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Crews pulled overnight from Nova Scotia brush fire where 174 homes evacuated
All crews have been pulled from the site of a brush fire in the Porters Lake area of Nova Scotia Saturday night, but Halifax...
‘I don’t know how I’m gonna go back to the office’: COVID-19 forces women to rethink careers
Before COVID-19, Rachel Dei-Amoah would typically be asleep by 10 PM. Now, she’s often awake past midnight, reading or online window shopping. The...
We spend a lot of time online – so how do we make data centres greener?
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...
Government operation to bring home pandemic-stranded Canadians almost complete, says MP
The massive operation to bring home thousands of Canadians stranded by pandemic travel shutdowns has hit the homestretch: nearly 90 per cent of...
Province won’t seek outside help to investigate mass killing
The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service won’t seek help from outside the province as it investigates the deaths of 22 people in last...
Canadian Forces Snowbirds jet crashes in Kamloops, B.C., killing 1, injuring another
The Canadian Forces Snowbirds’ cross-country tour to raise people’s spirits during the COVID-19 pandemic turned to tragedy Sunday when one of its planes plunged...
Doctor fears for Rohingya refugees as COVID-19 and a cyclone bear down on Bangladesh camps
Dr. Fozia Alvi frequently travels from Airdrie, Alta., to Bangladesh, where her foundation Humanity Auxilium sends teams of doctors every other month to provide...
Thought to be extinct, Beothuk DNA is still present in N.L. families, genetics researcher finds
Steve Carr is a biology professor at Memorial University in St. John’s. (Memorial University ) A St. John’s genetics specialist has found DNA...
Quebec relies on hundreds of asylum seekers in long-term care’s battle against COVID-19
Sarah watches her four-year-old daughter jump around a play structure she’s not allowed on because of the pandemic. They’re just happy to be outside....
Canada turning to foreign airlines to bring home citizens stranded by pandemic
Canada has enlisted the help of nearly a dozen foreign airlines to bring home thousands of Canadians stranded abroad in remote mountain regions, on...
Concerns arise following first days of new gathering guidelines in Saskatchewan
People in Saskatchewan expressed concerns about large gatherings and lack of social distancing this weekend as temperatures rose. Those concerns are shared by...
33 TTC bus drivers walk off job because of concerns about COVID-19
Thirty-three TTC bus drivers walked off the job on Wednesday night because they want more personal protective equipment (PPE) to shield them from the novel coronavirus....
Drew Brees Knows How To Keep His Cool
Drew Brees Knows How To Keep His Cool, On his way to becoming one of the top athletes in the world and one...
‘Star Wars’ Actor Andrew Jack Dies From Coronavirus at 76
Andrew Jack, who had roles in three Star Wars movies, died on Tuesday, March 31, after contracting the novel coronavirus. He was 76....
COVID-19 prompts flood of people to write, change their wills — but quarantine measures are getting in the way
Waves of people concerned about COVID-19 are rushing to write or change their wills, but they’re running into a roadblock caused by the effort to...
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world Tuesday
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world TuesdayTwo provinces are extending their suspension of in-class learning for kindergarten to Grade 12 because...
