heat pumps and examine how recyclable electric vehicle batteries are.
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Fri, 3 Jun 2022 10:42:58 EDTConservative leadership hopeful Pierre Poilievre tables bill to ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates
Conservative leadership contender Pierre Poilievre has tabled a bill in the House of Commons that, if passed, would prohibit the federal government from imposing vaccine mandates on federal workers an...
Fri, 3 Jun 2022 06:00:40 EDTRegina dangerous offender hearing shows how flawed system is unfair to Indigenous people, advocates say
A hearing in Regina that could label an Indigenous man a dangerous offender and possibly imprison him indefinitely wraps up next week.Â