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The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, May 14, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, May 14, 2021. There are 1,318,399 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,318,399 confirmed cases (73,420 active, ...

May 14, 2021

Maj-Gen. Dany Fortin leaves vaccine rollout post pending military investigation

OTTAWA - The military officer in charge of Canada's vaccine rollout has left his assignment with the Public Health Agency of Canada pending the results of an investigation. The Department of National ...

May 14, 2021

Police chief to give update on case of Saskatchewan man allegedly killed by Mountie

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - The police chief of Prince Albert, Sask., is expected to provide an update this afternoon on the case of a Mountie accused of killing a 26-year-old man. Cpl. Bernie Herman, who ...

May 14, 2021

Trudeau's apology to Italian-Canadians for Second World War internment coming May 27

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will deliver a formal apology in the House of Commons on May 27 for the internment of Italian-Canadians during the Second World War. In a virtual meeting...

May 14, 2021

Alberta leadership responsible for protests against public health orders: expert

EDMONTON - A criminologist says a recent court order that allows Alberta RCMP to arrest organizers of anti-lockdown rallies can limit or prevent future gatherings but does little to educate people who...

May 14, 2021

If COVID vaccines 'essential,' Canadians could get shots in U.S. and no quarantine

TORONTO - Canadian residents should be able to head to the United States for COVID-19 vaccinations and be exempt from mandatory quarantine on return if health authorities here deem the shots medically...

May 14, 2021

Experts call on Canada to use COVAX doses of AstraZeneca or give them back

OTTAWA - Some health experts are questioning Canada's decision to accept thousands of doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from a global vaccine-sharing alliance, only to have them sit in freezers ...

May 14, 2021

Guilbeault says Bill C-10 won't breach free speech, citing Justice Department study

OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault is doubling down on his controversial new broadcasting bill at a parliamentary committee hearing, citing a Justice Department analysis to reiterate the leg...

May 14, 2021

Nunavut health officials plead for Iqaluit residents to stop gathering

IQALUIT - Nunavut's health minister says he wants Iqaluit residents to stop gathering so the city has a shot at a normal summer. Lorne Kusugak scolded residents at a press conference this morning as a...

May 14, 2021

Federal officials lay out roadmap for post-vaccine life as third wave ebbs

Federal health officials are laying out their vision of what life could look like after most Canadians are vaccinated against COVID-19. Canada's chief public health officer says the country may have "...

May 14, 2021