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Statistics Canada to release November inflation report today
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will release its latest reading for inflation this morning when it publishes its consumer price index for November. The report comes after the annual inflation rate for Octo...
Dec 15, 2021
'Something out of nothing': Carvers in Nunavut community shaped by family
GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut - A metallic shrill rings out over the Arctic Ocean on the shores of Gjoa Haven in western Nunavut. It's the sound of Leo Uttaq's die grinder, a tool he uses to sand down a piece o...
Dec 15, 2021
Quebec, Ontario, P.E.I., introduce new measures in hopes of slowing Omicron spread
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has consulted the premiers on additional border and travel measures that could help slow the community spreading of COVID-19. In a call late Tuesday the first ministers d...
Dec 15, 2021
Military members challenge vaccine requirement in Federal Court
OTTAWA - The Federal Court is scheduled to hear arguments today from four Canadian Armed Forces members facing disciplinary action for refusing to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Chief of the defence...
Dec 15, 2021
Ottawa intends to fill charging-station deserts to encourage EV adoption: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - When Wilf Steimle makes the 600-kilometre drive from his home near Barrie, Ont., to board meetings in Montreal, he can get there in under seven hours with three 12-minute stops to repower his...
Dec 15, 2021
Foghorns cherished part of Atlantic Canada soundscape, but do they serve a purpose?
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The silencing this year of a familiar mournful howl at the mouth of Halifax harbour has ignited a debate about Atlantic Canada's dwindling number of foghorns. For over 120 years, th...
Dec 15, 2021
Horvat scores twice, Canucks post gritty 4-3 comeback win over Blue Jackets
VANCOUVER - Bo Horvat scored twice and the Vancouver Canucks gritted out a 4-3 comeback win over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday. Horvat buried his second of the game on a power play with 58.8 se...
Dec 14, 2021
Auston Matthews scores two to lead Maple Leafs past reeling Oilers 5-1
EDMONTON - Auston Matthews scored a pair of goals as the Toronto Maple Leafs won their second game in a row, defeating the plummeting Edmonton Oilers 5-1 on Tuesday. Wayne Simmonds, TJ Brodie and Morg...
Dec 14, 2021
House votes to hold Mark Meadows in contempt in Jan. 6 probe
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted Tuesday to hold former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows in contempt of Congress after he ceased to cooperate with the Jan. 6 Committee investigating the Capito...
Dec 14, 2021
Dahlin helps Sabres snap winless streak with 4-2 victory over Jets
WINNIPEG - Rasmus Dahlin scored twice to help the Buffalo Sabres snap a seven-game winless streak with a 4-2 victory over the Winnipeg Jets on Tuesday. Anders Bjork and Jeff Skinner also scored for th...
Dec 14, 2021