Iqaluit residents can drink tap water again, Nunavut’s health department says
Nunavut’s department of health has lifted the do-not-consume order for Iqaluit tap water, meaning residents can once again drink from the city’s water supply after...
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COVID-19 infections are on the rise and omicron could quadruple daily case counts, federal modelling says
New modelling released today by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) suggests the number of COVID-19 cases could increase sharply in the coming weeks as...
Quebec teacher removed from classroom for wearing hijab under law banning religious symbols
An elementary school teacher in Chelsea, Que., says she was told she could no longer teach in class because she wears a hijab, which is...
23 women have died after intimate-partner violence since the 1970s in this rural Ontario community
A CBC investigation conducted over 16 months found one in four cases of intimate partner homicide was in a rural, remote or northern part of...
Indigenous delegates postponing Vatican trip over pandemic worries
An Indigenous delegation is postponing a trip to the Vatican planned for next week due to concerns about the omicron variant....
Banned for decades, releasing oilsands tailings water is now on the horizon
Tailing ponds have been growing for decades because it’s been illegal to release their toxic water. Now, the federal government has begun developing regulations to...
Locked out of Facebook, musician struggles to get account restored
A Montreal musician says he couldn’t find work after his Facebook account was hacked, leaving him locked out and cut off from his contacts. Like...
2 people killed in single-engine plane crash near Wabush, N.L., police say
The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says two people were killed in a plane crash in the area of Flora Lake on Saturday....
N.B. whale researcher’s stunning drone photos are turning heads
When Gina Lonati was five years old, her family took her to Sea World in California, where she came face to face with a dolphin...
Cargill beef-processing plant in High River, Alta. narrowly avoids strike action
Union workers at Cargill’s beef-processing plant in High River, Alta. — one of Canada’s largest — have voted in favour of a new labour contract,...