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Sun, 12 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Family wasn't told of long-term care resident's death for almost a month
Family members of a woman who was in long-term care want to know why it took nearly a month to be told she had died. The care home said it can’t comment on the case because of privacy legislation bu...

Sun, 12 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
New details emerge in homicide of Sask. 13-month-old Tanner Brass
New details have emerged in a Saskatchewan infant homicide case. Critics say the case has exposed deeper problems with the Prince Albert Police Service and its leaders.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Immigration minister says he's working on a faster path to permanence for temporary residents
Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says his government is preparing to create a program that would help to speed up the process of turning newcomers in Canada under temporary permits into permanent r...

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 11:00:00 EDT
50 years later, 'Napalm Girl' has a message for children in Ukraine
For 50 years, an image of nine-year-old Kim Phuc Phan Thi running naked down a road in South Vietnam after a napalm attack has encapsulated the horrors of war. Today, the mother and peace activist who...

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 17:44:54 EDT
Loretta Rogers, family matriarch and longtime telecom director, dead at 83
Loretta Rogers, the matriarch of the Rogers family and longtime director at telecom giant Rogers Communications Inc., has died at the age of 83.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 13:50:56 EDT
Police locate 2 people, vehicles of interest after Parliament Hill evacuation
Ottawa police have located two people and two vehicles of interest related to the events that sparked street closures and an evacuation of Parliament Hill on Saturday afternoon. 

Tue, 7 Jun 2022 19:31:20 EDT
Why leaving monkeypox unchecked in Canada could put more people at risk

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 16:02:19 EDT
B.C. man returns book to U.K. library — more than 48 years overdue
Staff at the Tooting Library in London, U.K., were shocked when they received a book that appeared to have been last checked out on Feb. 19, 1974. 

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 14:36:23 EDT
On the bank of a swelling river, this N.W.T. community is preparing for the worst
Nahanni Butte, a small community of 93 people in the N.W.T., was put on high alert for flooding this week. The South Nahanni River rose a couple of inches as of Saturday morning, while a water monitor...

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Does 'lady-driven' still sell cars? There are reasons to slam brakes on the term
A Sudbury, Ont.-born woman living in Ottawa was irked after coming across online car ads that used the term lady-driven, because "driving can't and shouldn't be gendered." Some used-vehicle ads can be...

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
City of Ottawa denies 'outrageous' request to fly Russian flag
The Russian Embassy in Ottawa asked the city to fly the Russian flag and illuminate a wing of city hall in red, white and blue to mark Russia Day on Sunday, but the city refused.

Sat, 11 Jun 2022 06:00:00 EDT
The iconic giant fish sculpture in Kenora, Ont., is getting a facelift, led by this Alberta man
An Alberta company that specializes in everything from natural history museum exhibits to roadside attractions is making over Husky the Muskie, an iconic fish sculpture in Kenora, Ont.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 09:00:00 EDT
Why an explosion of pollen is driving allergies bonkers this spring
Have your allergies been more aggressive than usual this spring? You're not alone. This year, our coniferous trees across Western Canada have exploded with pollen cones. So why is there so much pollen...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 21:24:24 EDT
Rebuilding B.C. village of Lytton to begin this fall, 15 months after devastating wildfire
Rebuilding in the fire-ravaged village of Lytton, B.C., is likely to begin in September, according to the province's minister of public safety.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 07:23:45 EDT
Future uncertain for 'life-changing' COVID-19 recovery program at Windsor, Ont., hospital
The COVID-19 recovery program at Hôtel-Dieu Grace Healthcare costs some $450,000 a year to run, and the Windsor hospital's CEO says it can't continue long term without Ontario government funding. ...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 16:23:22 EDT
Edmonton mayor demands 2 probes into police actions in lead-up to Chinatown killings
Edmonton's mayor is demanding that Alberta's solicitor general and the city's police commission conduct reviews into actions by police before the arrest of a repeat offender for two killings in Chinat...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
This is how Canadians are surviving the soaring cost of everything
More Canadians are facing tough decisions as prices skyrocket, forcing even middle-class families to choose between buying the food they need and paying their bills.

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 18:43:31 EDT
Officers who entered Mount Moriah home without permission did nothing wrong, says RCMP spokesperson
The two police officers who entered a Mount Moriah home without permission early Sunday morning acted within their authority, said an RCMP spokesperson in a Friday afternoon news conference. ...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 15:39:32 EDT
Ranchers' group opposes Health Canada's 'vilification' of ground beef
A group representing Canadian ranchers says their industry has been unfairly singled out by proposed new regulations that would require packaged ground beef to be sold with a health warning label. ...

Fri, 10 Jun 2022 14:27:34 EDT
Feds temporarily suspend random arrival testing at Canada's airports
The federal government announced Friday it will end the mandatory randomized arrival testing for incoming travellers at Canada's airports, a move that comes as the U.S. is also signalling it will ease...



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