At least the dead will always be there. All too many have been, for 76 years since that fateful June 6 on France's Normandy beaches, when allied troops in 1944 turned the course of World War II and went on to defeat fascism in Europe in one of the most...
A new class action lawsuit aims to invalidate rules barring seasonal residents from entry into Newfoundland and Labrador during the pandemic. Since last month, the provincial government has systematically refused entry to almost all non-residents in efforts to restrict the spread of COVID-19. A special order in place since May...
Perched atop the family's white SUV, Keero Birla's two children, Kishan and Darian, are chatting excitedly about what awaits them: in less than half an hour, as soon as the sun sets, they will be watching their first movie at a drive-in. "I think we're starved for social interaction, like...
On Saturday, Quebec reported 226 new cases of COVID-19, marking the smallest increase to its total since March 21. It’s now the sixth straight day that it’s logged less than 300 new cases. Before the recent stretch, it hadn’t recorded less than 300 daily cases since March 25. Of its...
For the third straight day, the Ministry of Health has reported a record-high testing output, this time by completing 23,105 tests. The province is above its goal of 16,000 tests in a day, and Saturday marks the closest it has come to reaching its max capacity of 25,000. Ontario’s...
The violent arrest of an Inuk man in Nunavut, captured on video, has once again raised questions about policing in Canada’s north and relations between the country’s Indigenous communities, racial minorities and the national police force. The video of the man in the Inuit community of Kinngait being struck by...
The Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada (CPA) disclosed a security breach that affected over 329,000 members and stakeholders of the association. It is said that unknown hackers compromised the CPA Canada website and obtained information related to the distribution of its magazine. The exposed information includes names, home...
May 2020 was the hottest May on record globally, according to data from the European Commission’s climate monitoring organization. The Copernicus Climate Change Service found that May of this year was 0.05 degrees celsius warmer than the previous warmest May, which was in 2016. This May was also 0.63...
Montreal's police chief said Friday the department would release a new policy to combat racial profiling next month, five months later than initially planned. Sylvain Caron said the new policy would be unveiled on July 8. "I feel Montrealers are at a crossroads and we're part of that change," he...
Alberta reported just seven cases in its latest 24-hour stretch, marking the smallest increase to its total since March 12. Health officials were able to identify the cases after completing a record-high 6,455 tests in a day. "Today's numbers mark an occasion to be celebrated," said Dr. Deena Hinshaw, the...