The leader of the New Democrats has thrown down the gauntlet to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Canada-U. S. relations may never be the same. Jagmeet Singh challenged the firebrand member of Congress to a round of “Among Us,” a popular online multiplayer game, and she accepted. AOC, as she’s known, livestreamed her...
On Tuesday, Ontario reported four new deaths related to the COVID-19 virus in the province, brining the total number who have died to 2,782. Ninety-one new cases were also reported, which means that for the last two days, less than 100 new cases were reported in Ontario. Quebec announced...
Ontario is reporting 732 new cases of the novel coronavirus on Friday, a new record for the province, bringing the provincial total to 52,980. The province is reporting its highest case count ever recorded (the previous was Monday’s at 700 new infections). However, Ontario Health Minister Christine said “due to...
More Canadians than ever say they intend to get vaccinated against COVID-19, a new poll suggests while fear about vaccine safety is the main driver of hesitancy to get an injection. All this comes as confidence in governments is plummeting in provinces being hit hardest by the third wave of...
The federal Liberals will provide Canadians with a long-awaited update on the health of federal finances later today, and potentially unveil a suite of new spending. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will deliver the fall economic statement in the House of Commons around 4 p.m. local time in Ottawa, after markets...
Canada's chief public health officer reminded Canadians on Saturday that even those who are fully vaccinated remain susceptible to COVID-19. Speaking at a virtual townhall for Yukoners, Dr. Theresa Tam said the risk of asymptomatic infection and transmission is far lower for anyone who receives two shots of the Pfizer-BioNTech,...
One person has died and four other people were injured when an SUV crashed on Highway 1 near Garden Road Saturday night. RCMP were called to the scene at approximately 9 p.m. and found a Jeep that had rolled onto its roof. The passenger inside the vehicle was pronounced dead at...
Charges against Chief Allan Adam have been dropped after the release of police dashcam footage showing an RCMP officer tackling him to the ground and striking his head back in March. Adam, who is leader of the Athabasca Chipewyan First Nation, had been charged with resisting arrest and assaulting an...
Health officials in Quebec recorded 106 more deaths in the past 24 hours, raising its death toll 1,446. Those fatalities are among the province’s 23,267 total cases, after 651 new patients were identified. There are 5,057 people who have recovered from the virus, an increase of 333 since yesterday. Of the...
Coast guard has been called to help with flood relief work as water levels expected to continue rising. Authorities in the Maritimes province of New Brunswick have put residents of several communities in the St. John River basin on high alert due to rising flood waters, especially downstream from Fredericton. The...