Author Archives:

Novavax touts non-mRNA COVID vaccine, future of domestic production remains uncertain
OTTAWA - The last remaining manufacturer to offer an alternative to mRNA COVID-19 vaccines in Canada is boasting about the importance of having several available vaccine options - though the company i...
Oct 04, 2023

VanVleet Void: Pre-season will help Toronto Raptors establish new leadership
Whether it was on the court, in the locker room, or in front of cameras and microphones, Fred VanVleet was the voice of the Toronto Raptors for the past two NBA seasons. But after VanVleet signed a lu...
Oct 04, 2023

Investigator was 'totally shocked' to see sensitive records sent to criminal suspect
OTTAWA - A retired RCMP investigator says he was "totally shocked" to discover someone had sent sensitive intelligence documents to a criminal suspect. Former RCMP staff sergeant Guy Belley is testify...
Oct 04, 2023

Quebec slow to improve public services for Indigenous people, says Ombudsman
MONTREAL - The Quebec government has failed to implement most of the recommendations from a landmark 2019 report that said Indigenous people suffered systemic discrimination in public services. Qubec ...
Oct 04, 2023

Northern Health issues toxic drug alert
PRINCE GEORGE-Northern Health is issuing a toxic drug alert for the community of Prince George. This comes after a grey chunk sold as "down" tested positive for high levels of sedatives including Xyla...
Oct 04, 2023

Canada's Kamal Miller relishes move to Inter Miami and playing with Messi
Enjoying life on and off the field, Kamal Miller has found a new home in South Florida. The Canadian international defender has become a fixture in the Inter Miami CF backline since arriving in an Apr...
Oct 04, 2023

Montreal transit special constables poised to receive pepper-gel weapon
Montreal's public transit authority is poised to equip its security officers with cayenne pepper aerosol gel, pending approval from its board at a meeting this evening. The officers, known as special ...
Oct 04, 2023

CP NewsAlert: Ottawa to fund further study of possible Winnipeg landfill search
OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the federal government will put $740,000 towards further assessing the feasibility of searching a Winnipeg-area landfill for the r...
Oct 04, 2023

Airline caterer named in Quebec class action denies exploiting foreign workers
MONTREAL - A French airline caterer is denying that it knowingly employed undocumented workers at its Montreal facilities or that it used their precarious status to exploit them. Newrest, which prepar...
Oct 04, 2023

Rideau Hall apologizes for honouring Nazi veteran with Order of Canada in 1987
OTTAWA - Rideau Hall says it deeply regrets that a man who fought for a Nazi unit in the Second World War was appointed to the Order of Canada in 1987. Peter Savaryn was chancellor of the University o...
Oct 04, 2023