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Why $2,000 for a hotel quarantine? Your questions answered about Ottawa’s tough new travel rules

Confused about Ottawa’s strict new rules designed to discourage travel during the COVID-19 pandemic? You’re not alone. After the federal government announced the...

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What makes a person a ‘fit’ for Governor General

Hello, royal watchers. This is your regular dose of royal news and analysis. Reading this online? Sign up here to get this delivered to your inbox....

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Iain Rankin will be next premier of Nova Scotia

Iain Rankin will be the next premier of Nova Scotia. Rankin was elected following a vote by Nova Scotia Liberal Party delegates, with...

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Some snowbirds still flying south despite travel rules — because they can

Despite tough new measures imposed by Ottawa to curb travel abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic, some snowbirds are still flying to U.S. sun destinations....

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How growing global electric car sales could be a boon for Alberta

It may sound paradoxical, but electric cars could soon be an economic driver for oil-rich Alberta. Global sales of electric vehicles grew by...

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Canadian snowbirds abroad grapple with tough new travel rules that include a big hotel bill

Despite Canada’s advisory not to travel abroad during the pandemic, snowbirds have been able to easily book flights and head south. But now those...

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Airlines suspending certain flights, Ottawa introducing quarantine hotel stays to discourage travel

Canada’s main airlines have agreed to cancel service to the Caribbean and Mexico and the federal government is introducing new mandatory quarantine rules as...

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Layoffs from Cenovus-Husky oilpatch merger expected to begin today

The fallout from the merger of two oilpatch majors — Cenovus Energy and Husky Energy — is expected to land in downtown Calgary...

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1 year after Canada’s first coronavirus case, the COVID-19 pandemic rages on

Monday marks one year since the first case of the virus that causes COVID-19 was confirmed in Canada, in a patient who came...

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What’s different about the coronavirus ‘variants of concern’ flagged by WHO

The seemingly more transmissible variants of the coronavirus first discovered in Britain, South Africa and Brazil are called “variants of concern” by the...

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How carbon capture technology can add to the emissions problem

Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...

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Hidden camera reveals ‘appalling’ conditions in overseas PPE factory supplying Canadian hospitals, expert says

The wall of noise is constant as the workers manually check, sort and pack a seemingly endless supply of disposable gloves into boxes...

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Can Wall Street help us find the true price of water?

You could be forgiven if, amid the recent chaos of COVID-19 and U.S. politics, you missed some news related to what is arguably Canada’s...

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Court documents reveal more details about 2017 homicide of Barry and Honey Sherman

As the calendar flipped to 2021, the police investigation into the deaths of Canadian billionaire philanthropists Honey and Barry Sherman entered its fourth...

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What Jason Stackhouse From True Blood Looks Like Today

Fans of True Blood’s Jason Stackhouse who want to know what he looks like now are in luck. Ryan Kwanten, the actor who played...

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Doug Ford says international travellers pose ‘extreme risk’ for COVID-19 spread. Here are the facts

Premier Doug Ford is slamming the federal government for not doing enough to protect Ontario from international travellers, who he suggests are a problematic...