Hours after the first COVID-19 vaccines earmarked for First Nations communities arrived in Manitoba, the first doses have been administered. In a Facebook post made Thursday evening, David Monias, Chief of Cross Lake First Nation announced they had immunized their first person with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. The first dose was...
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday said if reelected he would ban people from protesting outside hospitals and accused his chief rival of supporting those who oppose COVID-19 vaccinations. Recent polls show Trudeau’s ruling Liberals have recovered from early setbacks and could eke out another minority government in the snap...
British Columbia’s top doctor toughened her tone on social distancing and self isolation Thursday, as the province announced 40 new cases of the novel coronavirus and one new death. B.C. has now recorded 271 cases and eight deaths in total. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry responded Thursday to reports of...
The first victim publicly identified after a van plowed down a Toronto sidewalk, killing 10 people, was a woman who worked at an investment management firm and enjoyed sports and volunteering. Anne Marie D'Amico, 30, worked at Invesco, which is near the scene of Monday's incident. Toronto City Councilor Cesar...
Students across Simcoe Muskoka are preparing to head back to the virtual classroom Wednesday morning. According to the Simcoe County District School Board, students will receive assigned coursework through a virtual learning platform for at least the next two weeks. The decision to pivot to remote learning comes after the province...
Ontario students won't return to in-class learning before September, Premier Doug Ford announced at a news conference Wednesday. "It was a hard choice to make," Ford said. "I don't want to risk the health of our kids and cutting off their summer." On Monday, Ford said his government was reviewing responses to...
Manitoba public health officials have announced 10 additional deaths due to COVID-19 Sunday. Those deaths, which occurred between Nov. 3 and Nov. 14, include: 7 deaths linked to the outbreak at the Maples Personal Care Home — a woman in her 80s, two men in their 80s, two women in their...
An unknown Hells Angels has been found partly responsible for a 2014 crash on the Lougheed Highway that left another motorcyclist injured. But a B.C. Supreme Court judge rejected a claim by Donald Christopher Gorst that a police officer who was following a group of Hells Angels on May 31,...
Toronto police have arrested a man wanted in connection with a hate-motivated incident after two nooses were found at a construction site in the summer. On June 10, police responded to a construction site in the area of Coxwell and Sammon avenues, which is near Michael Garron Hospital in East...
A 38-year-old Calgarian faces charges related to dangerous driving causing death and driving while over the prescribed limit causing death in connection with a fatal crash that left a pedestrian dead in Bridgeland. According to police, a 2020 Ford Ranger was travelling northbound on Edmonton Trail near Second Avenue N.E....