Canada

National panel advises against using AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on seniors

OTTAWA - A national panel of vaccine experts says provinces should not use AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine on seniors, opening the door for provinces to start vaccinating younger populations with the n...

Mar 01, 2021

MPs to hear from ministers, officials on safety of returning travellers in quarantine

OTTAWA - MPs will hear from federal ministers and officials as early as this week on the safety of returning travellers after two women were allegedly sexually assaulted during mandatory COVID-19 quar...

Mar 01, 2021

White House declarative on whether U.S. will share vaccines with Canada, Mexico: 'No'

WASHINGTON - The White House is making it abundantly clear it has no plans to share America's COVID-19 vaccines with Canada or Mexico. Press secretary Jen Psaki has been indicating for weeks that the ...

Mar 01, 2021

Liberals' two-year-old pledge to revamp EI, CPP appeals body delayed due to COVID-19

OTTAWA - COVID-19 has all but stalled a promised shift in how Canadians appeal rulings on their requests for federal income supports. The department overseeing the work, Employment and Social Developm...

Mar 01, 2021

COVID-19 vaccination ramps up in Quebec, Ontario as supply worries ease

Quebec and Ontario are expanding their COVID-19 vaccination programs to members of the general population, as hundreds of thousands of doses of vaccine are set to arrive in the country this week. Queb...

Mar 01, 2021

Canadian Press NewsAlert: B.C. to offer second dose of COVID vaccine after 4 months

VICTORIA - British Columbia will extend the time between first and second doses of COVID-19 vaccine to four months as it ramps up its age-based immunization plan. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie ...

Mar 01, 2021

Trudeau Liberals eye security threats to Canada's economy with governmentwide plan

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is pressing ahead with efforts to counter economic-based threats to national security, such as theft of valuable intellectual property and damage to critical energy and...

Mar 01, 2021

Nova Scotia mass shooting: lawyer says spouse of shooter could face unfair trial

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - A lawyer representing the spouse of the man who murdered 22 people in Nova Scotia told a court hearing today that Lisa Banfield's right to a fair trial could be jeopardized if ...

Mar 01, 2021

Suspect in attempted arson of Montreal synagogue not criminally responsible

MONTREAL - A 28-year-old man charged with trying to set fire to a Montreal synagogue has been found not criminally responsible. Audrey Roy Cloutier, spokeswoman for the director of prosecutions, confi...

Mar 01, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, March 1, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 11:15 a.m. Quebec is reporting 613 new cases of COVID-19 today and six more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, includin...

Mar 01, 2021