Canada

Average age of Quebec COVID-19 patients has dropped by 10 to 15 years, doctors say

MONTREAL - Over the past two to three weeks, Dr. Francois Marquis, head of intensive care at Montreal's Maisonneuve-Rosemont hospital, says he started noticing the average age of COVID-19 patients dro...

Apr 08, 2021

Calgary man who killed girlfriend, mother and stepfather to be sentenced

CALGARY - A man who admitted to slitting his girlfriend's throat and, days later, stabbing to death his mother and stepfather is to be sentenced today. Dustin Duthie, 27, pleaded guilty last month to ...

Apr 08, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, April 7, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 231,009 new vaccinations administered for a total of 6,991...

Apr 07, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, April 7, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, April 7, 2021. There are 1,028,041 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,028,041 confirmed cases (62,136 acti...

Apr 07, 2021

Justice minister orders new trial for ex-Quebec judge convicted in wife's killing

A former Quebec judge convicted of first-degree murder in 2012 in the death of his wife will get a new trial, the Department of Justice said Wednesday. Federal Justice Minister David Lametti decided i...

Apr 07, 2021

Alberta Opposition private member's bill would protect mountains from coal mines

EDMONTON - HOLD HOLD HOLD UNTIL ROW SAYS OK Alberta Opposition Leader Rachel Notley is tabling proposed legislation she says would protect the province's Rocky Mountains from new open-pit coal mines. ...

Apr 07, 2021

COVID-19 variants of concern higher than reported in British Columbia, experts say

VANCOUVER - British Columbia is severely under-reporting the number of COVID-19 cases that are variants of concern, limiting the public's awareness of the threat, experts say. Sarah Otto, a University...

Apr 07, 2021

N95 masks start rolling off Ontario assembly line with aim to ensure domestic supply

OTTAWA - The federal and Ontario governments are hailing the first N95 masks to roll off a domestic assembly line as a step toward better pandemic protection for Canada now and into the future. The ma...

Apr 07, 2021

Property owners happy, digital users not so much as Manitoba tables budget

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's 2021-22 budget released Wednesday contains some property tax and provincial sales tax breaks, but transfers some of the sales tax to other areas. Here are some of the winners and...

Apr 07, 2021

Pandemic spending, tax reductions: Some highlights of Manitoba's 2021-22 budget

WINNIPEG - Finance Minister Scott Fielding tabled Manitoba's 2021-22 budget Wednesday. Here are some key points from the fiscal plan: - Projected deficit of $1.6 billion, down from $2 billion last yea...

Apr 07, 2021