Canada

More than half Manitoba's active COVID-19 cases are in First Nations population

WINNIPEG - Vaccine distribution has begun on a handful of Manitoba reserves as a task force reports that 61 per cent of the people with active COVID-19 in the province are First Nations.Manitoba's Fir...

Jan 11, 2021

Ontario surpasses 5,000 reported COVID-19 deaths as cabinet debates new restrictions

TORONTO - New restrictions to fight skyrocketing rates of COVID-19 were being considered by Ontario's cabinet Monday night, although a curfew was not one of them. The discussion took place as the prov...

Jan 11, 2021

No new COVID-19 cases: Nunavut moves to lift remaining lockdowns in two communities

IQALUIT, Nunavut - After two weeks with no new cases of COVID-19, Nunavut says it will lift lockdowns in the last two communities that were still facing strict public health measures. But Dr. Michael ...

Jan 11, 2021

PM hosts cabinet retreat to plot path through pandemic, resumption of Parliament

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will host a virtual cabinet retreat to plot strategy for the resumption of Parliament later this month in the midst of the raging COVID-19 pandemic.The retreat w...

Jan 11, 2021

Ex-Parti Quebecois member to plead not guilty to sexual assault charge

RIMOUSKI, Que. - Former Parti Quebecois member Harold LeBel intends to plead not guilty to a charge of sexual assault. LeBel's lawyer, Maxime Roy, made the comment today in court and added that his cl...

Jan 11, 2021

Researchers flag increase in COVID-19 cases in Canadian prisons, jails

OTTAWA - Rights advocates and researchers are sounding an alarm about COVID-19 cases in Canadian prisons and jails, saying the numbers in recent weeks have surpassed the total during the first nine mo...

Jan 11, 2021

As Allan Legere parole hearing approaches, N.B. community recalls a reign of terror

As the Parole Board of Canada prepares to consider the supervised release of serial killer Allan Legere, some who lived through his terrifying rampage 31 years ago warn he can never be rehabilitated. ...

Jan 11, 2021

Ottawa gives accounting firm Deloitte $16M contract to track COVID-19 vaccinations

OTTAWA - The federal government has awarded international accounting firm Deloitte a $16-million contract to build a national computer system to manage the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.The contract was re...

Jan 11, 2021

Ontario hits 5,000 COVID-related deaths as provinces worry about hospital capacity

Ontario's COVID-19 death toll surpassed 5,000 today as officials in several parts of Canada worried about the ability of their health networks to handle a rising tide of cases. Ontario reported 29 mor...

Jan 11, 2021

'Incitement of insurrection': U.S. House begins push to get Trump out of White House

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives has formally launched efforts to force the early departure of President Donald Trump. Democratic lawmakers introduced a resolution today calling on...

Jan 11, 2021