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Canada will align policy on 'vaccine passports' with international allies: Trudeau
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada may require international travellers to prove they were vaccinated against COVID-19 before they can enter the country. Speaking at a news conference ...
May 4, 2021
Quebec junior cabinet minister Marie-Ève Proulx resigns over harassment allegations
Quebec's regional economic development minister has resigned following allegations she psychologically harassed her staff. Marie-ve Proulx met today with Premier Franois Legault, who told reporters th...
May 4, 2021
Rewrite 'hollow' federal gun bill, victims' families urge Liberals
OTTAWA - The Liberal government's firearms legislation is "an offensively hollow bill" that should be completely revamped, say family members and colleagues of those who died in tragic shooting sprees...
May 4, 2021
Canada needs more help with COVID-19, prominent U.S. vaccine expert urges White House
WASHINGTON - The United States can and should do more to help Canadians get vaccinated against COVID-19, says a prominent Texas doctor, adding to the pressure on the White House to do more beyond Amer...
May 4, 2021
Justin Trudeau says MPs from all parties must do better to support assault victims
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he believes his own Liberal MPs and politicians from all parties need to do better to create safer spaces for victims of sexual assault and harassment when ...
May 4, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, May 4, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 3:50 p.m. Health officials in Saskatchewan are reporting 189 new cases of COVID-19 and two more deaths. They say 2,305 cases are...
May 4, 2021
COVID-19 cases climbing in Iqaluit's young population, hotel being used for isolation
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says COVID-19 cases are climbing in Iqaluit's younger population and a local hotel is being used as an isolation centre after a shelter closed ...
May 4, 2021
'A lot of blood.' Dennis Oland's wife accused him of intimate partner violence
Less than a year after New Brunswick businessman Dennis Oland was found not guilty of killing his multimillionaire father, Oland's wife applied for a restraining order, alleging her husband was prone ...
May 4, 2021
Passenger refund issues flagged to federal government a year before pandemic
OTTAWA - An air passenger rights advocate says he flagged problems with refund rules to Ottawa more than a year before authorities said the pandemic brought the issues to light. Gabor Lukacs, presiden...
May 4, 2021
Edmonton Oilers clinch playoff spot with 5-3 win over Vancouver Canucks
VANCOUVER - Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers have accomplished their first goal of the season - making the playoffs. A 5-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks on Monday cemented Edmonton's spot in th...
May 4, 2021
