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Wed, 21 Sep 2022 15:56:05 EDT
As the East Coast picks up the pieces post-Fiona, MPs ask themselves what an army is for

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
With Quebec Liberals on the ropes, liberalism in the province is at a crossroads
A diminished Quebec Liberal Party means liberal values now face an uncertain future in the province.

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Food banks and 'care cupboards' are popping up on university campuses. Here's why
As the cost of living soars in Canada, students are feeling the pinch like many others. Universities and student associations are doubling own on their efforts to help by offering food banks, "care cu...

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Booed in Beauceville: False Facebook post highlights Quebec election online misinformation
It was a simple screengrab of a text message saying François Legault was booed out of a restaurant in Beauceville, posted to a popular Facebook group and shared thousands of times. Except it didn’t...

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 21:09:17 EDT
Canucks owner's estranged children say he beat and psychologically abused them, court hears
Four adult children of Vancouver Canucks owner Francesco Aquilini have all alleged that he physically and psychologically abused them when they were young, a B.C. Supreme Court judge heard Tuesday. ...

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 18:58:06 EDT
Judge certifies class-action lawsuit over delayed bail hearings and alleged Charter breaches
A class-action lawsuit alleging that the Alberta government breached Charter rights potentially thousands of times by denying people timely bail hearings will go ahead.

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 10:32:07 EDT
Man charged with attempted murder in case of missing Toronto woman Elnaz Hajtamiri
A Brampton man is facing a host of charges including attempted murder in connection with an alleged attack on missing woman Elnaz Hajtamiri in late 2021, York Regional Police said Tuesday. ...

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 08:32:36 EDT
'Your story does not end here': inquest begins in death of Indigenous teen Devon Freeman
Pamela Freeman fought back tears Monday as she told a coroner's inquest about holding her grandson the day he was born, seeing him grow into a precocious and enthusiastic child, and then grieving his ...

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
NDP calling for probe of grocery store profits as food prices continue to rise
The federal NDP is calling for a parliamentary probe of the rising cost of food to determine whether major grocery store chains are raking in excess profits.

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 07:00:00 EDT
Fed up with being unable to find a home, this B.C. man built a houseboat from recycling bins and road signs
After eight years of living in tents, a car, and homemade structures in B.C. and Alberta — and over a year on the B.C. Housing waiting list for shelter — Philip Hathaway and his wife took to the s...

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Coming to Canada to start a new life meant choosing mementoes from my old one
When Giselle General and her brother immigrated to Canada from the Philippines as teens, it meant making decisions on what mementoes they wanted to bring with them.

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Should applicants be paid for job interviews?
Applying for a job can be a job itself. At least one human resource expert is now saying employers should start paying people for their time.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 22:48:29 EDT
Poilievre replaces top lawyer at Conservative Party
Pierre Poilievre has replaced the Conservative Party's top lawyer with his own pick, CBC News has learned, as he continues to shake up the party's upper echelons. 

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 04:00:00 EDT
Hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 antivirals are sitting on shelves across Canada
Health Canada has distributed enough of the antiviral Paxlovid to treat more than 700,000 people with COVID-19, yet the provinces have given only a fraction of that medication to patients.  ...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 07:49:57 EDT
Border vaccine rules, mandatory use of ArriveCAN, mask mandates on planes and trains to end on Oct. 1
The federal government is dropping all COVID-19 measures at borders, meaning travellers will no longer need to provide proof of vaccination when entering Canada or wear masks on planes and trains, Ot...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 18:44:08 EDT
Friends of Canadian citizen in mourning after her husband arrested in Pakistan murder case
Friends of Canadian citizen Sarah Inam are in mourning as police in Pakistan investigate the killing of the 37-year-old alumnus of Ontario's University of Waterloo. Inam's husband of four months and h...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 18:57:45 EDT
Cell outages during storms like Fiona will continue unless regulations improve, advocate says
Nova Scotians experienced widespread cellphone and mobile internet service outages in the wake of post-tropical storm Fiona on the weekend due to major power blackouts and damage to cell towers. ...

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 08:00:47 EDT
Newcomer from Ukraine engaging TikTok audiences by trying Canadian staples
Since moving to Canada in May, Andrian Makhnachov has been on a quest to discover and try the most Canadian treats and activities.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 18:32:38 EDT
Trudeau appoints former heads of Canadian Medical Association, federal public service to Senate
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed a high-profile surgeon and the former head of Canada’s public service to the Senate.

Mon, 26 Sep 2022 15:28:04 EDT
Racism against Indigenous people entrenched in health care, Manitoba CEO admits while vowing to eradicate it
The head of northern Manitoba's health-care system is apologizing for historic and continuing racism against Indigenous people seeking medical care, and promising change.



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