Quebec health-care unions concerned about government’s vaccine mandate
MONTREAL — Unions representing health-care workers in Quebec say they're concerned about the government's plan to force their members to get vaccinated or risk losing their jobs. "We are a little surprised by the severity of the measure," Jérôme Rousse...
COVID-19 cases more than double in the Northwest Territories in one day
YELLOWKNIFE — A long-term care home in the Northwest Territories declared a COVID-19 outbreak Wednesday and a hard-hit community asked for policing help as cases in the territory rise steeply. The N.W.T. recorded another 52 new cases Wednesday for a to...
Military officer who led vaccine campaign faces sexual assault charge
OTTAWA — The military officer who led Canada's COVID-19 vaccine distribution campaign has been charged with one count of sexual assault. Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin presented himself to police in Gatineau, Que., Wednesday after a warrant for his arrest was i...
High-profile extradition case of Meng Wanzhou wraps up with reserved decision
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has reserved her decision in the extradition case of Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou, saying only she'll set a date for her ruling later. The end of the extradition hearing is the culmination of
N.S. Tories make pandemic, health care top priorities as power transition begins
NEW GLASGOW, N.S. — During his first news conference as premier-designate a day after his party's election win, Nova Scotia Tory Leader Tim Houston said Wednesday his first order of business is keeping citizens safe from COVID-19. The Progressive Conse...
O’Toole takes aim at Trudeau, Singh as inflation numbers shift focus of campaign
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau's political opponents took aim at him on the campaign trail Wednesday over the cost of living, facing broadsides from Conservatives for the decade-high pace of price growth and the NDP for high housing prices. The country's head...
A look at Nova Scotia’s new premier, Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston
For the first time since 2009, Nova Scotia will have a Progressive Conservative premier. Tory Leader Tim Houston led his party to victory with a campaign that promised to spend massively on health care. Houston had repeatedly called the province's heal...
General who once ran vaccine campaign expects to face sex assault charge
A lawyer for Maj.-Gen Dany Fortin, who previously oversaw Canada's vaccine rollout campaign, says the military officer expects to be charged with one count of sexual assault. The lawyer, who did not want to be named as they were not authorized
CP NewsAlert: Nova Scotia Tory Leader Tim Houston wins riding
Nova Scotia Progressive Conservative Leader Tim Houston has won the riding of Pictou East. The Canadian Press has projected that Houston will become the next premier of Nova Scotia. Houston was first elected in that riding in 2013 and was re-elected in...
Unvaccinated PC MPPs will be removed from caucus, Ford spox says
TORONTO — Elected members of provincial parliament will be removed from Ontario’s governing Progressive Conservative caucus if they don’t get vaccinated against COVID-19. A spokeswoman for Premier Doug Ford is confirming to The Canadian Press that MPPs...