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Sat, 18 Jun 2022 08:02:05 EDT
Forget the 8.1%: Here's why inflation has already peaked — maybe

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 04:30:00 EDT
37,800 people sent privacy breach notifications linked to N.L. cyberattack
Newfoundland and Labrador’s largest health authority has notified tens of thousands of people that their privacy was breached as part of last fall’s devastating cyberattack.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Only 17% of Toronto's licensed for-profit daycares have signed onto the $10-a-day program so far
Many owners of licensed, for-profit daycare centres say they are wary of joining the $10-a-day government child-care program because of uncertainty around how it will impact their bottom line and worr...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 20:53:53 EDT
Alberta finance minister says Danielle Smith's proposed sovereignty law is 'very problematic'
Nixon said he doubted the act, which seeks to allow Alberta to refuse enforcement of any specific federal law or policy that goes against its interests, would pass in the legislature.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Through summer school, Canadian students explore different pathways to higher education
Summer school programs at Canadore and Dalhousie University are designed to motivate high schoolers to apply to college — but these initiatives have to reach kids even earlier to be effective, accor...

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Gas-powered truck gutted, being converted into all-electric 'showcase piece' in Windsor, Ont.
In just a few weeks, an Enwin Utilities truck that was once gas-powered will be fully transformed into an all-electric vehicle ready to hit the road.

Thu, 21 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
N.W.T. residential school survivors, descendants head to Edmonton for papal visit
A large number of residential school survivors and their families from the Northwest Territories will be making the long trip to Edmonton this weekend to see the papal apology.

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 18:28:30 EDT
More Canadian doctors should consider prescribing pharmaceutical alternatives to street drugs, minister says
Canada's minister of mental health and addictions says more doctors across the country should be willing to prescribe a safer supply of drugs instead of fearing they will be investigated by their regu...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 12:22:26 EDT
Military fines MP Kevin Vuong for failing to report criminal charge
A Royal Canadian Navy official imposed a $500 fine on Independent MP and Royal Canadian Navy reserve officer Kevin Vuong Wednesday for failing to inform his commanding officer of a criminal charge aga...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Change the sport, plead parents of youth suing hockey school in Ontario over alleged bullying
A family is suing a hockey academy in Kitchener, Ont., alleging their son was relentlessly bullied by some students and the private school didn't do enough to stop it. The family's statement of claim ...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 09:00:00 EDT
Foreign-trained doctors say they could help with B.C.'s doctor shortage but face too many barriers
As emergency rooms across some rural parts of the province had to close this weekend amid staffing shortages, some internationally trained doctors say the barriers to practise in Canada have forced ...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 15:29:59 EDT
Yukon premier drinks historic 100,000th sourtoe cocktail
The hotel asked Canadian actor Ryan Reynolds if he would like to be the one to drink the 100,000th cocktail containing a mummified toe, but he didn't respond. So Premier Sandy Silver stepped in. ...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Doctors say their concerns over racist email, papal visit request dismissed by Alberta Health Services
Two Indigenous doctors say Alberta Health Services dismissed their concerns about a manager who sent racist and ignorant emails to physicians, including about the upcoming Pope’s visit. ...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 13:33:24 EDT
Arkells to receive award for positive community contributions, at Canada's Walk of Fame gala
Hamilton's Arkells are the winners of the 2022 Allan Slaight Music Impact Honour for their "positive impact on others and contributions to the community."

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 07:00:00 EDT
Patients turned to telehealth during the pandemic. B.C. doctors say it isn't a long-term solution
As an estimated one million British Columbians struggle to find a family doctor, health-care providers say they are providing more long-distance health care to patients.

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 06:00:00 EDT
Here's how caribou matchmaking — and a stud book — could help save Alberta's dwindling herds
A careful kind of matchmaking will guide a last-resort effort to restore Jasper National Park's vanishing herds of woodland caribou.

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Researcher hopes trove of rare residential school photos can help identify missing children
About 1,000 black and white photos from the early days of Canada’s residential school system have been uncovered in the archives of a Roman Catholic order in Rome.

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 12:42:52 EDT
How B.C. runners Butterworth, Townsend pushed each other in journey to athletics worlds
Canada's Lindsey Butterworth is eyeing her first 800-metre final berth this week at her third World Athletics Championships, while training partner Addy Townsend makes her debut 39 years after her mot...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 07:00:00 EDT
Our garbage is threatening polar bears — but there are solutions, new report says
A new research paper suggests food waste from humans is posing an increasing threat to already struggling polar bear populations — but there are solutions to the problem.

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 05:00:00 EDT
Cow burps targeted as researchers look at ways to reduce methane emissions
Faster and more effective changes will be needed for Canada to meet its goal of reducing methane emissions by at least 30 per cent below 2020 levels by 2030. One of the most promising solutions being ...



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