Canada

Quebec may never get the full story behind COVID-19 care home deaths, coroner warns

Quebec coroner Ghane Kamel said Monday that grieving families may never get the full story behind the thousands of deaths that occurred in long-term care homes during the first wave of COVID-19. Kamel...

Jan 17, 2022

Synagogues told "be vigilant" after Texas hostage siege; Toronto police boost patrols

OTTAWA - Jewish community leaders are advising Canadian synagogues to increase their level of vigilance in case of a "copycat" attack following a hostage taking at a Texas synagogue this weekend. Toro...

Jan 17, 2022

China's claim that Omicron came from Canadian mail dismissed as 'ludicrous'

OTTAWA - A claim by Chinese health authorities that the Omicron variant was introduced to a resident of Beijing through a piece of regular mail from Canada is being dismissed as ludicrous. A Chinese s...

Jan 17, 2022

Iqaluit sets up filling station with river water after complaints of fuel smell

IQALUIT, NUNAVUT - The City of Iqaluit has set up a water-filling station after traces of fuel were found in the Nunavut capital's drinking water last week for the second time in recent months. Iqalui...

Jan 17, 2022

Health Canada approves Pfizer antiviral but supply issues expected

OTTAWA - Health Canada has approved Pfizer's antiviral treatment for COVID-19 and the drug maker says some of it has already been delivered for use. The authorization posted to the Health Canada websi...

Jan 17, 2022

Study suggests Alberta First Nations people tend to get lower level of emergency care

EDMONTON - Hospital emergency rooms in Alberta are likely to assess complaints from First Nations people as less urgent than those from other patients, even when their problems are the same, says a ne...

Jan 17, 2022

Students in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and Nova Scotia return to school amid Omicron

Millions more Canadian students will head back to school today as officials across four provinces work to keep classrooms safe from COVID-19 and the threat of Omicron-driven staff shortages. Students ...

Jan 17, 2022

Parents, teachers in four provinces prepare to return to class as Omicron spreads

OTTAWA - Parents and teachers in four provinces are bracing for students to return to the classroom Monday as the Omicron variant-fuelled wave of COVID-19 continues to spread and questions remain abou...

Jan 16, 2022

Quebec reports 3,300 COVID-19-related hospitalizations, 21 more deaths

MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting yet another jump in COVID-19-related hospitalizations today, saying the figure climbed by 105 in the past 24 hours and now stands at 3,300. The provincial health departm...

Jan 16, 2022

Teen injured but stable after shooting in Montreal apartment, police say

Montreal police say they are investigating after a 14-year-old was shot and injured inside an apartment on Saturday night. They say they received a call around 6 p.m. about gunshots in the city's Vill...

Jan 16, 2022