Comment comes after Ottawa Police Service found no wrongdoing in RCMP fatal shooting of Inuk man The government of Nunavut is affirming its intention to create a civilian police oversight body after a recent review of a shooting death of an Inuk man. Territorial Justice Minister Jeannie Ehaloak says it's a...
The province is reporting on Tuesday one new death from COVID-19 and no new cases. The person who died from the virus lived in the central west zone and was in the 70 to 79 age range. This marks the 23rd death. The province said one new case has been removed...
There were 49 new cases of COVID-19 announced in Manitoba on Monday, 24 of them newly added to Sunday’s cases. Of the new cases, 35 were found in the Prairie Mountain Health region. Eight of the cases were in Winnipeg, four in Southern Health and two in the Interlake-Eastern Regional...
British Columbia health officials announced that they’ve identified 269 new cases of COVID-19 over the weekend. That includes 109 daily cases that were identified in the 24-hour stretch between Friday and Saturday, which is a record-high one-day spike. The latest update also increases the province’s active case count to 913,...
Montreal Public Health is urging anyone who’s been to a Latin dance event since July 31 to get tested for COVID-19. In a public advisory, Montreal health officials said there have been three confirmed cases of COVID-19 among people who have attended several Latin dance events. Two of those...
Provincial health officials announced there are 49 new cases of COVID-19 in Manitoba. The announcement was made by Dr. Brent Roussin, the province's chief provincial health officer, Monday afternoon. The province said of the new cases, 25 are from Monday, and 24 are from Sunday, Aug. 23. With the 24 additional cases...
The Washington Capitals announced Sunday that they fired head coach Todd Reirden. General Manager Brian MacLellan said Reirden, 49, was being relieved of his coaching duties in an online statement. “We have higher expectations for our team, and we felt a fresh approach in leadership was necessary,” said MacLellan. Reirden, the team's...
Erin O’Toole is the new leader of the federal Conservative Party. He won the leadership on the third ballot but because of mechanical problems with voting machines the victory wasn’t announced until the early morning hours. The Candidate of Record for the Conservatives in Bay of Quinte riding is...
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is warning consumers to avoid purchasing imported peaches following salmonella concerns. On Saturday, an american recall was issued for various brands of fresh peaches from Prima Wawona, located in Fresno, California. Peaches were sold individually and in packages between June 1 to August 22 in...
Emergency crews say no one was injured when a large section of the Scarborough Bluffs stone face collapsed into Lake Ontario on Sunday afternoon, forcing police to cordon off the area. Just before 4 p.m. Sunday, beachgoers beneath the cliff side scrambled out of the way as a section of...