Canada

Montreal public health expands monkeypox vaccination to all men who have sex with men

MONTREAL - Public health officials in Montreal are offering monkeypox vaccination to all men who have sex with men. Officials told reporters today the city is the epicentre of the monkeypox outbreak i...

Jun 14, 2022

Cash, hard drive, passport hidden in home of Amanda Todd extortion suspect: officer

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A Dutch police officer has described finding cash, a passport and a hard drive hidden inside a stereo in the home of the man accused of extorting British Columbia teenager Aman...

Jun 14, 2022

Trudeau says Canadian attendance at Russian embassy event 'absolutely unacceptable'

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it was "absolutely unacceptable" that any Canadian representative attended a Russia Day party at the Russian embassy in Ottawa, adding that it never should ...

Jun 14, 2022

Federal government gives $77 million for new fire-resistant buildings in Lytton, B.C.

LYTTON, B.C. - The fire-ravaged community of Lytton, B.C., will get $77 million from the federal government to help it rebuild a fire-resistant and energy-efficient community. Harjit Sajjan, the minis...

Jun 14, 2022

Sergeant says slain Quebec teenager holding air pistol was perceived as threat

SHERBROOKE, Que. - A Quebec provincial police sergeant told a coroner's inquest today that he became uncomfortable as an armed 17-year-old advanced toward officers in the early morning of July 25, 201...

Jun 14, 2022

Rain continues to fill run-off swollen southeast B.C. rivers, raise flooding concerns

VANCOUVER - A small community in the southeast corner of British Columbia is the latest to declare a local state of emergency as heavy rain and a late spring thaw combine to swell rivers across many p...

Jun 14, 2022

U.S. wants Canada to join probe of cross-border pollution from B.C. coal mines

The United States government is joining calls for Canada to participate in a probe of cross-border pollution coming from coal mines in southern British Columbia. In a statement released last week, the...

Jun 14, 2022

New drug price regulations could save Canada billions of dollars: PBO report

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says changes to the way Canada sets drug prices could lower spending on patented drugs by about seven per cent over the long term and save billions of dollars...

Jun 14, 2022

False bomb threat tippers should be prosecuted: World Sikh Organization of Canada

OTTAWA - The World Sikh Organization of Canada says Canadian law enforcement should fully investigate and prosecute those involved in providing the tip that led to the wrongful arrest of two organizer...

Jun 14, 2022

Federal government to end COVID-19 vaccine mandates: sources

OTTAWA - Sources confirm the Canadian government is putting an end to COVID-19 vaccine mandates for domestic and outbound international travellers and federally regulated workers. The government has b...

Jun 14, 2022