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Policy alignment, predictability to mark Canada-U.S. relationship under Biden, ambassador says
The shared priorities between this country and its southern neighbour — including the COVID-19 crisis, economic recovery and climate policy — will define...
How carbon capture technology can add to the emissions problem
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...
Military medical intelligence warnings gathered dust as public health struggled to define COVID-19
Public health officials failed to cite early warnings about the threat of COVID-19 gathered through classified military intelligence as the pandemic crisis emerged a year ago,...
Black activists say double standard at play in response to pro-Trump rioters
The co-founder of Black Lives Matter in Canada said she believes police would have responded more aggressively if protesters storming the U.S. Capitol had...
The Trans Mountain project faces a year of challenges and opportunity
After a hiatus of about two weeks, construction on the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is expected to resume today. The return to work marks the beginning...
Holy Grail treatment for COVID-19 remains out of reach. But options exist
A COVID-19 treatment showing early signs of promise is at risk of being overshadowed by the vaccine rollout. Monoclonal antibody treatments have been...
Their parents died from COVID-19 two days apart; final moments with family shared over Zoom
Sisters Julie, Shelley and Melanie gathered on a Zoom call Sunday to comfort their father in his final moments in hospital as he...
CSIS warns of threats to vaccine distribution chain
The country’s spy agency is warning companies in the vaccine supply chain that malicious foreign actors could threaten the largest inoculation program in Canadian history —...
Ottawa granted 1,700 special quarantine exemptions to sports leagues and business travellers
A total of 1,790 people entering Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic have received special ministerial permission to skip quarantine — because their trip was...
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...
Looking for COVID-19 trends: Academic experts and private forecasting company form pandemic partnership
Some of Canada’s top academic experts on pandemics are partnering with a company in the Greater Toronto Area to work on national and...
The real meaning behind Taylor Swift’s No Body, No Crime lyrics
Taylor Swift, Track No. 6 on Evermore trended on Twitter immediately after the release of the album, with countless users sharing their reactions...
Canada reaches grim milestone of 400,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases
The latest: Long-term care workers, residents should be first in line for COVID-19 vaccine, committee says. Quebec reports 1,345 new COVID-19 cases and 28 more deaths, day after province cancels plans to allow...
Alberta planning COVID-19 field hospitals for 750 patients, internal document shows
An internal Alberta government document shows the province has been planning for more than a week to set up indoor field hospitals to...
Alberta’s hospital system under significant strain, says medical official
The latest: November was the worst month for the pandemic in Alberta so far, with cases going from 6,002 active cases of COVID-19 Nov....
Trudeau turns to the military to help with COVID-19 vaccine distribution
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced that the federal government has chosen a senior military commander to lead its COVID-19 vaccine distribution effort as the...
