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Protesters must clear Vancouver Island blockade or risk arrest after logging company wins injunction
A B.C. Supreme Court judge has granted an injunction against protesters who have been blocking a forestry company for eight months from operating on Vancouver...
N.W.T. confirms 1st COVID-19 variant of concern
A case of COVID-19 reported earlier this week at the Diavik Diamond Mine —about 300 kilometres northeast of Yellowknife — has been confirmed as the B.1.1.7...
Sexual harassment complaint tossed after Human Rights Commission mistake
A Halifax woman’s sexual harassment complaint against her former employer has been thrown out after the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission made a...
Auditor general reports today on public health agency’s pandemic response
The country’s auditor general will deliver a report today on how well prepared the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) was to respond to the COVID-19...
Couples fight for refunds after COVID-19 cancels wedding events
Joyce Fung and Calvin Chan thought they’d be newlyweds by now — partway through their first year of wedded bliss, not still locked...
B.C. boy permanently brain damaged after eating lettuce contaminated with E. coli
E. coli outbreaks used to mainly be linked to hamburgers, but the last decade has seen recall after recall of tainted romaine lettuce...
After 230-year fight, Caldwell First Nation has reserve status; begins to build a new community
Caldwell First Nation has finally achieved reserve status, ending a decade-long bureaucratic struggle that included environmental assessments and various approvals from both provincial and municipal...
Wedding dresses never worn, pets surrendered: Kijiji sales show people’s pandemic losses
As the World Health Organization prepared to declare COVID-19 a global pandemic last March, online classified platform Kijiji was inundated with high-priced listings for...
Vaccinated care home residents confined to rooms after workers test positive
A vaccinated resident at an Ottawa long-term care facility wants to know why he and everyone else living at the home have to remain in...
Gravity power? How to store wind, solar energy without batteries
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...
The emotional toll of the COVID-19 battle inside a Quebec ICU
A mechanical whir fills the room as a sling slowly lifts a patient out of her hospital bed. “Wow, it’s fun to see...
Canada’s pipeline regulator says it’s taking a stand against systemic racism
Rueben George says he’s not at all surprised that, in an era of racial reckoning, Canada’s top pipeline regulator is signalling it wants to...
This fleet of Canada Post trucks went psychedelic thanks to a London, Ont., artist’s ‘funny idea’
In recent months, London, Ont., has been home to one of Canada Post’s colourful new delivery trucks, emblazoned on either side with the...
The Unsaid Truth About Bitsie Tulloch’s Husband
Bitsie Tulloch, David Giuntoli studied worldwide organization and financing at Indiana University Bloomington and finished in 2002 with a bachelor’s degree. As cinematic...
New Brunswicker living in Texas says winter blast has caused ‘true chaos’
When a massive winter storm struck Texas, Karen Christensen was glad she still had her winter clothes more than two decades after leaving...
Saskatchewan First Nation erects blockade after company enters territory without consent
A northern Saskatchewan First Nation blockaded a road and issued a cease-and-desist order against a Toronto uranium company. Birch Narrows Dene Nation officials...
