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Several people injured, 'catastrophic' damage after tornado hits Barrie

Several people injured, 'catastrophic' damage after tornado hits Barrie

BARRIE — Several people were injured and many more were displaced Thursday after a tornado ripped through part of a southern Ontario city, its mayor said as he expressed relief that no lives had been lost in the destruction.
B.C. expands access to safer drug alternatives for people at risk of overdose

B.C. expands access to safer drug alternatives for people at risk of overdose

VANCOUVER — British Columbia's mental health and addictions minister has announced a new policy that will expand access to safer prescription drugs for people at risk of overdose and death from toxic substances, without expecting them to enter treatm
Singh waves off one-time wealth tax, demands ongoing tax on 'ultra-rich' Canadians

Singh waves off one-time wealth tax, demands ongoing tax on 'ultra-rich' Canadians

OTTAWA — New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh is rejecting the idea of a one-time wealth tax that Parliament's budget watchdog says could raise tens of billions of dollars, pushing instead for an ongoing tax on the "ultra rich.
Much more ground to search at former residential school in Kamloops, expert says

Much more ground to search at former residential school in Kamloops, expert says

KAMLOOPS, B.C. — It took many years for Evelyn Camille to heal from abuse and reclaim her Indigenous identity after spending a decade at a residential school in Kamloops, B.C., where she was taught to be ashamed, the survivor says.
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Thursday, July 15, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Thursday, July 15, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 6:25 p.m. Alberta is reporting 53 new cases of COVID-19 and one additional death. The province says 107 people are in hospital due to the virus, including 31 in intensive care.
Canada pivoting vaccine plan as supplies begin to outstrip demand: Brodie

Canada pivoting vaccine plan as supplies begin to outstrip demand: Brodie

OTTAWA — The military general overseeing the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines across the country says Canada is moving to a "more nuanced" approach as the supply of doses is on the verge of outstripping demand. Brig.-Gen.
Trudeau announces $440 million for Quebec aerospace industry

Trudeau announces $440 million for Quebec aerospace industry

MONTREAL — The federal government is investing up to $440 million in Quebec's aerospace industry to subsidize major companies operating in a key sector of the province's economy, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday.
Montreal cop facing sex assault charge insists he was only trying to help woman

Montreal cop facing sex assault charge insists he was only trying to help woman

MONTREAL — A Montreal police officer on trial for the alleged sexual assault of a woman at a hotel after encountering her in lockup was grilled by the prosecutor on Thursday about the decisions he took that night.
Atlantic provinces dispose of thousands of doses of expired AstraZeneca vaccine

Atlantic provinces dispose of thousands of doses of expired AstraZeneca vaccine

FREDERICTON — Provinces in Atlantic Canada have had to dispose of thousands of doses of Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine in recent weeks after demand dried up and they expired.
First Nations leaders welcome Quebec nurses' admission about racism in health system

First Nations leaders welcome Quebec nurses' admission about racism in health system

MONTREAL — The recent acknowledgment by Quebec's order of nurses that systemic racism exists in the health-care system shows human values at their greatest, Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador Chief Ghislain Picard said Thursday.