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Fri, 18 Nov 2022 04:00:00 EST
WestJet, Air Canada passengers baffled after travel partners compensated $1,000, but they got zilch
CBC News interviewed three WestJet and two Air Canada passengers who, when they applied for compensation, were flatly denied — even though their travel partner received $1,000 for the same flight di...

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 04:00:00 EST
Why a winter free of COVID restrictions may not be a relief for all
There may be fewer COVID-related restrictions in place this winter that limit social interactions, but that doesn't mean there are fewer concerns among some seniors who worry that returning to normal ...

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 04:00:00 EST
An inside look at the ER of Canada's largest pediatric hospital as RSV surges
CBC News got exclusive access to the emergency department and ICU at Toronto's Hospital for Sick Children, Canada's largest pediatric medical centre, as it and other hospitals across the country grapp...

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 04:00:00 EST
Marketplace investigates shrinkflation and reveals the sneaky ways companies cut costs, but not prices
With inflation at a 40-year high, CBC’s Marketplace looks at the ways companies are passing increased costs on to consumers.

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 04:00:00 EST
Sask. paramedic on psychological injury leave warns of mental health impact of strained system
Saskatchewan is facing a provincewide shortage of ambulances, as well as long wait times for EMS responses, according to the province's largest health-care union. It's having a major affect on the men...

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 13:22:45 EST
What is the fossil fuel non-proliferation movement?
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at a group of climate activists, including leaders of island nations, who are trying to establish a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. ...

Fri, 18 Nov 2022 04:00:30 EST
2 weeks into COP27, Canada part of progress on loss and damage funding
It’s been nearly two weeks since Canada’s team of negotiators arrived in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, for COP27, the UN climate change conference. Now, as delegates enter the final stretch of negotiati...

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 20:23:10 EST
How the RCMP says it has changed since the Nova Scotia mass shooting
A lawyer representing the Attorney General of Canada says the RCMP have made several policy changes since the mass shooting in 2020 in a report made public Thursday.

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 21:06:54 EST
Tech writer, activist, premier: David Eby's ambitious road to the premier's office
Eby, 46, will take the latest step in his career when he's sworn in as B.C.'s 37th premier on Friday — a trajectory that's seen him rise from high school council president to protester, to activi...

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 16:27:20 EST
Ontario's Niagara Region, Buffalo area prepare for 'intense snow squall' starting overnight
Municipalities in Ontario's Niagara Region are preparing for an "intense snow squall" starting overnight that could dump 30 to 60 centimetres over the weekend. The governor of neighbouring New York s...

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 16:29:27 EST
Military bans members on trial from wearing uniforms, medals in civilian court
Canada's military is banning its members facing criminal charges from wearing their uniforms and medals in civilian court while defending themselves.

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 20:40:27 EST
Federal dental benefit officially becomes law
The first stage of the Canada Dental Benefit officially became law Thursday night after Bill C-31 passed its final reading in the Senate and received royal assent from Governor General Mary Simon. ...

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 16:34:45 EST
Significant back-to-back earthquakes in northern B.C. 'very likely' caused by fracking: federal expert
Two significant earthquakes within a week in northeast B.C. were probably triggered by hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, according to preliminary information from federal scientists.  ...

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 16:45:00 EST
Premier Danielle Smith fires Alberta Health Services board, appoints administrator
After pledging a change in leadership due to pandemic frustrations, Premier Danielle Smith has fired 11 members of the Alberta Health Services board and replaced them with an administrator. ...

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 13:01:25 EST
Ontario health minister insists province was ready for respiratory illness surge as hospitals struggle
Ontario Health Minister Sylvia Jones repeated Thursday that the government was prepared for a surge in respiratory illnesses in children this fall, as hospitals struggle with unprecedented demand fo...

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 15:18:49 EST
Sperm whale found dead off Cape Breton after swallowing 150 kg of fishing gear
The Marine Animal Response Society says a necropsy shows a sperm whale died of starvation off Cape Breton after swallowing a mass of plastic nets, rope and other debris.

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 08:00:00 EST
B.C. doctor's licence permanently cancelled after decades of misconduct and fraudulent billing
A Metro Vancouver family doctor with a long history of discipline for fraudulent billing and misconduct will soon have his medical licence permanently cancelled by his professional college. ...

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 04:00:00 EST
More than half of convoy donors who haven't received refunds are Americans
More than half of the donors to the GiveSendGo convoy protest crowdfunding campaign who have not yet received refunds are Americans, CBC News has learned.

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 04:00:00 EST
As the crypto chaos continues, Liberals remind voters of Poilievre's praise for bitcoin
As cryptocurrency prices plunge and some of the exchanges they trade on pause withdrawals, the federal Liberal government is eager to remind voters that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre once toute...

Thu, 17 Nov 2022 10:06:59 EST
Quebec man charged with terrorism for alleged coup plot against Moïse government in Haiti
RCMP allege a Lévis, Que., resident is alleged to have planned a terrorist act to overthrow the former Haitian government of Jovenel Moïse.



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