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COVID-19 variants could fuel surge of 20K daily cases if restrictions eased: feds

COVID-19 variants could fuel surge of 20K daily cases if restrictions eased: feds

New federal forecasts project that COVID-19 variants could fuel a potential third wave that would eclipse its predecessors if Canada doesn't double down on strict public health protocols — a warning the Ontario government appears to be heeding as it
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Ottawa proposes to guarantee right to work in French in federally regulated companies

Ottawa proposes to guarantee right to work in French in federally regulated companies

Ottawa says it intends to guarantee the right to work in French within all federally regulated private businesses with more than 50 employees in Quebec and in predominantly French-speaking communities across Canada.
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Ex-Saudi spy urges Canadian court to free up assets; says he's victim of death plot

Ex-Saudi spy urges Canadian court to free up assets; says he's victim of death plot

TORONTO — A former top intelligence agent who alleges Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler sent a hit squad to Canada to kill him urged a court on Friday to free up his assets, saying the judge who froze them wasn't given all the relevant facts.
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'Act of extreme violence:' Alberta man gets life in prison for killing two children

'Act of extreme violence:' Alberta man gets life in prison for killing two children

EDMONTON — A man who admitted to assaulting his girlfriend and killing her two daughters in "an act of extreme violence" has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 17 years.
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Canada's top public health doctor says vaccine results so far are very encouraging

Canada's top public health doctor says vaccine results so far are very encouraging

OTTAWA — Canada's struggling COVID-19 vaccination efforts saw multiple positive signs Friday, with further evidence one dose of a leading vaccine could be almost as good as two, news that Pfizer's vaccine might not need to be kept extraordinarily col
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Businesses that opened during pandemic lament lack of access to government aid

Businesses that opened during pandemic lament lack of access to government aid

OTTAWA — The sounds of baseballs hitting bats and gloves are fewer these days at Robert Johnston's training centre in Toronto because of public health restrictions.
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Search on for Ontario judge to succeed Justice Rosalie Abella on Supreme Court

Search on for Ontario judge to succeed Justice Rosalie Abella on Supreme Court

OTTAWA — The hunt is on for a new judge to sit on Canada's highest court, in preparation for the mandatory retirement of Justice Rosalie Abella. Abella, the longest-serving Supreme Court justice, will retire July 1, on her 75th birthday.
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Feds urged to speed up tech bill as Facebook retaliates against Australian law

Feds urged to speed up tech bill as Facebook retaliates against Australian law

TORONTO — Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault's promise to introduce legislation that would force tech giants like Facebook to pay Canadian media companies for their content is taking far too long, experts say.
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'He saw dead people.' Inquiry learns about the mental decline of Lionel Desmond

'He saw dead people.' Inquiry learns about the mental decline of Lionel Desmond

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — Lionel Desmond experienced severe mental decline and horrible visions after he served as an infantryman in the Afghanistan war, a fatality inquiry in Nova Scotia learned Friday.
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Trudeau pledges more cash as G7 leaders aim for wider COVID-19 vaccine distribution

Trudeau pledges more cash as G7 leaders aim for wider COVID-19 vaccine distribution

OTTAWA — The federal government has agreed to boost its funding for vaccine rollouts in lower-income countries, pledging $75 million more to the COVAX international vaccine-sharing program as other wealthy countries step up their commitments as well.
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