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Prince Edward Island to Ease COVID-19 Restrictions, Allow Larger Indoor Gatherings

Prince Edward Island to Ease COVID-19 Restrictions, Allow Larger Indoor Gatherings

Prince Edward Island is planning to ease COVID-19 restrictions starting tomorrow.

As Vulnerable Youth Face CERB Clawbacks, Trudeau Says Liberals Looking Over Options

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 »

Ministry Tells Ontario School Boards to Prepare for Remote School in January

Ministry Tells Ontario School Boards to Prepare for Remote School in January

Ontario’s education ministry has told school boards to prepare for the possibility of fully remote learning next year. Education Minister Stephen Lecce has told board chairs they… Read more »

Scallop Dragger Sinking: Another Wave of Grief Hits Nova Scotia

Scallop Dragger Sinking: Another Wave of Grief Hits Nova Scotia

After a year that has brought so much suffering to Nova Scotia, six families in a remote corner of the province are having to cope yet another… Read more »

Honda Recalls 130,000 Vehicles in Canada: Fit, Accord, Civic, Insight and Acura ILX

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 »

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B.C. Expanding Enforcement Measures in Effort to Crack Down on COVID-19 Rule Breakers

New enforcement measures are coming into effect as part of British Columbia’s crackdown on those who refuse to follow COVID-19 restrictions. Mike Farnworth, minister of public safety… Read more »

Edmonton Police Charge Woman After Assault on Black Muslim Woman

Edmonton Police Charge Woman After Assault on Black Muslim Woman

Police in Edmonton say they have made an arrest after a Black Muslim woman wearing a hijab was assaulted at a light-rail transit station while her attacker… Read more »

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‘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

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

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.

Search Continuing Wednesday for Missing Fishers off Nova Scotia Coast, One Body Found

Search Continuing Wednesday for Missing Fishers off Nova Scotia Coast, One Body Found

The search for five missing scallop fishers continued Wednesday morning, more than 24 hours after their boat sank off the coast of southwestern Nova Scotia in rough,… Read more »

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Alberta Providing $625 Per Person for Individuals from 11 Communities for COVID-19 Self Isolation

Alberta has announced new outreach programs and supports specifically for communities with very high rates of COVID-19 infection and transmission. Alberta Health has identified 11 such communities… Read more »

Quebec Orders All Non essential Businesses Closed From Dec. 25 Until at Least Jan. 11

Quebec Orders All Non essential Businesses Closed From Dec. 25 Until at Least Jan. 11

Quebecers need to be jolted into recognizing the seriousness of the COVID-19 pandemic, Premier Francois Legault said Wednesday, before announcing a provincewide 8 p.m. curfew for the… Read more »

Husky, Cenovus Shareholders Vote in Favour of Combined Company, Clearing Major Hurdle

Husky, Cenovus Shareholders Vote in Favour of Combined Company, Clearing Major Hurdle

Shareholders of two rival energy companies voted overwhelmingly in favour of joining forces today, clearing the way for Cenovus Energy Inc.’s $3.8-billion friendly takeover of Husky Energy Inc.

What Are the Side Effects? Is It Safe? Doctors Answer Common COVID Vaccine Questions

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

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 »

Shipment of COVID-19 Vaccines Arrives in Newfoundland and Labrador

Shipment of COVID-19 Vaccines Arrives in Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador’s first shipment of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine has touched down in St. John’s. Premier Andrew Furey posted a video to Twitter today in which… Read more »

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Ontario Reports 2,275 New COVID-19 Cases on Dec 15th, Setting New Single Day Record

Ontario is reporting a new single day record of 2,275 new cases of COVID-19 today. Health Minister Christine Elliott says 711 in Toronto, 586 in Peel Region,… Read more »

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COVID-19 Vaccine Goes Out Tuesday as 2,146 New Cases Recorded in B.C. Over Weekend

The first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in British Columbia and will start to be administered on Tuesday. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says… Read more »

Atlantic Provinces Still Waiting for Their First Shipments of COVID-19 Vaccine

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 »

Saskatchewan Bans Household Visits, Limits Retail Capacity at Christmas

Saskatchewan Bans Household Visits, Limits Retail Capacity at Christmas

The Saskatchewan government is tightening its public-health orders for the holidays. Starting Thursday, only immediate household members can gather inside the same home, with few exceptions

Alberta to Administer Nearly 29k COVID-19 Vaccines in December

Alberta to Administer Nearly 29k COVID-19 Vaccines in December

Alberta Minister of Health Tyler Shandro says Alberta will receive 25,350 doses of Pfizer vaccine during the week of Dec. 21. As per the news release these are in addition to the 3,900 doses that are expected to arrive this week.

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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 »

First Quebecer gets COVID-19 vaccine

First Quebecer gets COVID-19 vaccine

A resident of a Quebec City long-term care home has become the first Quebecer to receive a COVID-19 vaccination, Premier Francois Legault said Monday. Legault announced on… Read more »