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Tue, 23 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
In a tight labour market, this is where Canadian workers are going
Five charts show what’s behind the shifting landscape — and why the worker shortage will likely persist for years to come.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
WestJet launches legal battle to overturn order to compensate passenger $1,000
WestJet has launched a legal battle, seeking to overturn a Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) ruling that ordered the airline to compensate a passenger $1,000 for a flight disruption caused by a cre...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Vaccine fatigue is real. These experts say messaging on COVID boosters should be clear
COVID-19 vaccines aimed at both the original strain and Omicron variants are expected in Canada this fall. But messaging on booster doses has been mixed across the country.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
So many birds are in the sky at Ontario's Long Point right now, they're showing up on radar
There were so many birds in the skies above Ontario's Long Point peninsula on Sunday morning that they appeared as a massive doughnut on American weather radar in Buffalo, N.Y.

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Liberals could weaponize Conservative infighting to weaken Poilievre, Preston Manning warns
An elder statesman of Canada's conservative movement is offering a vivid warning about how Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberals might attack Pierre Poilievre if he wins the Conservative lead...

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 16:50:13 EDT
Driver still in hospital as police probe speed, medical issues in B.C. wedding crash that killed 2
Police say the driver of an SUV that struck a wedding celebration in West Vancouver, B.C., on Saturday, killing two people, remains in hospital as investigators look into whether speed or a medical in...

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 19:47:14 EDT
Canadian Rangers celebrate 75 years in their birthplace — Dawson City, Yukon
Canadian Rangers in Dawson City are being recognized for 75 years in the North.

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 19:30:31 EDT
Sask. adults will get $500 'affordability cheque' this fall: premier
In a video posted to social media Monday, Premier Scott Moe said the province's first-quarter fiscal update for 2022-2023, which will be unveiled Tuesday morning, "will show that Saskatchewan's econom...

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 17:27:44 EDT
Retired top N.S. Mountie outlines 'failures' in mass shooting response
The former top Mountie in Nova Scotia has highlighted what she thinks went wrong during the 2020 mass shooting response, including a 'failure' to properly search the small rural community where the ma...

Tue, 23 Aug 2022 00:14:22 EDT
Crews prepare to raise sunken fishing vessel leaking oil into Salish Sea
The U.S. Coast Guard says it is making progress dealing with an oil spill in the Salish Sea near Canadian waters and it hopes to begin raising the sunken fishing vessel later this week.  ...

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 07:00:00 EDT
Ontario international student who fell for a rental scam is warning others as police investigate
An international student at the University of Waterloo in Ontario says she was eager to settle into new housing ahead of the fall semester, but was stripped of her savings after falling victim to a re...

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 16:42:55 EDT
Prime Minister, NATO secretary general to visit Nunavut, with spotlight on Arctic defence
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Jens Stoltenberg, the secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO,) will meet in Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, on Thursday.

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 12:10:30 EDT
Quebec, federal government 'confident' about protecting province's endangered caribou
According to most recent figures, 5,252 woodland or mountain caribou are left in the province. Only seven remain in Val-d'Or, and herds in Charlevoix and Gaspé are on the verge of extinction.  ...

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 11:16:00 EDT
56% of Canadians say they can't keep pace with high cost of living, according to survey
In a new Angus Reid poll, 56 per cent of Canadians surveyed say they're struggling to keep pace as high inflation and interest rates force them to tighten their belts.

Thu, 18 Aug 2022 16:49:01 EDT
Once thought to be a 'useless' desert, Palliser's Triangle has long been the breadbasket of Canada
A swath of land stretching across southern Alberta and Saskatchewan is often referred to as Palliser’s Triangle — a dry, hot and windy region originally thought to be a poor area for farming and a...

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 11:28:56 EDT
Early morning fire in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside displaces dozens
Fire Chief Karen Fry told CBC three buildings were damaged by fire early Monday.

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 ...

Mon, 22 Aug 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Paramedics feel the pressure as a city runs out of ambulances
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 06:00:00 EDT
'A new life, a new way': Manitoba First Nation holds 1st powwow in 150 years
A Manitoba First Nation devastated after its members were displaced by flooding hosted a powwow this weekend for the first time in 150 years — an event many in the community hope brings healing and ...

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 ...



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