Canada

Troops could be called to testify in lawsuits against long-term care homes

OTTAWA - Members of the Canadian Armed Forces working inside long-term care homes could find themselves testifying about the state of those facilities in relation to lawsuits against the institutions....

Jun 07, 2020

Chantel Moore's family plan healing ceremonies, will seek answers during N.B. trip

FREDERICTON - Ten family members of a 26-year-old Indigenous woman who was fatally shot by police in Edmundston, N.B., are travelling across the country from British Columbia to offer support to her m...

Jun 07, 2020

Anti-racism, anti-police brutality march to be held in downtown Montreal

Montreal will play host to an anti-racism rally today as marches and events are planned for a few other cities in the province. Demonstrators will gather at a large square in downtown Montreal&nb...

Jun 07, 2020

A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown

Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...

Jun 07, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 10:48 a.m. ET on June 7, 2020: There are 95,472 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 52,624 confirme...

Jun 07, 2020

'What happened inside the hospital?' Family of Regina man wants answers

REGINA - Grieving relatives of a football player who they say died by suicide after seeking help at a hospital believe a recent change by Saskatchewan health of...

Jun 07, 2020

'More and more claims:' Pandemic lawsuits could tie up courts for years

CALGARY - Lawsuits involving seniors homes, airlines, universities and ticket providers affected by COVID-19 could tie up Canadian courts for years, says a litigation lawyer. Michael Smith, a partner ...

Jun 07, 2020

'What happened inside the hospital?' Family of Regina man wants answers

REGINA - Grieving relatives of a football player who they say died by suicide after seeking help at a hospital believe a recent change by Saskatchewan health of...

Jun 07, 2020

Drive-ins offer Quebecers rare trip to movies during COVID-19 pandemic

DORVAL, Que. - Perched atop the family's white SUV, Keero Birla's two children, Kishan and Darian, are chatting excitedly about what awaits them: in less than half an hour, as soon as the sun sets, th...

Jun 07, 2020

Survivors who missed out on polio vaccine hope for breakthrough against COVID-19

The mystery illness that paralyzed and killed mostly children across Canada came in waves that built for nearly four decades before a vaccine introduced in 1955 put an end to ...

Jun 07, 2020