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As clocks turn back on Sunday, it's a chance to catch up on your sleep, experts say

Most Canadians will get an extra hour of sleep tonight as daylight time comes to an end and clocks turn back an hour.

Oct 30, 2020 3:10 PM Read more >

Canada seeks to increase immigration over next three years even as pandemic rages on

OTTAWA — Canada is seeking to admit upwards of 1.2 million new permanent residents in the next three years, a target the federal government says is crucial to the post-pandemic economic recovery.

Oct 30, 2020 2:53 PM Read more >

"Callous and cowardly:" Alberta woman who shot husband sentenced to 18 years

EDMONTON — An Alberta woman who admitted to shooting her husband and dumping his body in a slough has been sentenced to 18 years in prison.

Oct 30, 2020 2:44 PM Read more >

'Have to get things under control:' Manitoba brings back tougher COVID restrictions

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government is ordering many businesses to close, limiting hospital visits and capping attendance at religious services after a record daily increase in COVID-19 cases. The province reported 480 new infections Friday.

Oct 30, 2020 2:43 PM Read more >

'Panicky pandemic publishing' of COVID-19 research erodes trust in science: report

OTTAWA — Publishing weak, careless and sometimes fake research on the novel coronavirus is eroding trust in science, leading people to ignore public health advice, a new report from the Royal Society of Canada warns.

Oct 30, 2020 2:25 PM Read more >

Lobster dispute: RCMP release images of men near fish plant that was torched

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia RCMP released images Friday showing two men walking away from a fish plant on the night it burned to the ground amid an escalating dispute over an Indigenous lobster fishery.

Oct 30, 2020 1:40 PM Read more >

Economic recovery threatened if some workers, households left behind, Macklem says

OTTAWA — An economic rebound that leaves behind parts of the Canadian labour force in the short term could end up jeopardizing the recovery from COVID-19 in the long run, Canada's top central banker says.

Oct 30, 2020 1:16 PM Read more >

Former MP Rob Anders accused of not reporting $750K in income for tax purposes

CALGARY — Tax authorities allege former Conservative MP Rob Anders failed to report more than $750,000 in net income over five years, court documents show. Anders faces five charges, including tax evasion.

Oct 30, 2020 1:12 PM Read more >

Premiers call on PM to schedule meeting on health funding without delay

OTTAWA — Canada's premiers are growing impatient with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's failure to schedule a meeting to discuss their demand for at least $28 billion more each year for health care.

Oct 30, 2020 1:06 PM Read more >

'No manual or checklist:' Yukon ditching fall time change this year

WHITEHORSE — As most Canadians get ready for the clocks to fall back an hour on Sunday, Yukon is sticking with daylight time. The territory decided to adopt year-round daylight time in March after a survey showed strong support for the proposal.

Oct 30, 2020 12:59 PM Read more >