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Federal prison chaplains reach first contract agreement, union says

OTTAWA — The union representing federal prison chaplains says it has reached a tentative contract agreement with their employer that includes wage increases and improved benefits.

Feb 5, 2021 2:00 AM Read more >

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 19,079 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,019,941 doses given.

Feb 4, 2021 8:09 PM Read more >

Every vaccine maker was asked to make their doses in Canada and all said no: Anand

OTTAWA — Every COVID-19 vaccine maker Canada signed a contract with last summer was asked if they could make the doses in Canada and all of them concluded they could not, Procurement Minister Anita Anand said Thursday.

Feb 4, 2021 7:07 PM Read more >

Feds call for continued vigilance as Canada sees 30 per cent drop in COVID cases

Canada has seen nearly a 30 per cent drop in active COVID-19 cases over the past two weeks, but the country's chief public health officer says strict measures should remain in place as more contagious variants of the virus threaten to derail this dow

Feb 4, 2021 6:25 PM Read more >

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021. There are 793,734 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 793,734 confirmed cases (47,714 active, 725,507 resolved, 20,513 deaths).

Feb 4, 2021 6:08 PM Read more >

Indigenous patients feel unsafe in B.C. health-care system: new Turpel-Lafond report

VANCOUVER — The author of a damning report that found widespread racism in British Columbia's health system has released the results of surveys and data collection, revealing a massive gulf between the experiences of Indigenous and non-Indigenous pat

Feb 4, 2021 5:31 PM Read more >

Legislation coming this year to force Google, Facebook to pay for news content

OTTAWA — Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault is promising legislation this year to ensure tech giants like Google and Facebook pay for the news content they disseminate on their platforms.

Feb 4, 2021 5:14 PM Read more >

Penthouse bust: police cite delivery of 100 cheeseburgers in warrant application

VANCOUVER — An application for search warrants to enter a Vancouver penthouse that police have described as a makeshift nightclub amid COVID-19 restrictions says bartenders were seen inside before officers noticed a delivery of 100 cheeseburgers to t

Feb 4, 2021 4:51 PM Read more >

'You let her die:' Crown argues woman found dead in tub too drunk for consensual sex

EDMONTON — A Crown prosecutor has accused a man of forcing violent sex on a woman who was too drunk to consent and of letting her bleed to death in the bathtub of his hotel room.

Feb 4, 2021 4:38 PM Read more >

Military police launch investigation after former defence chief accused of misconduct

OTTAWA — The Department of National Defence says military police have launched an investigation following allegations former defence chief Jonathan Vance engaged in inappropriate conduct.

Feb 4, 2021 4:24 PM Read more >