Canadian News
Tue, 9 Mar 2021 04:00:00 ESTCanadians shouldn't shop around for vaccines with higher efficacy rates, experts say
The approval of a fourth vaccine should not give Canadians the green light to hold off on getting inoculated and shop for other shots with higher efficacy rates, medical experts say.
Tue, 9 Mar 2021 04:00:00 ESTMental health charity reeling amid resignations over suspicions about leader's alleged secret identity
An Ottawa charity focused on the well-being of Black, Indigenous and LGBTQ youth is in disarray after staff quit and speakers pulled out of a recent conference because they believe the group's leader...
Tue, 9 Mar 2021 04:30:00 ESTSt. John's firefighters grounded, as helicopter rescue team remains in 'holding pattern'
The St. John’s Regional Fire Department’s helicopter rescue team has been out of commission for nearly a year, CBC News has learned, due to delays in equipping the choppers now tasked with the job...
Tue, 9 Mar 2021 04:00:00 ESTAccused Nygard 'co-conspirators' deny enabling their former boss
Two longtime former employees accused of being among former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard’s “co-conspirators” are denying allegations against them.
Tue, 9 Mar 2021 04:00:00 ESTDementia patient at care home assaulted by resident who twice crawled into other women's beds, lawsuit alleges
The family of an 87-year-old woman with dementia is suing her long-term care facility in Calgary after it was reported she was sexually assaulted by another resident who is alleged to have crawled in...
Tue, 9 Mar 2021 04:00:00 ESTA year after Canada's 1st COVID-19 fatality, health officials reflect on pandemic death toll
B.C.'s top doctor says the day the first British Columbian died of COVID-19 marked a turning point in her outlook on the pandemic.
Mon, 8 Mar 2021 04:00:00 ESTAlberta MLA was monitored by 5 different police officers, documents show
Over the last four years, Lethbridge NDP MLA Shannon Phillips has had suspicions that some members of the city’s police force have been monitoring her. A cache of newly released documents shows she ...
Mon, 8 Mar 2021 17:44:28 ESTN.S. mass killer showed off his 'military' style gun, claiming it was for movie
In the months before he killed 22 people in a mass shooting in Nova Scotia, the gunman — who didn't have a firearms licence —showed a powerful rifle to others and made up a fanciful story about it...
Mon, 8 Mar 2021 21:35:08 ESTTicket company to pay $9M to artists and audiences, bringing down curtain on lawsuit
A Seattle-based online event ticketing company facing numerous complaints of non-payment — including from some grassroots Canadian artists — has settled a major lawsuit and agreed to fully pay bac...
Mon, 8 Mar 2021 12:35:24 ESTKielburger brothers now say they'll testify at parliamentary committee after ducking invitation
WE Charity founders Craig and Marc Kielburger now say they will testify before the House of Commons ethics committee after previously refusing to answer questions from what they described as a "pa...
Mon, 8 Mar 2021 04:00:00 ESTCalgary mom accuses courier giant DHL of charging 'hidden fees'
A Calgary mom says international courier DHL needs to be upfront about its “hidden fees.” The fees are often lumped in with duty and tax charges but in fact go entirely to the company. A business ...
Mon, 8 Mar 2021 08:08:00 ESTOntario reports 1,631 new COVID-19 cases, but official says data issues put count likely closer to 1,300
Ontario is reporting 1,631 new COVID-19 cases on the same day stay-at-home orders lift in three Ontario regions, including Toronto and Peel — which have consistently seen the highest number of i...
Mon, 8 Mar 2021 11:00:00 ESTRotational worker calls for easing of COVID-19 restrictions in P.E.I.
A rotational worker from eastern P.E.I. is calling on the province to ease restrictions put in place in December.
Mon, 8 Mar 2021 05:06:00 EST'Not a very nice place to put someone you love': Gjoa Haven using shed as morgue
Gjoa Haven, Nunavut has been using an old storage shed as a morgue. A community member wrote a letter to Gjoa Haven's MLA outlining a horrific experience with the morgue.
Mon, 8 Mar 2021 07:00:00 ESTInterest in Saskatchewan Aurora Hunters group spikes during pandemic
A Saskatchewan Facebook group where people post photos of the northern lights and share tips on how best to capture them has exploded in popularity amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mon, 8 Mar 2021 17:41:12 ESTEdmonton police lay charges in 'hate-motivated' attacks on 3 women
A 44-year-old man has been charged in connection with three recent attacks on women in south Edmonton.
Mon, 8 Mar 2021 10:00:34 ESTOntario man aims to save large colony of cliff swallows nesting under bridge set for demolition
A colony of cliff swallows that nests under the Argyle Street Bridge in Caledonia faces an uncertain future as the bridge is set to be destroyed, making way for a new one in 2023.
Mon, 8 Mar 2021 04:00:00 ESTMultiple WE Charity donors raised money for same borehole well in Kenyan village
Three groups donated tens of thousands of dollars each in 2013 to WE Charity, then known as Free the Children, for what turned out to be the same well in a village in Kenya, contributing total amounts...
Mon, 8 Mar 2021 10:49:56 ESTHow this business is helping Canadians cure their COVID rage, one swing at a time
In a year of periodic lockdowns and pent-up frustrations, the Vengeance Van has taken off as a novelty recreation service amid the COVID-19 pandemic, offering a high-energy outlet for letting off a li...
Mon, 8 Mar 2021 12:20:43 ESTMPs cast first-ever votes with new virtual voting app
Members of Parliament cast votes using a new voting app today in a historic first for the House of Commons.