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Quebec sugar shack owners say the COVID-19 pandemic saved the iconic industry

Quebec sugar shack owners say the COVID-19 pandemic saved the iconic industry

MONTREAL — Sugar shack owners across Quebec are reopening their dining rooms for the first time since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and strangely, they are crediting the novel coronavirus with revitalizing their industry.
Communication snafus plagued RCMP's response to Nova Scotia mass shooting: documents

Communication snafus plagued RCMP's response to Nova Scotia mass shooting: documents

HALIFAX — Repeated communication failures were partly to blame for the Nova Scotia RCMP’s inability to stop a gunman from killing 22 people over a 13-hour span in April 2020, recently released documents show.
Highlights from Statistics Canada's two-year update on COVID-19 pandemic's impact

Highlights from Statistics Canada's two-year update on COVID-19 pandemic's impact

OTTAWA — The COVID-19 pandemic has shaken up many aspects of Canadian life. As the pandemic’s second anniversary arrives, Statistics Canada reviewed the social and economic impacts of COVID-19 across the country.
Ottawa urged to pause proposed B.C. port expansion, consider alternative plan

Ottawa urged to pause proposed B.C. port expansion, consider alternative plan

VANCOUVER — A plan to build a new shipping container terminal the size of nearly 144 football fields at a major Metro Vancouver port has sparked a rival proposal along with concerns for endangered orcas and the salmon they depend on.
Thousands of death, millions of vaccines: A look at COVID-19 in Canada by the numbers

Thousands of death, millions of vaccines: A look at COVID-19 in Canada by the numbers

It's been two years since COVID-19 was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Here's a look at the pandemic by the numbers in Canada. 3.
No winning ticket for Saturday's $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot

No winning ticket for Saturday's $5 million Lotto 649 jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for the $5 million jackpot in Saturday's Lotto 649 draw. However, the draw's $1 million guaranteed prize was won by a lottery player in Quebec. The jackpot for the next Lotto 649 draw on Mar.
Peter MacKay announces he won't seek Conservative leadership in vote this September

Peter MacKay announces he won't seek Conservative leadership in vote this September

Peter MacKay says he will not seek the leadership of the Conservative party when one is chosen this September.
Hurricane-force gusts expected to hit N.L., as windy storm sweeps East Coast

Hurricane-force gusts expected to hit N.L., as windy storm sweeps East Coast

HALIFAX — Powerful and potentially damaging winds and heavy precipitation are forecast to hit the East Coast over the weekend, with hurricane-force gusts expected in Newfoundland and Labrador.
Wilkinson expects plan for supplying some oil to Europe ready by March 23

Wilkinson expects plan for supplying some oil to Europe ready by March 23

OTTAWA — Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says it will be another week or two before Canada will know with certainty how much extra oil it can produce and ship to help offset bans on the use of fossil fuels from Russia.
Sturgeon Lake takes control of childbirth on-reserve for first time in 50 years

Sturgeon Lake takes control of childbirth on-reserve for first time in 50 years

OTTAWA — When Kaleo Joseph Gary Rabbitskin burst into the world last month, his birth marked a turning point for his community. It was the first time in 50 years a baby was born in Sturgeon Lake First Nation with traditional Cree birthing practices.
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