A Quebec judge who refused to allow a Muslim woman to appear in court wearing a hijab apologized on Tuesday, more than five years after the incident occurred. A letter of apology from Quebec court Judge Eliana Marengo was read out at a hearing of the province's judicial council as...
There have now been 48 deaths in Nova Scotia related to COVID-19. Authorities in the province reported one more death and one more case of COVID-19, bringing the provincial total number of cases to 1,019. The fatality was a resident of the Northwood long-term care facility. Of the 48 deaths...
Nova Scotia recorded 21 new COVID-19 positive results on Saturday, including a Halifax Regional Police officer — bringing the province's total to 428. So far, 95 people have recovered from COVID-19 and two have died. The QEII Health Sciences Centre's microbiology lab completed 885 Nova Scotia tests on Friday and is...
Quebec health officials announced 146 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday. It’s now the second straight day that the province has recorded over 140 daily cases, after registering two straight days below that mark. Canada’s worst-hit province has now reported at least 140 cases on 15 of the last...
The Region of Waterloo is reporting eight new cases of COVID-19, and three new outbreaks in the community. Public Health added 13 cases to the region’s total on Saturday. Eight of those cases are considered new, while the remaining five are part of a revision to the previous tally. The total...
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...
New Brunswick is lifting the lockdown in the Edmundston region at midnight on Monday. Zone 4 has been under lockdown for 15 days and starting Tuesday, will enter into the red alert level. The province is also moving the Moncton region from the red alert level into the orange level. "It does...
Following the announcement that Health Canada has authorized remdesivir to treat patients with severe COVID-19 symptoms, Dr. Theresa Tam, Canada’s chief public health officer, confirmed the supply is “very limited” globally. Dr. Tam anticipates the company will begin to expand its capacity but the current supply is “not plentiful.” She...
Statistics Canada says Canadians have been spending more time and money online since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency found in a survey conducted last month that 44 per cent of Canadians had spent more money online on technology including computers, laptops and tablets, and 42 per cent...
Demonstrators have dismantled and left their Saint-Lambert rail blockade on Montreal’s south shore Friday evening after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called for an end to the rail blockades across Canada. After being served with an injunction on Thursday, protesters continued to obstruct the tracks on Friday as local police officers...