Canadian News
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDTThis Manitoba community has a vaccination rate of 24% against COVID-19. Here's why
Only 24 per cent of eligible people living in Manitoba's Rural Municipality of Stanley have received one dose of COVID-19 vaccine. But an explanation for the low vaccination rate cannot be attributed ...
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 04:00:27 EDTWhat Canadians can expect from COVID-19 this fall and winter
With the beginning of fall and a more transmissible strain of the coronavirus taking hold, Canadians may wonder about the outlook of the pandemic over the next few months. Some experts are expre...
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDTDrug decriminalization movement gaining momentum in Canada as overdose deaths surge
As overdose deaths keep surging in Canada, the movement to decriminalize illicit drugs is gaining steam, with one of the country’s largest mental health facilities joining national advocates and sev...
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 21:51:57 EDTJudge dismisses Toronto businessman's hate-mail lawsuit against former Marvel CEO
A Florida judge has dismissed a high-profile lawsuit launched by a Toronto millionaire businessman who had accused the former head of Marvel Entertainment of slandering him through a hate-mail c...
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDTWhy it's difficult to put a number on how many children died at residential schools
While many are eager to raise awareness and make shows of support, navigating the different numbers circulating is a challenge. Records held by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation show...
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDTMeet the Sask. knowledge keeper who counsels the vulnerable and the powerful on hope and healing
Judy Pelly, a 69-year-old Saskatoon knowledge keeper, works with 30 different organizations on truth and reconciliation. It's become a full-time job for the residential school survivor, who has emerge...
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDTHere's how some Canadian companies are marking the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
As Canada marks the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Thursday, some businesses are finding ways to embrace reconciliation even though they're not covered by the new statutory holid...
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDTRCMP union says it supports a Mountie's 'right' to refuse vaccination
The RCMP's union says it supports the "right" of RCMP officers to refuse to get vaccinated and will back up any member who refuses vaccination once the mandatory vaccination policy for the federal...
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDTStephen Harper involved in company looking to arrange sale of surveillance tech to UAE
Former prime minister Stephen Harper heads the advisory board of a Toronto-based company now looking to facilitate the sale of cutting-edge surveillance technology to the United Arab Emirates — a co...
Wed, 29 Sep 2021 04:00:00 EDTCourt to rule today on Ottawa's challenge of First Nations child welfare compensation order
The Federal Court is expected to issue a decision today on whether a landmark human rights tribunal compensation order for First Nations children should stand.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 13:16:10 EDTAlberta bans anti-vaccination protests, all other demonstrations outside health-care facilities
Alberta's hospitals and other facilities providing health services will soon be protected by the Critical Infrastructure Defence Act, Premier Jason Kenney announced on Tuesday.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 06:46:13 EDTRescue of Vale miners trapped underground in northern Ontario continues, with 35 of 39 now out
Thirty-five of the 39 miners trapped underground at a mine in northern Ontario since Sunday have climbed to the surface and the rest are expected to join them sometime Tuesday. One of those rescued s...
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 07:00:00 EDT'I'm going to die, aren't I?': Sask.'s unvaccinated express regret about not getting COVID-19 jab
Treating those who are suffering from the worst effects of COVID-19 sometimes means horrifying anecdotes like the one offered by Dr. Alex Wong in Regina.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 18:14:07 EDTAlberta energy 'war room' launches Times Square ad, expert questions campaign
Alberta's Canadian Energy Centre has launched an ad campaign in Times Square to promote the country's oil and gas industry to the United States.
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 16:03:35 EDTUnited Conservative Party removes vice-president who spoke out against Kenney's leadership
A high-ranking member of the United Conservative Party who has been publicly demanding the resignation of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney has been removed from his position as a party vice-president and ...
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 14:46:22 EDTMaj.-Gen. Fortin in court demanding reinstatement as head of vaccine rollout
Maj.-Gen Dany Fortin is fighting in Federal Court to get back his old job as head of Canada's vaccine task force — even though the government says the role no longer exists. Fortin was removed from...
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 18:18:07 EDTMore than 17,000 Quebec health-care workers face suspension for refusing COVID-19 vaccine
More than 17,000 health-care workers in Quebec will be suspended next month for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID-19, and now provincial officials are scrambling to fill in the gaps.
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Tue, 28 Sep 2021 10:45:23 EDTCaisse to sell off remaining oil assets by next year
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec says it will divest all of its oil investments by next year as part of the pension plan's plan to help combat climate change by cutting its carbon footprint i...
Tue, 28 Sep 2021 10:48:45 EDTOntario doctor accused of spreading COVID-19 misinformation barred from providing vaccine, mask exemptions
Ontario's medical regulator has barred a family doctor from providing exemptions for COVID-19 vaccines and face masks, alleging that he has deliberately spread misinformation about the ongoing pandemi...
Mon, 27 Sep 2021 11:21:19 EDTRegina teen dances outside hospital to support her kokum who's sick with COVID-19
As Lorna Standingready battles COVID-19 in a Regina hospital, her teenage granddaughter, Meadow Musqua, is performing healing dances for her recovery.