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Travellers nervous as Omicron cases surge, but pushing ahead with plans
TORONTO - Some travellers heading out of Canada say they're worried about surging COVID-19 cases, but are forging ahead with their plans despite the federal government warning against non-essential in...
Dec 16, 2021
Cars, couches, propane and fuel tanks among debris from record flooding in B.C.
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Unprecedented flooding in southwestern British Columbia has left hard-hit communities dealing with the disposal of debris like drywall, insulation, silt-soaked mattresses, couches a...
Dec 16, 2021
PM sets more inclusive, fair Canada as priority in mandate letters for ministers
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is ordering his entire cabinet to keep their eye on the government's broader goals of creating a more inclusive and resilient country, even as the COVID-19 pande...
Dec 16, 2021
Local youth fiddlers once again take top spot in CBC's Music Class Challenge
NANAIMO - A local fiddling group of talented youth won top prize for the second straight year in a nationwide musical competition.Nanaimo-based Cross Canada Fiddle's Fiddelium topped the community/ind...
Dec 16, 2021
After Brampton, Toronto mayor asks council to help fight Quebec's Bill 21 in court
Toronto's mayor says he will ask city council to help fund a legal fight against Quebec's law restricting religious symbols. John Tory, the mayor of Canada's largest city, said in a tweet he'll put th...
Dec 16, 2021
Heat dome, flooding, drought: A list of Canada's Top 10 weather events in 2021
Dave Phillips, senior climatologist with Environment Canada, has been compiling a Top 10 list of Canada's weather events for more than two decades. Here are his picks for 2021: 1. Heat dome in Western...
Dec 16, 2021
'Trying to tell us something': Climatologist says 2021 a weather year like no other
When Dave Phillips, Environment Canada's senior climatologist, began 26 years ago compiling his annual list of the country's Top 10 weather events, he sometimes had to stretch a bit. "One of the big s...
Dec 16, 2021
At least 5 dead as Midwest rocked by hurricane-force winds
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - At least five people died as a powerful and extremely unusual storm system swept across the Great Plains and Midwest amid unseasonably warm temperatures, spawning hurricane-force wi...
Dec 16, 2021
Despite busy year driven by COVID, taxpayers' watchdog looks to become better known
OTTAWA - The federal official charged with investigating taxpayers' complaints says he wants to become better known so he can more quickly identify systemic issues within the Canada Revenue Agency. Ta...
Dec 16, 2021
BEHIND THE LENS: Chronicling a warming world
DATE: Various times in 2021 PLACES: Nidderau, Germany; Dhanbad, India; Sequoia Crest, Calif.; Limni, Greece; Suesca, Colombia PHOTOGRAPHERS: Michael Probst; Altaf Qadri; Noah Berger; Thodoris Nikolaou...
Dec 16, 2021
