Category Archives: National
Seven residents at Montreal care home get COVID despite receiving first vaccine dose
MONTREAL — Quebec health authorities are examining how seven residents of a Montreal long-term care centre contracted COVID-19 despite being among the first to receive the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in the province. Management at the Maimonides Geriatric ...
Vaccine panel says Canada can delay second dose of COVID-19 vaccine if shortage
OTTAWA — Canada's national panel of vaccine experts says a worsening pandemic and limited supplies of COVID-19 vaccines are good enough reasons to temporarily delay giving a second dose but would prefer the planned schedule is followed whenever possibl...
Impeachment, again: House votes to brand Donald Trump with a second scarlet letter
WASHINGTON D. C., Wash. — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Following last week's "day of fire," another historic reckoning arrived Wednesday for Donald Trump as members of the House of Representatives voted to impeach the U.S. president for the second time in
Review finds successes, failures in Liberals’ feminist aid approach in Afghanistan
OTTAWA — An internal review of the nearly $1 billion in foreign aid that Canada quietly spent in Afghanistan after the Canadian military pulled out has found some successes but also many failures — especially when it comes to helping
Doctors, nurses call on B.C. to test surgical, emergency patients for COVID-19
VANCOUVER — Testing patients for COVID-19 before their scheduled surgery and transfer to wards from emergency departments could reduce hospital outbreaks in British Columbia as cases rise, the results of a pilot project in the province's largest health...
Feds’ challenge of ruling on First Nations children ‘a slap in the face’: AFN
OTTAWA — The federal government's appeal of a ruling that expanded First Nations children's rights to public services is "a slap in the face," says the Assembly of First Nations. The November ruling by the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal widened the
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021.
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 28,333 new vaccinations administered for a total of 388,493 doses given. The provinces have administered doses at
Meng’s lawyers ask court to ease surveillance in bail agreement
VANCOUVER — Lawyers for Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou have asked British Columbia's Supreme Court to ease her bail conditions as she fights extradition to the United States. Her husband, Liu Xiaozong, testified Tuesday that he believes Meng is at...
Nunavut officials urge residents to get COVID vaccine, about 400 shots given so far
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut officials are urging residents to get immunized against COVID-19 as the vaccine starts to roll out across the territory. Chief public health officer, Dr. Michael Patterson, says about 400 people have so far received their fir...
Prime minister appoints former Nunavut premier as territory’s new commissioner
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed a former Nunavut premier as the territory's next commissioner. Eva Aariak, who served as Nunavut's second premier from 2008 to 2013, will take over the job from Nellie Kusugak, whose five-y...
