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Judge says he did sever ties with Black federation on fear of suspension
TORONTO — A judge accused of lying to a disciplinary committee said on Tuesday that he did indeed give up all involvement with a Black federation he helped found out of fear he would be suspended from the bench.Testifying at
No details: Alberta energy minister announces date for start of coal consultations
EDMONTON — Alberta says public consultations on its plans to expand coal-mining will begin March 29 but there's no decision yet on how they will go ahead. "I have directed my department officials to bring forward a comprehensive consultation plan that
Canada, Australia agree to co-ordinate efforts on regulation of online platforms
OTTAWA — Canada and Australia are banding together to ensure the revenues of web giants are shared more fairly with creators and media. A statement from Ottawa says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison have agreed ...
COVID-19 cases more than double in federal prisons during second wave of pandemic
OTTAWA — Canada's prison ombudsman is calling for alternatives to incarceration in a new report that shows the number of COVID-19 cases at federal facilities more than doubled in the pandemic's second wave. Correctional investigator Ivan Zinger says ne...
‘I don’t want a small town:’ Airport leaders rally to save control towers
REGINA — Eleven months into the COVID-19 pandemic, silence fills Regina's airport. Empty check-in counters line one side of the terminal while the odd employee moves behind reception along a row of vehicle rental desks. There's no one on the staircas...
Isolation centre for migrant workers could close in Windsor due to funding shortfall
TORONTO — An isolation centre where migrant farm workers in southwestern Ontario recover from COVID-19 may have to close next month due to a funding shortfall created by a shift in federal support. In a letter to federal Health Minister Patty
B.C. advocates say relaxed drug offence penalties not enough amid deadly supply
VANCOUVER — Federal government proposals to relax penalties for personal drug possession are a positive step forward for Vancouver's former drug czar, but they're too small to address skyrocketing overdose deaths. Donald MacPherson, director of the Ca...
Top doctor says vaccines could allow toughest restrictions to lift before September
OTTAWA — Canada's chief public health officer says results from COVID-19 vaccinations are so encouraging that she thinks the need for massive lockdowns could be over before the end of the summer. "It will it even (be) before September, I think,
Macklem points to child care, education to help ease protracted employment recovery
OTTAWA — Governments could increase access to child care and reduce its cost to help the labour market rebound, and reduce the risk of long-term economic scarring for women who have disproportionately felt the brunt of pandemic job losses, the
The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021
The latest developments on the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada (all times eastern): 11:10 a.m. The Quebec government is announcing 739 new cases of COVID-19 and 13 additional deaths linked to the pandemic. Hospitalizations declined by nine to 680, but inte...
