Canada

WHO rejects Canadian-made COVID-19 vaccine from Medicago, with ties to big tobacco

OTTAWA - The World Health Organization has rejected Medicago's made-in-Canada COVID-19 vaccine, restricting the federal government's ability to donate those doses to countries in need. The federal gov...

Mar 25, 2022

N.S. fisherman trapped by Russian shelling as he attempts to ferry refugees to safety

HALIFAX - A Canadian lobster fisherman attempting to drive Ukrainian war refugees to safety says the Russian shelling of Chernihiv has trapped him in the city for three days as food and water supplies...

Mar 25, 2022

Quebec justice minister seeks answers on criminal trial that occurred with 'no trace'

MONTREAL - Quebec's justice minister says he's looking into a criminal trial in the province involving a police informant that took place entirely in secret and was kept off the official court docket....

Mar 25, 2022

Universities in Canada plan in-person convocation ceremonies after lengthy hiatus

Daniella Okezie has been practising her strut. In a few weeks, the graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University will finally get a chance to walk across the stage at a convocation ceremony to mark the compl...

Mar 25, 2022

Canada opens the energy tap and Ukrainians removed to Russia: In The News for Mar. 25

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Mar. 25 ... What we are watching in Canada ......

Mar 25, 2022

'Always had faith:' Métis delegates say Vatican visit a step to repair relationship

Mtis leaders and residential school survivors say a trip to the Vatican to meet the Pope is as complicated as the history between their communities and the Roman Catholic Church itself. "We've always ...

Mar 25, 2022

Chief of B.C. First Nation struck by wildfires, floods says moving may be safest bet

SHACKAN FIRST NATION, B.C. - The chief of a First Nation in British Columbia's Nicola Valley that was evacuated by both wildfires and floods last year says he wants more land for the community in a sa...

Mar 25, 2022

Rare fin whale found dead on remote beach in British Columbia

PENDER HARBOUR, B.C. - The body of a rare, young fin whale has been found on a remote beach on British Columbia's south coast, says an official with the Fisheries Department. Paul Cottrell, the depart...

Mar 24, 2022

Mosquito net with new insecticide reduces malaria cases in Africa: study

MONTREAL - A mosquito net coated with a new insecticide that makes the insects unable to move or fly has reduced cases of malaria in children by about 40 per cent, according to a new study conducted i...

Mar 24, 2022

Quebec Premier François Legault tests positive for COVID-19, says he's feeling good

Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he has tested positive for COVID-19. Legault announced on social media he started to feel symptoms this afternoon and tested positive later in the day. The 64-year-...

Mar 24, 2022