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The Most Popular Names For Babies In New Brunswick In 2020
Olivia and Liam were the most popular baby names in New Brunswick this year. About 5,400 children were born in the province in 2020: 52 per cent… Read more »
Christmas Trees Are for the Birds: Nature Conservancy Says Keep Old Trees in Backyard
Old Christmas trees belong in the backyard instead of out front on the curb, says the Nature Conservancy of Canada. Andrew Holland, spokesman for the advocacy group,… Read more »
Air Travellers Will Soon Have to Test Negative for COVID-19 Before Arrival in Canada
All passengers on flights entering Canada will require a negative PCR test three days before their arrival.
Iran Allocates $150K to Families of Ukraine Crash Victims
Iran’s cabinet has created a compensation fund to pay the families of the 176 victims of a Ukrainian passenger plane that was shot down by Iranian forces… Read more »
Thousands of Ceiling Fans Sold at Home Depot Recalled for Blades Falling Out While in Use
Health Canada is recalling Hampton Bay Mara 54-inch Ceiling Fans since the ceiling fan blades can fall out while in use. Health Canada has issued a joint… Read more »
More Cases of U.K. COVID-19 Variant Found in Canada
A contagious new strain of the virus that causes COVID-19 has infiltrated two more regions of Canada, health officials said Sunday, a day after announcing the country’s… Read more »
Cheating a ‘Free for All’ at Virtual High Schools, Teachers Say
It took less than a month for students attending virtual school to devise new ways to cheat. From texting friends on the sly to downloading apps that… Read more »
Wood Products Pricing Surge Expected to Persist, Raising 2021 House, Renovation Costs
An unexpected rebound in wood product prices this month is boosting profits for Canadian forestry companies but leaving homeowners and buyers with the prospect of higher home and renovation costs in 2021.
CRA Promotes Public Database to Track Employers Using Wage Subsidies
Canada Revenue Agency is launching a website to help Canadians track which employers have been using government wage subsidies during the COVID-19 pandemic. The CRA says its… Read more »
Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn, Dubbed ‘Christmas Star,’ Visible Tonight
A rare celestial event is making an already unique holiday season even more unusual, as what’s been dubbed the “Christmas Star” is set to appear over Canada… Read more »
Canada Has ‘Significant’ Concerns About China: Defence Minister
Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is taking aim at what he describes as China’s unpredictability, refusal to play by the rules and expanding footprint around the world, saying… Read more »
NHL/NHLPA Reach Tentative Deal for 2020-21 Season
The NHL and the NHL Players’ Association have settled on a framework for the upcoming season, pending the approval of each side’s executive board and Canadian health… Read more »
Feds Throw Support Behind Development of Mini Nuclear Reactors; Action Plan Released
Nuclear power is essential to meeting Canada’s climate-change goals, and developing portable mini nuclear reactors is a key part of that strategy, the federal energy minister said… Read more »
Moderna Ends Frozen Requirements for Vaccine, Easing Logistics of Shipping
American biotech firm Moderna says its COVID-19 vaccine can now be shipped locally without it needing to be frozen at all. The messenger RNA vaccine from the… Read more »
As Vulnerable Youth Face CERB Clawbacks, Trudeau Says Liberals Looking Over Options
Marie Christian recalls the confusion that reigned as the young people she works with tried to navigate government aid at the onset of the pandemic. The program… Read more »
Honda Recalls 130,000 Vehicles in Canada: Fit, Accord, Civic, Insight and Acura ILX
Honda says it will recall 130,000 vehicles in Canada, including certain Fit, Civic, Accord, Insight and Acura ILX models, after announcing a similar recall of 1.4 million… Read more »
‘Expensive, Extreme:’ These Are the Top 10 Weather Stories by Environment Canada
It was another year of record-breaking disasters and crazy, dangerous weather from coast to coast, says Environment Canada’s senior climatologist. A vicious hailstorm in Calgary wrote off… Read more »
Right-Wing Extremist Activity on the Rise in Atlantic Canada: UNB Researchers
Researchers at the University of New Brunswick found an alarming recent spike in right-wing extremism in Atlantic Canada, and the data indicates the activity is increasing.
Hamilton, Moncton Becoming Highly Vulnerable to Housing Bubble, CMHC Says
Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. says the jumping home prices seen in many cities this summer and fall was beyond what could be justified by Canadian income levels and population growth.
What Are the Side Effects? Is It Safe? Doctors Answer Common COVID Vaccine Questions
As the first batch of vaccinations target groups most at risk of COVID-19 exposure and illness, many Canadians have questions about how the broader rollout will look when it’s their turn for a shot
As Anxieties Grow Over CERB Notices, Qualtrough Says No Requirement to Repay Now
Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says federal notices to emergency aid recipients are an attempt to verify information and avoid making tax time next year overly complicated. The… Read more »
Atlantic Provinces Still Waiting for Their First Shipments of COVID-19 Vaccine
As Ontario and Quebec began administering the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine Monday, leaders in the Atlantic provinces said their residents would have to wait a bit longer. Health… Read more »
What You Need to Know About Canada’s First COVID 19 Vaccine Doses as Rollout Begins
A COVID-19 vaccine from Pfizer has arrived in Ontario and Quebec, with the first inoculations rolling out Monday in Toronto, Montreal, and Quebec City. Canada is set… Read more »
Watch the Great Conjunction of Jupiter and Saturn this Holiday Season
You will be able to view the two planets together daily between December 12 and December 28. The closest approach of the great conjunction is on December 21, 2020.