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Airlines suspending certain flights, Ottawa introducing quarantine hotel stays to discourage travel

Canada’s main airlines have agreed to cancel service to the Caribbean and Mexico and the federal government is introducing new mandatory quarantine rules as...

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Ailing aviation sector pleads for aid as Ottawa considers new travel restrictions

As the federal government prepares to impose additional restrictions on international travel, the aviation industry is warning its long-term survival is at risk...

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Can’t afford a luxury playhouse? An Alberta builder is opening a ‘play cottage’ resort

For anyone who’s ever dreamed of escaping reality to live in a fairytale for a little while, Tyson Leavitt is hoping to take...

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Natural gas vs. methane: How the name influences our view of this fossil fuel

Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...

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Ottawa to lay groundwork for new Indigenous health legislation

The federal government will cap two days of meetings this week into eliminating anti-Indigenous racism in the health-care system by announcing plans to...

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Air Nunavut takes feds to court over fine for unauthorized bathroom break

Air Nunavut is fighting a $2,500 fine after it was penalized for allowing passengers on an international charter flight to use the bathroom...

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For Trudeau, there’s no political reason to fight for Keystone XL

After U.S. President Joe Biden moved recently to revoke permits for the construction of the Keystone XL pipeline project, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he...

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Where the lopsided economic impact of COVID-19 in Canada goes from here

All economic downturns are unfair. Some people inevitably get hit harder than others. But almost a year into the COVID-19 catastrophe, the data...

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1 year after Canada’s first coronavirus case, the COVID-19 pandemic rages on

Monday marks one year since the first case of the virus that causes COVID-19 was confirmed in Canada, in a patient who came...

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A year of coronavirus in Canada: A look back at what we’ve faced during the pandemic

It’s been a roller-coaster ride for many of us during Canada’s first year of the coronavirus pandemic from the first lockdown to the arrival...

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Copycat pot edibles that look like candy are poisoning kids, doctors say

Dr. Jane Pegg couldn’t believe her eyes when she saw the pot edibles that had poisoned a two-year-old who had been rushed to the emergency room in...

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Erin O’Toole defends decision to back, then oust, Derek Sloan from Conservative caucus

Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole said he was once willing to give his former leadership rival Derek Sloan the benefit of the doubt, but...

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Appointing First Nations person as next Governor General would help advance reconciliation, grand chief says

It’s time for Canada to consider finally appointing a First Nations person to the post of Governor General, says the head of the...

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Canada’s COVID-19 case numbers show early positive signs

Cases of COVID-19 are declining in many parts of Canada, but experts say those early positive signs are dependent on widespread restrictions.  Quebec,...

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Retail sales continue rebound, having risen 7 months in a row since COVID low in April

Retail sales have risen for seven months in a row and are now more than five per cent higher than they were before the...

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COVID-19 is hitting First Nations in Western Canada especially hard

While Ontario and Quebec are the epicentres of COVID-19 outbreaks in Canada, people in First Nations are being hit the hardest in Western...