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Tightening rules for unvaccinated is justified as health system struggles: experts

MONTREAL — As Quebec officials consider tightening the rules for the unvaccinated, health experts in the province say expanding the vaccine passport system is justified because of the high number of COVID-19 patients in hospital who have refused to b

Jan 11, 2022 2:00 AM Read more >

Public group wants role in talks over probe into alleged ATCO illegalities

EDMONTON — A group representing residential power consumers wants a seat at any discussions involving alleged illegal behaviour by one of Alberta's main power providers and is asking the regulator to release all information involving ATCO's actions.

Jan 11, 2022 2:00 AM Read more >

Critics stress health system capacity constraints as Trudeau speaks with premiers

OTTAWA — Health experts and government critics are calling on the prime minister and premiers to fix cracks in Canada's health system and improve surge capacity as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Jan 10, 2022 9:03 PM Read more >

Quebec public health director resigns, cities erosion of public opinion over measures

MONTREAL — Quebec's director of public health, Dr. Horacio Arruda, tendered his resignation on Monday, citing an erosion in public trust as the province grapples with record hospitalizations during a fifth wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Jan 10, 2022 8:10 PM Read more >

A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: — Health experts and government critics are calling on the prime minister and premiers to fix cracks in Canada's health system and improve surge capacity as the COVID-19 pandemic continues.

Jan 10, 2022 6:20 PM Read more >

U.S. advises against travel to Canada as COVID hospitalizations hit critical levels

Children in Alberta and British Columbia returned to the classroom Monday as surging COVID-19 cases threatened to overwhelm hospitals in several provinces and prompted the United States to advise its citizens to "avoid travel" to Canada.

Jan 10, 2022 6:07 PM Read more >

B.C. court rejects First Nations' petition, but finds fishing rights were violated

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has rejected a petition from two First Nations that asked for an injunction to force the restoration of natural flows of the Nechako River, which has been diverted for 70 years to generate hydroelect

Jan 10, 2022 5:57 PM Read more >

Coroner's inquest hears COVID-19 risk to long-term care not on radar until March 2020

MONTREAL — Long-term care homes accounted for nearly 70 per cent of deaths during the pandemic's first wave in Quebec, but the risk was not prominent on the government's radar as COVID-19 emerged in early 2020, a former assistant deputy minister of h

Jan 10, 2022 4:34 PM Read more >

Quebec provincial police probe explosion in Saguenay that claimed two lives

SAGUENAY, Que. — Quebec provincial police say at least two people are dead after an explosion Monday in a home in Saguenay, about 250 kilometres north of Quebec City. Police say the explosion occurred around 10 a.m.

Jan 10, 2022 4:29 PM Read more >

Commons committee to schedule emergency probe of collection of mobile data

OTTAWA — The House of Commons ethics committee is expected to hold an emergency meeting later this week to investigate the Public Health Agency's decision to collect data from millions of mobile phones to understand travel patterns during the COVID p

Jan 10, 2022 3:31 PM Read more >