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COVID-19 won't spook away trick-or-treating if safety rules followed: health officers

Outdoor trick-or-treating can be safe when people respect physical distancing

Oct 15, 2020 12:30 PM Read more >

CREA reports Canadian home sales set record for September, up 45.6% from last year

OTTAWA — The Canadian Real Estate Association says home sales in September set another record for the month as they continued to climb higher and prices soared. The association says home sales in September were up 45.

Oct 15, 2020 11:45 AM Read more >

Fighting isolation with technology and training

A new program is attempting to help people with disabilities connect to their communities and conduct self-advocacy by providing them with tablet devices.

Oct 15, 2020 10:45 AM Read more >

Mother speaks of murdered daughter at online event

Annual recognition for missing and murdered Indigenous women welcomed speakers from around the country

Oct 15, 2020 10:45 AM Read more >

No 'magic bullet' to solve toxic social-media content, LeBlanc says

OTTAWA — There is no magic legislative bullet to control objectionable content on social media, Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc says.

Oct 15, 2020 9:15 AM Read more >

WestJet cutting flights to Atlantic Canada, laying off staff

The airline also said Wednesday it will lay off 100 corporate and operational support employees

Oct 14, 2020 8:45 PM Read more >

Man accused of murdering Alberta doctor back in court after psychiatric exam

A judge initially ordered a five-day psychiatric exam

Oct 14, 2020 8:15 PM Read more >

PM blasts Tories for push to keep WE probe alive, says government focused on COVID-19

The prime minister sidestepped questions Tuesday about whether he would support having one special committee continue the investigation into WE

Oct 14, 2020 7:45 PM Read more >

New species identified from Burgess Shale fossils solves evolutionary mystery

A recently published article in Current Biology shares a discovery from the Burgess Shale Marble Canyon fossil bed site that may solve an evolutionary mystery of how two species of hemichordates are related

Oct 14, 2020 7:15 PM Read more >

Parks Canada hasn’t received proposal for outdoor NHL game at Lake Louise

The iconic Alberta lake is rumoured to be a destination to host an outdoor NHL game next season.

Oct 14, 2020 7:15 PM Read more >