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MONTREAL - The mayor of a Montreal suburb is calling for other municipal leaders to denounce antisemitism after several recent anti-Jewish incidents in the region. Mitchell Brownstein, mayor of Cte-Sa...

TORONTO - Impatience and a lack of clarity persisted Thursday over the fate of thousands of doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine set to expire in the coming weeks. Several provinces have stopped gi...

HALIFAX - The spectre of pandemic-fuelled social chaos and widespread looting appeared to haunt the Nova Scotia mass shooter a month before he carried out his killing rampage of April 18-19, 2020. Twe...

EDMONTON, AB- Albertans who receive palliative care no longer need to pay for pre-filled syringes.Those with a life-limiting illness who use injectable medications for pain and other symptoms will see...

OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says he cannot yet commit to a date - or COVID-19 vaccination rate benchmarks - for when so-called vaccine passports will allow Canada to ease travel restrict...

The provincial government is hosting a virtual Mental Wellness Day for Schools.The event will take place across Alberta on June 3 in order to support and recognize the resilience of students, parents,...

Alberta Health Services (AHS) says some people in the province are trying to prevent others from getting their COVID-19 vaccine.On Wednesday, AHS stated that it's been made aware of individuals on soc...

TORONTO - Canada's Olympic swim trials can proceed next month in Toronto, Swimming Canada announced Thursday. The organization said in a release that Toronto Public Health has confirmed that the June ...

RED DEER, Alta. - A man charged in the slaying of a family doctor at a central Alberta medical clinic made a brief court appearance Thursday in advance of his trial later this year.Deng Mabiour, 54, h...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada is reminding people to fill out this year's census to avoid getting a visit at their door during the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency says later this month, census enumerators ...