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Frustrated with Quebec’s licensing exam for nurses, which was found to be flawed and unreliable last year, some Quebec nursing candidates are registering to practise in other provinces in order to take the exam offered to all nursing students in the rest of Canada.  Students registering in places like B.C., …

A woman known as a QAnon-inspired conspiracy theorist who purports to be the “Queen of Canada” was forced out of Kamsack, Sask., on Wednesday. Romana Didulo and some of her followers had convoyed into Kamsack, according to local residents and town officials who spoke with CBC News. Within a six-hour …

Visit The Weather Network’s hurricane hub to keep up with the latest on tropical developments in Canada and around the world Widespread tropical storm warnings and hurricane watches are now in effect across portions of Nova Scotia and New Brunswick expecting hazardous conditions as Hurricane Lee approaches the area beginning …

Scientists have recreated the scent of the embalming fluid used to preserve a noblewoman more than 3,500 years ago — and they say it’s quite lovely, indeed.  Scientists team up with perfumer to recreate scent of ancient Egyptian embalming fluid. If you thought ancient Egyptian mummies smelled like rot and …

Online group Girls Who Chase has created a global community of women who head into severe weather to record images, report damage and help scientists understand the impact of storms to be better prepared.  It’s about taking calculated risks, capturing stunning images and being there to help, says Sask. storm …

Post-tropical storm Lee is on its way out of the Maritimes this morning, leaving behind widespread power outages, flooding and downed trees. Thousands still without power Sunday morning across Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and P.E.I. The latest: Gusts of up to 117 km/h reported in Nova Scotia at the height …

Pierre Poilievre is accusing a union representing WestJet employees of “trying to silence freedom of speech” by demanding an apology from the company after the Conservative leader spoke on the PA system on a recent flight. A video circulating online shows Poilievre making short remarks on a flight that was …

CBC Meteorologist Ryan Snoddon has the latest on what the Maritimes can expect and when.  Heavy rain, power outages and storm surge predicted during powerful storm. Hurricane Lee is still expected to make landfall in the region on Saturday, however the Maritimes will see wind and rain beginning Friday night. …

Canada is deferring the deportation of a 27-year-old man who came to the country as a child and who was rejected for permanent residency, even though the rest of his family was accepted. “I’m so relieved,” said Kemo Montique, who got the news on Tuesday. “I feel like things are …

A Canadian soldier, Sgt. Sheldon Johnson, 50, of Kingston, Ont., died in the collision, and Gadong-Gleyo, a woman in her 50s from Ottawa, was severely injured after they were thrown from a sightseeing gondola that was struck by the mast of a drill rig on July 16.  Man died, woman …