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Calgary judge to hear legal challenge of Alberta’s COVID-19 restrictions ‘cancelling Christmas’
A Calgary judge is set to hear an emergency application seeking a ruling that would nullify COVID-19-related public health orders, including restrictions on...
5 Ontario regions tightening restrictions, Peel and Toronto to remain in lockdown
Ontario is tightening public health restrictions in five regions as hospitals say they are inundated with COVID-19 patients. Those regions include Hamilton, which will...
Inflatable holiday decorations are everywhere. Thank car dealerships for that
Long before inflatable holiday decorations were a top seller for Texas-based Gemmy Industries, the company was better known for producing an animatronic fish...
These nursing home chains have the highest COVID-19 death rates in Ontario, data analysis finds
Not all for-profit long-term care homes in Ontario are equal when it comes to containing COVID-19, an analysis of provincial data by CBC’s...
New slate of LGBTQ holiday movies sparks joy, criticism over portrayal of queer stories
Along with the holiday season, come the holiday movies. And this year, the onslaught includes something new — an unprecedented wave of flicks focused around LGBTQ-relationships....
Instagram model, NYC talent agency among Peter Nygard co-conspirators named in new lawsuits
Two women who allege fashion executive Peter Nygard raped them when they were teenagers are suing Nygard’s so-called “top girlfriend” and “recruiter,” and the talent agent and agency...
COVID-19 has made reading next year’s real estate market harder than ever
Canadians are about to get an update on the state of the housing market and the latest resurgence of COVID-19 has only added...
Jail guards violated use-of-force policies in fatal restraint of Soleiman Faqiri, court documents suggest
Shackled, pepper-sprayed, and lying face down wearing a spit hood. Nearly four years to the day after Soleiman Faqiri died on the floor of a...
Ottawa to hike federal carbon tax to $170 a tonne by 2030
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today released the government’s strategy to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 — and its centrepiece is a...
2 dead, 4 in hospital after partial building collapse at London, Ont., construction site
Two people have died and four others remain in hospital after a building partially collapsed Friday in London, Ont. Doctors at the London Health...
‘Not Amazon’ website seeks to boost local businesses across Canada
A Toronto woman is hoping to shift online shopping habits to local businesses during the holiday season by making the experience as convenient...
IPOs this week have DoorDash and Airbnb worth billions of dollars despite not turning a profit
The COVID-19 pandemic has been a boon for tech company shares as lockdown measures for millions of people feed record demand for digital services. And two...
Elon Musk’s Starlink offers fast internet connections to rural Canadians. But it’s not cheap
When Vernon Kejick got a first taste of Starlink satellite internet on the Pikangikum First Nation, his initial review was succinct. “All I...
Celeb Why Emmy Rossum almost didn’t audition for Shameless
The casting directors behind Shameless‘ US adaptation initially saw Emmy Rossum’s beauty as a roadblock on her path to the unvarnished Fiona Gallagher....
How a high-stakes gambler set authorities on the trail of accused Canadian spy Cameron Ortis
A high-stakes American gambler who is an FBI informant and goes by the nickname Robin Hood 702 played a key role in a...
Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Sunday
The latest: Quebec, Ontario and Alberta report record increase in new cases Saturday. Chief public health officer warns of ‘long road ahead,’ despite upcoming vaccine rollout. Manitoba...
