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BlackBerry shares see-saw after setting 9-year high on Monday
A day after hitting their highest point since 2011, shares in Canadian tech company BlackBerry went on another wild ride Tuesday, jumping up...
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,...
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...
Few MPs are opting out of the next election — so far
When people sense the party might be coming to an end, they start eyeing the exits. MPs are no different — particularly in the...
What the cabinet shuffle does (and doesn’t) say about the next election
A cabinet shuffle in January (to borrow phrasing one of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s predecessors) doesn’t necessarily mean an election — but this one does help position the...
Canada building facilities to make vaccines for COVID-19 and other viruses here
In the initial sprint to create a vaccine for COVID-19, Pfizer and Moderna crossed the finish line first. But for Canadian researchers who...
Most new Order of Canada appointees are white men, despite diversity-boosting efforts
Most of the new appointees to the Order of Canada in 2020 were white men, despite some progress made in boosting the diversity of...
Canada shed 63,000 jobs in December
Canada’s economy lost 63,000 jobs last month, the first time the job market has contracted since the dark days of March and April,...
Flexitarianism, buying used and more: Green habits that are on the rise
Hello, Earthlings! This is our weekly newsletter on all things environmental, where we highlight trends and solutions that are moving us to a more...
After the gold rush: Why Neil Young and other aging rockers are cashing in on song publishing
In Neil Young’s 1979 song Hey Hey, My My the Canadian musician sang that rock could never die, adding: “Out of the blue...
Alberta’s first 500 COVID deaths took nearly 9 months. The next 500 took just 34 days.
Alberta recently recorded its 1,000th COVID-19 death, a grim milestone that arrived in a flash. It took nearly nine months for Alberta to record...
How daily work is changing on P.E.I. as wind and temperature patterns shift
Look out your window. Is there a tree there that provides a shady spot in your yard in the summer, a splash of...
Alberta death toll from COVID-19 pandemic tops 1,000
More than 1,000 people have now died from COVID-19 in Alberta, though active cases have continued to follow a downward trend over the...
For independent bookstores, the pandemic has been the start of a new chapter
Just before the COVID-19 pandemic struck, Mika Weaver ordered more than 300 puzzles for her Ottawa bookstore. Then all non-essential businesses were shut...
Provinces that acted faster had more success limiting spread of COVID-19, data shows
As the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to hit many parts of the country, provinces that were quick to act with...
