Canada

Military deploys recon teams to border as feds prepare border-testing sites

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is deploying reconnaissance teams to the border as the federal government prepares to enlist the military's help in screening travellers for COVID-19. Prime Minister...

Feb 15, 2021

RCMP in Manitoba apologize for Valentine's Day tweet about sharing intimate images

RCMP in Manitoba are apologizing over a recent social media post that warned people about sharing intimate images of themselves with others.Mounties released the Valentine's Day-themed tweet on Sunday...

Feb 15, 2021

Optional gun buyback programs more likely than compulsory ones to miss mark: expert

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is expected to introduce gun-control legislation this week that gives owners the choice of keeping recently outlawed firearms under strict conditions instead of turning...

Feb 15, 2021

Racialized adults on revised federal COVID-19 vaccination priority list

OTTAWA - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization has updated its guidance on vaccination priorities to include adults from racialized communities disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pa...

Feb 15, 2021

Canada set to benefit as NATO alliance considers paying for military deployments

OTTAWA - The head of the NATO military alliance says it is unfair that members like Canada must bear all the costs when they deploy troops on allied missions, which is why he is proposing the organiza...

Feb 15, 2021

Provinces to boost vaccination efforts as Pfizer deliveries set to ramp up this week

COVID-19 vaccination is expected to ramp up across the country this week as manufacturer Pfizer-BioNTech begins boosting deliveries after a month-long slowdown. The federal government says beginning t...

Feb 15, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, Feb. 15, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 11:15 a.m. Quebec is reporting 728 new cases of COVID-19 today and 16 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, including...

Feb 15, 2021

Black Montreal man wrongfully arrested, charged in cop attack says he was traumatized

MONTREAL - A Black Montreal man wrongfully arrested and accused of attempted murder of a police officer says he's traumatized by the events that turned his life upside down in late January. Mamadi Far...

Feb 15, 2021

Outdoor hockey players in Alberta break records, raise $1.575M for cancer research

SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. - The world's longest hockey game has broken multiple records this year. Forty people took turns playing hockey on an outdoor rink 24 hours a day, seven days a week since Feb. 4 t...

Feb 15, 2021

As the Lionel Desmond inquiry resumes, a look at what has been learned so far

HALIFAX - Lionel Desmond was a desperately ill man, and he knew it. The former Canadian soldier was suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder and a possible traumatic brain injury when he w...

Feb 15, 2021