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Federal COVID Alert app caught 400 cases of COVID-19 in April
The federal government’s COVID Alert app sent out 35,000 exposure notifications last month that resulted in the identification of at least 400 COVID-19 cases,...
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...
Black market in Google reviews means you can’t believe everything you read
When Roman Abramovich, a Russian billionaire and owner of the English Premier League’s Chelsea Football Club, appeared to have posted a Google review...
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...
Some Montreal-area schools cancel classes for a day due to Île-aux-Tourtes bridge closure
Nearly 30 elementary and high schools in the Vaudreuil-Dorion area will cancel classes for a day on Tuesday, due to the unforeseen closure of the Île-aux-Tourtes...
Winnipeg’s Springs Church faces online backlash after photos appear to show maskless grad ceremony
A Winnipeg church that has repeatedly flouted public health orders appears to have held an in-person graduation ceremony without masks — in violation of Manitoba’s...
Damning report on Inuit children in Montreal youth protection brings little hope change will come
People who work with Indigenous families say they’re not optimistic any real change will come out of an investigation by the Quebec Human Rights...
Quebec’s reopening plan brings much-needed hope — and yes, some risks
Premier François Legault was visibly upbeat on Tuesday — more than he has been in a while — as he laid out a timeline for...
New coast guard ship beset by malfunctions, training delays 18 months after N.S. arrival
A year and a half after Canada’s new offshore fisheries science vessel, the Capt. Jacques Cartier, was delivered to its Halifax-area base, the coast guard...
5 belugas doing well after being moved from Marineland, U.S. aquarium says
Five beluga whales from Marineland in Niagara Falls, Ont., are doing well after being moved to the U.S. over the weekend, an American...
Prince Albert, Sask., declares state of emergency as wildfire burns nearby
The city of Prince Albert has ordered residents in about 34 homes just north of the city to evacuate due to a wildfire....
UPS shipping bungle keeps oxygen device from family sick with COVID-19
Eva Oczkus was in a race against time when she went to a UPS store in January, anxious to get what she hoped...
With Bill 101 reforms, François Legault risks upending Quebec’s hard-won linguistic peace
The Charter of the French Language, better known as Bill 101, had a difficult birth. Its childhood and adolescence were equally tumultuous, and...
2,000 patients have been transferred around Ontario to free up beds — but it’s taking a toll
When Alison McVinnie’s husband, Kevin Crozier, suffered a massive stroke in February, he was transferred between three different hospitals, all in a matter...
Alberta’s oil producers feel recovery — but analysts aren’t predicting a repeat of the last boom
When Alberta’s oil sector was thriving a decade ago, thousands of workers beat a path to Fort McMurray, Alta., as companies pumped cash...
Joyce Echaquan’s death sparks demand for Indigenous cultural training, but obstacles remain
Sylvie Roy didn’t expect her career as a child psychologist to lead to where she is now — teaching health-care professionals in Quebec about...
