ER doctor slams politicians for international travel
Dr. Shazma Mithani, an Edmonton emergency room doctor, says politicians are sending ‘a terrible message’ by travelling internationally during the…
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U.K. judge denies Assange extradition to U.S.
A British judge has rejected a U.S. request to extradite WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange to face espionage charges, saying it…
Sickness benefit loophole for travellers an 'accident of law': LeBlanc
A ‘loophole’ in the law that allows Canadians who travelled abroad for personal holidays or other non-essential trips to claim…
Alberta premier's chief of staff, cabinet minister resign over holiday travel
Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has accepted the resignations of Grande Prairie MLA Tracy Allard as minister of municipal affairs and…
How orphaned oil and gas wells are being decommissioned
This is how one of B.C.’s 10000 inactive oil and gas wells gets cleaned and dismantled. »»» Subscribe to CBC…
COVID-19 update: Public health, officials address Canadians
Ministers and other officials are holding a news conference to provide an update on COVID-19. To read more: http://cbc.ca/news »»»…
Will COVID-19 tests for passengers arriving in Canada help reduce coronavirus spread?
Testing passengers for the coronavirus before arriving in Canada is ‘not a big answer’ to the problem of community spread,…
These uplifting stories made 2020 hurt a little less
To say 2020 was a hard year might be an understatement. But despite all of the challenges, Canadians still found…
U.K. coronavirus variant spreads faster than original strain: study
A new study from Imperial College London has found that the U.K. coronavirus variant is much more transmissible than the…
NDP MP loses roles as critic over travel to Greece
NDP MP Niki Ashton has been removed from her roles as a shadow critic after she posted on Twitter that…