Canada

Man who attacked, set fire to Indigenous woman in Saskatchewan denied parole

A Saskatchewan man who brutally attacked a woman and set her on fire has been denied parole. Leslie Black, who is 35, pleaded guilty to attempted murder in the beating, burning and sexual assault of M...

May 17, 2021

Spy watchdog calls for changes to ensure information-sharing does not lead to torture

OTTAWA - A review by the national spy watchdog has found inconsistencies when it comes to federal efforts to ensure information-sharing with foreign agencies does not result in torture. The aim of the...

May 17, 2021

Ontario opens shots to 18+, Quebec opens drive-thru, as COVID vaccine efforts expand

Quebec is opening a drive-thru vaccine clinic at its busiest airport and Ontario is expanding vaccine eligibility, as provinces make strides toward immunizing their adult populations. Ontario was orig...

May 17, 2021

RCMP move to end blockade against logging of forest on Vancouver Island

PORT RENFREW, B.C. - The RCMP say they have begun enforcing a court injunction banning blockades of logging activities in an area of western Vancouver Island. In a statement, the RCMP say they are tem...

May 17, 2021

Ottawa looking for 2,000 new energy auditors to get home retrofit program going

OTTAWA - The federal government is looking to train 2,000 more people to do energy audits as it tries to get a new green home renovation program off the ground. Natural Resources Minister Seamus O'Reg...

May 17, 2021

Tories demand more info on investigation into general overseeing vaccine campaign

OTTAWA - Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is blasting the Liberal government for not providing Canadians with more information about why the general overseeing Canada's COVID-19 vaccination ca...

May 17, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, May 17, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 10:30 a.m. Ontario is reporting 2,170 new cases of COVID-19 today and four more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. Heal...

May 17, 2021

Hospital staff testify today at Quebec coroner's inquiry into death of Joyce Echaquan

TROIS-RIVIRES, Que. - Medical staff from a Quebec hospital where Joyce Echaquan died last September are testifying today at the coroner's inquest investigating her death. The 37-year-old Atikamekw mot...

May 17, 2021

Canada to get 4.5M vaccine doses as questions swirl around immunization effort

OTTAWA - Canada is set to receive a large infusion of COVID-19 vaccines this week, even as questions swirl around how the immunization drive will be affected by the sudden departure of the man tasked ...

May 17, 2021

Boys born prematurely and very small age faster as men, study suggests

Canadian researchers who tracked a group of men who were born prematurely at a weight of less than 2.2 pounds are finding they tend to age more quickly than male babies with average birth weights. The...

May 17, 2021