NEW Toxic forever chemicals in drinking water: Is Canada doing enough?
As the United States sets its first national limits on toxic forever chemicals in drinking water, researchers say Canada is lagging when it comes to regulations.
Canada has now fully vaccinated 78.97 per cent of the country's eligible population. Here’s what else you need to know to start your day.
1. Liberal minority: Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau is vowing to get “back to work,” after the 2021 federal election dealt him a second minority government that looks much like the one Canadians elected in 2019.
2. Conceding defeat: The Conservative Party under Erin O’Toole has come up short, failing to dethrone the now three-term Trudeau Liberals.
3. Green surprises: The Green Party is sending more than one MP to Ottawa for just the second time in its history, even as it appeared to lose a significant amount of the voter support it received in 2019 and its leader didn't come close to winning her desired seat.
4. Border restrictions: U.S. President Joe Biden's administration has announced its first clear indication that it is preparing to ease travel restrictions, but details are in short supply, including how the new policy will specifically impact travel at the Canada-U.S. land border.
5. Fiance search: Brian Laundrie, the fiance of Gabby Petito whose body may have been found Sunday in Wyoming, has been missing for almost a week. Here's why the search for Laundrie has been so difficult for authorities.
One more thing…
Dementia diagnosis: According to a new report looking at Alzheimer’s disease and dementia worldwide, around 75 per cent of all dementia cases are undiagnosed, meaning there could be a “tsunami of demand” for diagnosis in the next few years.
In this Aug. 14, 2018 file photo, a doctor goes over a PET brain scan at Banner Alzheimer's Institute in Phoenix, Az. (AP Photo/Matt York, File)
As the United States sets its first national limits on toxic forever chemicals in drinking water, researchers say Canada is lagging when it comes to regulations.
Calgary police have arrested a man and a charge is pending in connection with the death of a toddler in 2022.
Prince William will return to public duties on Thursday for the first time since his wife Kate revealed she was undergoing preventative chemotherapy for cancer.
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Russian air defences downed what authorities described as five Ukrainian balloons overnight, the defence ministry in Moscow said Thursday, as the sides kept up long-range strikes that have featured heavily in what has largely become a war of attrition.
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Just steps from Parliament Hill is a barber shop that for the last 100 years has catered to everyone from prime ministers to tourists.
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While many people choose to keep their medical appointments private, four longtime friends decided to undergo vasectomies as a group in B.C.'s Lower Mainland.
A popular highway in Alberta's Banff National Park now has a 'no stopping zone' to help protect two bears.
B.C. resident Robert Conrad spent thousands of hours on Crown land developing an unusual bond with deer.
A Sudbury woman said her husband was bringing the recycling out to the curb Wednesday night when he had to make a 'mad dash' inside after seeing a bear.