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Manitoba officials didn’t heed warnings about a 3rd COVID-19 wave. Now hospitals are overwhelmed
Across Canada, most provinces are relaxing pandemic restrictions or planning on reopening their economies later this spring or in the early summer — but Manitoba...
Studies reveal the unintended consequences of delaying surgeries, drop in ER visits due to pandemic
“If it’s a COVID death or a COVID case, it’s important. Otherwise it doesn’t matter.” That’s how Sean Perkins said his experience in the Ontario...
As tensions rose during N.S. fisheries dispute, province balked at paying for extra RCMP
A top RCMP officer requested help to pay for extra policing costs during last fall’s fisheries dispute in southwest Nova Scotia, but the province’s...
Canadians are buying more jeans again — are you ready for a wardrobe refresh?
Canadians are spending money on clothes again, and it’s not limited to the pandemic staple of sweatpants — even jeans are making a...
Customers call out banks for increasing fees during pandemic while profits are up
Audrey Williams was more than a little miffed to learn that fees at TD Bank are going up on June 1. “I looked...
Housing market slowed down in April, but average price still rising at record pace
Canada’s red-hot housing market showed small signs of cooling down in April, even as the average selling price is up by nearly half from...
Free flowers in B.C. bring smiles to isolated seniors
Flower snips in hand, Shelli Kiselycia expertly trimmed an orange rose and placed it carefully into a small glass vase at her shop in Maple...
Canada’s economy lost 207,000 jobs last month
Canada’s economy lost 207,000 jobs in April, as a new round of government-ordered lockdowns forced businesses to lay off workers. Statistics Canada reported...
More Canadians hospitalized from substance use since pandemic started, report finds
More Canadians have ended up in the hospital after using substances like opioids, alcohol and stimulants during the pandemic than they have in years past....
Canada’s new home construction hits record high in March
Canadian housing starts rose 21.6 per cent in March compared with the previous month, easily beating expectations and hitting a new record, data from...
Dandies rebelled against social, gender and fashion norms for 200 years. Some say time is ripe for a revival
When I started my menswear blog about a decade ago, I wanted to name it “The Hogtown Dandy.” It combined one of the...
Searching for food in the wild: Foraging takes off as popular pastime on P.E.I.
Josie Baker uses stinging nettles in many different dishes, including this pasta she created in 2020. (Submitted by Josie Baker) More Prince Edward...
Supreme Court carbon tax ruling: The last ride of the resistance?
This column is an opinion from Andrew Leach, an energy and environmental economist at the University of Alberta. For more information about CBC’s Opinion section,...
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...
Dramatic rise in reports of sexual assaults doesn’t lead to similar rise in charges
Reports of sexual assault to police are up significantly across the country, especially on P.E.I. where they have more than doubled in the past...
A year of misfortune: How the global pandemic has battered N.L.’s oil and gas industry
Amanda Young had her dream job as a cook on the Terra Nova FPSO, one of four oil-producing platforms in offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. “We...
