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Mon, 22 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
As hospital backlogs grow, paramedics struggle to deliver timely care
Last year, the Ottawa Paramedic Service took 72,000 patients to hospitals and spent 49,000 hours in offload delay — waiting to transfer over the care of a patient. During the first five months of 20...

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Inflation's hit to consumer spending power means retailers may refocus on the low end
In economics, the concept of "inferior goods" tells us that when spending power shrinks, consumers are willing to accept ground beef instead of filet mignon. That may include forgoing high-end brands ...

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Tip-flation has some restaurants asking for up to 30% in tips
The suggested tip at cafes and restaurants on point-of-sale terminals is on the rise, creeping as high as 30 per cent But critics say the higher tip amounts could backfire on restaurants and may not a...

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Clash with local health unit drains hot tubs at some Ontario resorts
Four resort owners in rural Ontario have been ordered by the local health unit to shut down their hot tubs, even though they’ve been operating for years. They say the rules they've broken are imposs...

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
A killer took their loved ones, but he couldn't destroy their family
One night in June, a troubled young man came knocking at the front door of the Ready family home on a quiet suburban street in Ottawa. Minutes later, three people were dead. Now, a father and daughter...

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
This national historic site is a bit of a mystery — but that could soon change
The Glengarry Cairn National Historic Site in the St. Lawrence River has been off-limits to the public for two decades, and there isn't even any historical interpretation on the shoreline. A plan's no...

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 18:16:33 EDT
Moira wins 163rd running of $1-million Queen's Plate
Moira came on down the stretch to easily capture the 163rd running of the $1-million Queen's Plate on Sunday in Toronto.

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 17:51:02 EDT
Winnipeg-born actor at the helm of charity art auction for Ukraine
Winnipeg-born actor and playwright Michael Rubenfeld is co-directing an online charity art auction of contemporary Ukrainan works in an effort to aid the war-stricken country and its artists. ...

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 01:38:01 EDT
Vehicle crashes through West Vancouver wedding party, killing 2
Emergency responders in West Vancouver say two people were killed and 10 others were injured after a vehicle drove through the yard of a residence where a wedding party was taking place Saturday. ...

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 04:30:00 EDT
When good intentions go wrong: A Newfoundland pony's death should teach us all a lesson
Reflecting on how a pony named Little Catalina died after well-meaning people fed it too many apples, cultural historian Ainsley Hawthorn looks at times when people's good hearts nonetheless cause har...

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 13:40:13 EDT
Indigenous fashion designers gaining recognition on international runways
Melrene Saloy’s love for fashion began as a child, making clothes for her dolls after her grandmother and aunts taught her to sew. Today, she runs her own business, making culturally appropriate Fi...

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 15:15:34 EDT
'A miracle': N.S. dog Apollo survives inside burning house
Firefighters say it's nothing short of a miracle that a dog named Apollo survived a fire on Saturday that gutted a home in Colchester County.

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 09:00:00 EDT
Nisga'a delegation heads to Scotland in bid to repatriate totem pole
Members of the Nisga'a First Nation are travelling to Scotland in a bid to repatriate a memorial totem pole that was taken from their land almost a century ago and later sold to the country's nation...

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Military law experts surprised by form of internal investigation into 4 cadets' deaths
Military law experts say they're surprised that an on-campus incident that ended with the deaths of four cadets at the Royal Military College (RMC) in Kingston last spring is getting a "less robust" f...

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Moving to Canada was harder than I thought. I'm not sure I'd do it again
Moving to Canada with a young family was much harder than Misbah Noor expected. Although she believes there is a light at the end of every dark tunnel, it took years to find it in Calgary. ...

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 10:26:30 EDT
Ukraine calls on Canada to cancel gas turbine sanctions waiver as German chancellor set to visit
As German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is set to arrive in Canada on Sunday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing renewed calls from Ukraine to cancel a waiver of sanctions allowing a gas turbine repaire...

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 11:00:00 EDT
How this partially sighted B.C. gamer learned to play Super Mario
Jalen Berg is a partially sighted gamer from Langley, B.C., who has learned how to play video games without actually being able to see them.

Sun, 21 Aug 2022 09:00:00 EDT
Why you're waiting for that Canadian passport; the return of Zellers: CBC's Marketplace cheat sheet
CBC Marketplace rounds up the consumer and health news you need from the week starting Aug. 15, 2022.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
All about that base: Why UCP leadership contenders probably aren't speaking to most Albertans
The race to replace Jason Kenney is preoccupied with tough-on-Ottawa stances most Albertans aren't as concerned about. The winner may need to change their conversation.

Sat, 20 Aug 2022 21:01:12 EDT
Jamaican migrant workers in Ontario pen open letter likening conditions to 'systematic slavery'
Jamaican migrant farm workers in Niagara Region wrote an open letter to Jamaica's Ministry of Labour requesting more support in the face of what they call "systematic slavery," days before a migrant w...



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