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Thu, 23 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Why the timing of your next COVID shot is so important
The timing of your next COVID-19 vaccine may be more important than ever as highly contagious Omicron subvariants are on the rise in Canada and waning immunity from previous vaccination and infection ...

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
As Canadian price rises hit 7.7%, could inflation be reaching its peak?
As Canadian inflation hits 7.7 per cent, Senior Deputy Governor Carolyn Rogers says the Bank of Canada sees worse inflation ahead. But they've been wrong before, and there are some early signs a surge...

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 04:00:27 EDT
Catching monkeypox can mean extreme pain, hospital trips — and weeks of isolation
Peter Kelly is among more than 200 Canadians and counting who've caught monkeypox. He spent weeks isolating at home to keep others' safe, putting strain on his finances and mental health. Advocates no...

Thu, 23 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
The Liberal government's single-use plastic ban, explained
This week the Liberal government announced it will ban some single-use plastic items in an effort to achieve zero plastic waste by 2030, but only a limited number of products fall under the ban and so...

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 17:47:40 EDT
Disinformation, foreign interference threatening Canada's electoral system, elections watchdog warns
Disinformation and foreign interference are two of the biggest threats facing Canada's electoral system and it will take everyone working together to counter them, says Yves Côté, Canada's chief ele...

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 12:04:43 EDT
Mountie who wrote that RCMP head interfered in N.S. investigation 'came to his own conclusions,' says Blair
Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair is casting doubt on the Nova Scotia Mountie who suggested Commissioner Brenda Lucki interfered in the investigation into the largest mass shooting in Canadi...

Tue, 21 Jun 2022 20:43:41 EDT
CSC, Athletics Canada announce 43-athlete squad to compete at Commonwealth Games
On Tuesday, Commonwealth Sport Canada (CSC) and Athletics Canada announced the 43-athlete contingent that will be representing Team Canada at the upcoming Commonwealth Games.

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 12:30:45 EDT
Trudeau says passport delays are 'unacceptable,' promises the government will 'step up'
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is promising to do more to fix what he calls an "unacceptable" state of affairs at the country's passport offices that have been overwhelmed in recent days as thousands ...

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 20:52:20 EDT
B.C. fish farm licences renewed outside Discovery Islands until at least spring 2023
The federal government says open-net pen salmon farming may continue off B.C.'s coast outside the Discovery Islands area, while Ottawa undertakes consultation on the plan to transition away from the p...

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 16:46:06 EDT
Aurora Cannabis to lay off 12% of workforce amid reorganization, company says
Aurora Cannabis says it is laying off 12 per cent of its workforce as the company embarks on a reorganization.

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Returning to work and worried about catching COVID? You're not alone
Some people who are returning to their workplaces are worried about being exposed to COVID-19 by being in spaces that might not have adequate ventilation and no longer require masking or vaccination....

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 09:42:57 EDT
Trans Mountain pipeline to lose money for government, says federal budget officer
The federal government now stands to lose money from its investment in the Trans Mountain pipeline, according to a new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer.

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 08:00:00 EDT
B.C. man who had rare neurological reaction to COVID vaccine awaiting decision on government support
A B.C. man is one of 774 people who have filed for financial compensation to Canada's Vaccine Injury Support Program, which aims to provide financial support to people found to have experienced a seri...

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Air Miles hits turbulence after Sobeys and Safeway pull out of program
The long-running Air Miles rewards system is facing turbulence after the withdrawal of one of its only remaining national grocery chains from the program, say experts in the Canadian loyalty points in...

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 08:22:40 EDT
After days in line, Montreal travellers finally receive appointments for passport renewals
The federal government implemented a new system Wednesday, allowing people to receive appointments, instead of waiting outside for days at a time.

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Commons could soon pass legislation to study environmental racism
The House of Commons is close to adopting Canada's first-ever legislation on environmental racism — environmental hazards that disproportionately affect Indigenous, Black and other racialized commu...

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
A 'glass cliff' may threaten UCP women running for leader
While the “glass ceiling” for women in Alberta politics may well have cracked, there are many reasons to think that the party’s leadership is nothing but an increasingly crowded glass cliff. ...

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
FINA trans swim policy shows 'equal but separate' is actually exclusion
On Sunday night, the international governing body of water sports (FINA) effectively banned transgender women from competition. FINA labelled it a "gender inclusion policy," but what it actually does...

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 06:00:00 EDT
Woman speaking out to shed burden after priest charged with sexually assaulting her 50 years ago
Victoria McIntosh says she was the 10-year-old girl who RCMP say was sexually assaulted by a former priest who worked at the Fort Alexander residential school in the late 1960s.

Wed, 22 Jun 2022 04:00:00 EDT
They wanted to see the Jays. How Toronto's lack of wheelchair taxis left them 'totally disappointed'
What was supposed to be a real treat ended up being a real disappointment for a Vancouver woman and her brother with disabilities in Toronto on Sunday after no wheelchair accessible cabs showed up on ...



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