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Liberals accuse Conservatives of disregarding court deadline, filibustering MAID bill
Federal Liberals are accusing the Conservatives of thumbing their noses at a looming court deadline by filibustering a bill to expand access to...
Edmonton physician says informing families of COVID deaths comes at a personal cost
When one of her patients dies, Dr. Daisy Fung picks up the phone to inform the person’s family. Fung has made these calls...
Cold weather brings wet masks and other pandemic-related challenges
There is a COVID-19 vaccine on the horizon. But first, winter. We’ve been hearing the warnings for weeks. It’s going to be a...
Why some travellers get permission to cross the Canada-U.S. border and others don’t
Kim Zavesky is desperate to return to her home in Golden, B.C. After retiring last year, she and her husband — both Americans...
This is Adam Driver’s interesting audition technique
Adam Driver finished from Juilliard in 2009, per WWD, and he began working as an expert star that very same year. Although lots...
Halifax boy meets his hero as Nova Scotia’s top doctor pays a visit
A Halifax boy got to meet his hero on Wednesday when the province’s top doctor stopped by for a special visit. Seven-year-old Hughie Dauphinee was...
Why the federal government lets Canadians travel abroad during the COVID-19 pandemic
News reports that many snowbirds are heading south this winter — despite the COVID-19 pandemic — have angered some fellow Canadians who feel they shouldn’t be...
Nav Canada looking at cutting air traffic controller jobs at 7 towers across Canada
NAV Canada, hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, is considering cutting air traffic controller jobs at seven towers across Canada in an effort to...
NATO holds its breath as Trump plans for January withdrawal from Afghanistan
The NATO principle of one-for-all and all-for-one was the reason it — and by extension Canada — went into Afghanistan, but that assumption is...
B.C. woman’s death has been solved after 27 years, but for some, the wounds are still fresh
After 27 years, the circumstances surrounding the death of Vicki Black on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside has finally been solved. Stephen Laroche pleaded guilty...
‘I am one of yours forever,’ departing Serge Ibaka tells Raptors fans
He may be leaving Toronto, but Serge Ibaka says he’ll always be a Raptor. The 31-year-old took to social media Sunday to dole...
Sports groups defrauded by their own members face uphill battle in rebuilding community trust
Whenever an organization is the victim of theft, the impact can be deep and long lasting. When money is stolen by an employee...
Indie booksellers thriving during pandemic thanks to new ways of connecting with customers
Ask Mosaic Books owner Michael Neill about business during the pandemic, and he gets a little embarrassed. “Overall, it’s amazing,” he said. “The past...
Video showing woman knocked out, dragged to RCMP cell prompts lawsuit, call for investigation
A First Nations woman was knocked unconscious at an RCMP detachment in Thompson, Man., and despite the act being caught on video, no formal investigation was launched and the...
Why COVID-19 cases are surging across Canada and what needs to be done
This is an excerpt from Second Opinion, a weekly roundup of health and medical science news emailed to subscribers every Saturday morning. If you haven’t subscribed yet,...
Whole Foods grocery chain bans employees from wearing poppies
Less than a week before millions of Canadians are set to pay their respects to veterans by wearing a poppy, a national grocery...
