Canadian News
Thu, 6 Oct 2022 04:00:54 EDTWood from B.C. forests is being burned for electricity billed as green — but critics say that's deceptive
The largest power station in the U.K., Drax, burns wood pellets sourced from B.C.’s old growth and untouched forests to create electricity. Scientists and environmentalists argue it’s a false solu...
Thu, 6 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDTPaying with a credit card? Expect to see a fee when you shop under new rules that start now
Cost-conscious shoppers should prepare themselves to start seeing a new fee when they make purchases, as retailers and other businesses will now be allowed to charge customers who pay with a credit ca...
Thu, 6 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDTFormer senator charged with sexual assault still retains 'honourable' title for life
A disgraced former senator now facing sexual assault charges still retains his "honourable" title as a former member of Canada's upper house.
Thu, 6 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDTCompetitive fishing has a cheating problem, and these Canadian anglers say they've seen it happen
A cheating scandal rocking the U.S. fishing competition scene has opened a can of worms on dishonesty in the sport, with some anglers in Canada saying they've seen it here, too, and they're ready for ...
Wed, 5 Oct 2022 17:28:04 EDTAlberta to be 1st province to regulate psychedelics for therapy, government says
Alberta will become the first Canadian jurisdiction to regulate the use of psychedelic drugs for people in therapy, the province announced Wednesday.
Thu, 6 Oct 2022 01:26:54 EDTVancouver woman shocked as Air Canada flight leads to shredded bag
A Vancouver woman has compensation but few answers after a flight from her hometown to Calgary ended in a checked bag left in tatters and about $1,100 worth of possessions lost or destroyed.
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Wed, 5 Oct 2022 18:06:13 EDTTim Hortons pulls sponsorship of men's programming in wake of Hockey Canada scandal
Tim Hortons says it is pulling its sponsorship of all of Hockey Canada's men’s hockey programming for the 2022-23 season, including the men’s world junior championships.
Wed, 5 Oct 2022 19:30:06 EDTSask. former leader of Canadian Nationalist Party found guilty of hate speech against Jewish people
A jury has found Travis Patron, the former leader of the now-defunct Canadian Nationalist Party, guilty of hate speech against Jewish people in connection with a video posted online in 2019.
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Wed, 5 Oct 2022 18:30:52 EDTFederal government reveals plan to improve access to diabetes care across Canada
The federal government has tabled a long-awaited plan in the House of Commons to improve access to diabetes treatment and prevention in Canada, Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos announced Wednesday.
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Wed, 5 Oct 2022 16:09:14 EDTNunavut community welcomes an upswing of cruise ship tourists after 2 years of quiet
This year, between the end of July and the beginning of September, nine cruise ships, carrying some 1,800 passengers, visited Cambridge Bay, Nunavut.
Wed, 5 Oct 2022 18:07:27 EDTThis B.C. woman was enjoying the fall colours. Then a bear attacked. Now she's in the ICU
Two women critically injured in a bear attack in northern B.C. were on a walk to enjoy the autumn colours. Now, they're in intensive care in Edmonton and Vancouver.
Wed, 5 Oct 2022 07:43:52 EDTFeds say the move to reform Hockey Canada is on after Hockey Québec cuts ties with national body
Federal officials are throwing their support behind Quebec's provincial hockey federation for its decision to cut ties with Hockey Canada in the wake of new allegations against the sporting body.
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Wed, 5 Oct 2022 11:45:02 EDTN.L. government writing cheques of up to $500 for cost-of-living relief
The province has announced a one-time payment of $500 for people who made less than $100,000 last year. People who made between $100,000 and $125,000 will get between $250 and $500.
Wed, 5 Oct 2022 13:50:09 EDTSalmon struggle to spawn amid record-setting drought, with hundreds dead in B.C.
Record-setting drought conditions have left many of B.C’s streams and waterways too low for salmon to swim up to spawn. Heiltsuk First Nation leaders say hundreds of fish were found rotting in a cre...
Wed, 5 Oct 2022 11:55:07 EDTDriverless grocery delivery one step closer to reality, after new program by Gatik and Loblaws
Loblaws is partnering with a California-based autonomous vehicle company in what's believed to be a Canadian first: grocery trucks powered by self-driving technology.
Wed, 5 Oct 2022 13:17:59 EDTLaurentian University closer to exiting insolvency with Ontario court sanction of its plan
The first public post-secondary institution in Canada to ever seek insolvency is poised to finally exit the process in the coming weeks, with a court-approved plan that paves the way for a streamline...
Mon, 12 Sep 2022 04:01:00 EDTHow a powerful Legault government could face pushback from the opposition and beyond
Wed, 5 Oct 2022 04:00:00 EDTNunavut family calls for apology over hospital's treatment of mother's body
The daughter of an Igloolik woman who died in Iqaluit's hospital says nurses tagged and wrapped her mother's body in plastic in front of her — and then left her body in the morgue for nine days whil...
Wed, 5 Oct 2022 06:00:05 EDTAbout 8,000 P.E.I. households, businesses without power 12 days after Fiona
About 8,000 Maritime Electric customers still don't have power on Wednesday morning —12 days after post-tropical storm Fiona hit P.E.I.
Wed, 5 Oct 2022 09:10:32 EDTHamilton children's aid worker didn't know about teen's history of suicidal thoughts, inquest hears
A child welfare worker told a coroner's inquest Tuesday that had she known an Indigenous teen in her care had a history of suicidal thoughts and self-harm, she would have tried to talk to him about it...