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Thu, 11 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Lumber, wheat, and oil: Tumbling prices could mean the worst of inflation is over
Inflation has been out of control, but increasingly there are signs that prices are holding steady or falling.

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Air Canada, WestJet continue to deny compensation for flight disruptions caused by crew shortages
The Canadian Transportation Agency recently clarified that, in general, airlines can’t deny passengers compensation for flight disruptions caused by crew shortages. However, the clarification has on...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Ontario class action settlement reclassifies volunteers as employees, setting new precedent
More than four years after the launch of a class action lawsuit against a company that ran student travel excursions, an Ontario court has approved a settlement between the organization and former tr...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Climate change is hurting our mental health. These researchers want to help
As climate change reaches into more aspects of our lives, it's taking a toll on our mental health. And scientists across Canada are trying to learn enough about climate anxiety to prevent and successf...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Shoresy star returns to Canada to recover after being shot in L.A.
Keilani Rose, one of the stars of Shoresy, was shot in the chest outside her Los Angeles apartment on July 4.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 19:01:23 EDT
B.C. woman claims RCMP broke her leg and left her suffering overnight in a jail cell
A Burns Lake, B.C., woman is demanding accountability after she says she suffered a broken leg during an arrest and was detained in a jail cell overnight despite pleas for medical help. ...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 20:41:02 EDT
Tennis legend Serena Williams eliminated from National Bank Open in Canadian swan song
Serena Williams has lost her first match since telling the world she is ready to leave professional tennis.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 18:46:11 EDT
Snowbirds grounded following accident in Fort St. John, B.C.
The CT-114 Tutor jets used by the Snowbirds are under "operational pause" until all the aircraft have undergone an operational airworthiness risk assessment following an accident in Fort St. John on A...

Thu, 11 Aug 2022 01:50:34 EDT
B.C. mudslide closes Highway 1 between Lytton and Spences Bridge
DriveBC says a mudslide has shut down the Trans Canada Highway between Lytton and Spences Bridge, from Highway 8 to Highway 12.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 19:12:12 EDT
Aid shipment to Afghanistan cancelled due to Canadian anti-terrorist law
Two containers of food bound for Afghanistan have been cancelled by a Canadian aid agency because of a law banning any dealings with the Taliban.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 15:07:13 EDT
Gunpoint arrest of trans Twitch streamer prompts police review in London, Ont.
The police chief in London, Ont., acknowledges his officers may have fallen short when they carried out a search warrant in the home of a trans woman, and an investigation into what led them to her do...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:07:20 EDT
Ontario health minister won't rule out privatization as option to help ER crisis
Ontario's health minister isn't ruling out privatization in health care as the government looks at ways to deal with a major staff shortage straining hospitals across the province.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 17:51:39 EDT
Bianca Andreescu advances to 3rd round at National Bank Open in Toronto
Bianca Andreescu advanced to the Round of 16 with a 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 win over France's Alize Cornet in the day's final match on Wednesday.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:38:00 EDT
Unifor membership elects Lana Payne as new leader
In its first contested election in almost 10 years, Canada's largest private-sector union has elected Lana Payne as the new national president of Unifor. She is the first woman to hold the position....

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 16:01:24 EDT
UPEI makes Indigenous Studies course mandatory in order to graduate
The University of Prince Edward Island will now require all graduating students to have completed a course in Indigenous Studies.

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 10:31:29 EDT
Commercial fishers and wild salmon advocates celebrate large returns to B.C. waters
The summer of 2022 is shaping up to be a bumper season for both pink and sockeye salmon in British Columbia rivers, with one veteran Indigenous fisherman reporting the biggest catches of sockeye in ...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Why these Canadians feel a big solution to the housing crisis lies in tiny homes
Two weeks after buying a home in Alberta, Vince and Ayşe Macdonald found themselves in Ancaster, Ont. — and the couple brought their tiny home with them. Their small abode was among those feature...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 05:00:00 EDT
Hope grows for youth mental health through this small hospital garden in London, Ont.
Planting and caring for a garden at the London Health Sciences Centre (LHSC) in Ontario became an important source of social connection during the pandemic for 19-year-old Devin Millette and others i...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
These charts show nurses are doing more OT than ever. They say it's driving many from the profession
As emergency rooms in some parts of Canada reduce their hours due to staffing shortages, analysts warn the system is buckling. Data from Statistics Canada shows the rise in overtime among nurses pr...

Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:07:22 EDT
2 children at centre of Sask. Amber Alert found safe
Two children at the centre of an Amber Alert issued in Saskatchewan Monday have been found, according to RCMP. 



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