Canada

Health Canada 'days away' from decision on Johnson & Johnson vaccine

OTTAWA - Health Canada is just "days away" from deciding whether to approve Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine. If that happens it will add a fourth option to Canada's efforts to immunize ou...

Mar 04, 2021

Number of active COVID-19 cases in Arviat, Nunavut, grows by 10

ARVIAT, Nunavut - COVID-19 infections in Arviat grew by 10 overnight to bring the Nunavut community's active case count to 14.The community of about 2,800 has been under a strict lockdown since Novemb...

Mar 04, 2021

Glen Assoun agrees to compensation deal for wrongful conviction and years in prison

HALIFAX - A compensation agreement has been reached between Glen Assoun and the Nova Scotia and federal governments for his wrongful conviction and the almost 17 years he spent in prison. Nova Scotia ...

Mar 04, 2021

Liberals tap $2.5B of promised transit dollars for zero-emission buses

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are setting aside some of the billions planned in short-term transit spending to help municipalities further green their bus fleets.The hope is that the $2.75 billion in ...

Mar 04, 2021

Nova Scotia eases COVID-19 restrictions; cases creep up in Ontario

Nova Scotia is easing public-health restrictions in and around Halifax, while new daily cases in Ontario are creeping up. Health officials in the Atlantic province say rules that came into effect last...

Mar 04, 2021

Desmond inquiry: social worker reveals details about former soldier's family life

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry in Nova Scotia is hearing testimony today from a social worker who has described the family life of a former soldier who later killed three family members and himsel...

Mar 04, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

OTTAWA - The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern):11:15 a.m.Quebec is reporting 707 new cases of COVID-19 and 20 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, includin...

Mar 04, 2021

How many teachers have had COVID-19 but didn't know it? Researchers want to find out

OTTAWA - The debate over the safety of schools during the COVID-19 pandemic is coming under researchers' microscopes. Three new projects are aiming determine how many teachers and school staff in Cana...

Mar 04, 2021

Supreme Court of Canada agrees to review decision to order new trial in murder case

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will review a decision to order a new trial for an Alberta man convicted of murder. Russell Steven Tessier was charged with first-degree murder in 2015, eight year...

Mar 04, 2021

Unifor's Dias says Air Canada pledging passenger refunds as aid negotiations drag on

OTTAWA - Unifor president Jerry Dias says Air Canada is promising to refund passengers whose flights were cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic.Dias says the airline has made the commitment repeatedl...

Mar 04, 2021