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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, Feb. 15, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 11:15 a.m. Quebec is reporting 728 new cases of COVID-19 today and 16 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, including...

Feb 15, 2021

Black Montreal man wrongfully arrested, charged in cop attack says he was traumatized

MONTREAL - A Black Montreal man wrongfully arrested and accused of attempted murder of a police officer says he's traumatized by the events that turned his life upside down in late January. Mamadi Far...

Feb 15, 2021

Outdoor hockey players in Alberta break records, raise $1.575M for cancer research

SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - The world's longest hockey game has broken multiple records this year. Forty people took turns playing hockey on an outdoor rink 24 hours a day, seven days a week since Feb. 4 t...

Feb 15, 2021

As the Lionel Desmond inquiry resumes, a look at what has been learned so far

HALIFAX - Lionel Desmond was a desperately ill man, and he knew it. The former Canadian soldier was suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder and a possible traumatic brain injury when he w...

Feb 15, 2021

Feds expect Pfizer to start ramping up vaccine deliveries to Canada this week

OTTAWA - Canada's sluggish COVID-19 vaccination efforts are expected to get a big boost starting this week as the federal government prepares for a ramp up in the delivery of shots from Pfizer-BioNTec...

Feb 15, 2021

Reports of domestic, intimate partner violence continue to rise during pandemic

The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic did not stop a rising tide of reports of domestic violence, experts say, warning that the stress of life in lockdown continues to put victims at risk. Canada's...

Feb 15, 2021

Canada, dozens of allies, declare arbitrary detentions immoral amid Kovrig, Spavor

OTTAWA - Canada and has created a coalition with 57 other countries to support a new international declaration denouncing state-sponsored arbitrary detention of foreign nationals for political purpose...

Feb 15, 2021

A rural-urban divide: Data gives most detailed look yet at where CERB went

OTTAWA - Kelly Ernst recalls standing on sidewalks, waving to needy families in Calgary's northeast as they opened their doors to pick up food hampers. Ernst, vice-president for vulnerable populations...

Feb 15, 2021

Canadian military short thousands of troops as COVID-19 impedes training efforts

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is dealing with a shortfall of several thousand troops as the COVID-19 pandemic forces the military to curb the training of new recruits. Canada's military is expect...

Feb 14, 2021

Ontario plans to expand vaccination as COVID cases stabilize in several provinces

Ontario is expanding its COVID-19 vaccination rollout to more target groups as the province and neighbouring Quebec each reported fewer than 1,000 new cases today. The Ontario government reported that...

Feb 14, 2021