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Experts call on Canada to use COVAX doses of AstraZeneca or give them back

Experts call on Canada to use COVAX doses of AstraZeneca or give them back

OTTAWA — Some health experts are questioning Canada's decision to accept thousands of doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine from a global vaccine-sharing alliance, only to have them sit in freezers in an Ontario warehouse.
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'It's inhuman': Quebec coroner hears from Joyce Echaquan's family on Day 2 of inquest

'It's inhuman': Quebec coroner hears from Joyce Echaquan's family on Day 2 of inquest

MONTREAL — The brother of an Indigenous woman subjected to insults as she lay dying in a Quebec hospital testified Friday he was shocked at her condition when he visited the medical facility last September.
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B.C. solicitor general says stopping 'scourge' of gang violence top police priority

B.C. solicitor general says stopping 'scourge' of gang violence top police priority

Police have mounted an all-out, joint effort to end the "scourge" of gang violence in Metro Vancouver that has seen deadly shootings in public places in recent weeks, British Columbia's solicitor general says.
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Nunavut officials plead for Iqaluit residents to stop gathering during COVID outbreak

Nunavut officials plead for Iqaluit residents to stop gathering during COVID outbreak

IQALUIT — Nunavut's health minister says he wants Iqaluit residents to stop gathering so the city has a shot at a normal summer.
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Trudeau's apology to Italian-Canadians for Second World War internment coming May 27

Trudeau's apology to Italian-Canadians for Second World War internment coming May 27

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he will deliver a formal apology in the House of Commons on May 27 for the internment of Italian-Canadians during the Second World War.
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Guilbeault doubles down on Bill C-10 as opposition MPs demand Lametti testify

Guilbeault doubles down on Bill C-10 as opposition MPs demand Lametti testify

OTTAWA — Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault is doubling down on his controversial new broadcasting bill at a parliamentary committee hearing, citing a Justice Department analysis to reiterate the legislation would not affect free speech online.
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Supreme Court addresses issue of consent in restoring sexual-assault convictions

Supreme Court addresses issue of consent in restoring sexual-assault convictions

OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has clarified the legal interpretation of consent in restoring the convictions of a common-law couple for sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl during a camping trip.
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Fewer flights land in Canada with COVID-19 since ban on planes from India, Pakistan

Fewer flights land in Canada with COVID-19 since ban on planes from India, Pakistan

OTTAWA — The number of planes landing in Canada carrying passengers with COVID-19 was cut by more than half in the two weeks after the federal government barred incoming flights from India and Pakistan.
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Kenney distances himself from caucus vote to turf dissidents with 'personal agendas'

Kenney distances himself from caucus vote to turf dissidents with 'personal agendas'

EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he kept his distance in a debate over the fate of two outspoken backbenchers but believes his United Conservative caucus made the right decision to expel them. “I did not reveal which way I was voting.
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Alberta leadership responsible for protests against public health orders: expert

Alberta leadership responsible for protests against public health orders: expert

EDMONTON — A criminologist says a recent court order that allows Alberta RCMP to arrest organizers of anti-lockdown rallies can limit or prevent future gatherings but does little to educate people who don't believe in the COVID-19 pandemic.
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