Quebec-based COVID-19 vaccine maker Medicago to shut down

Medicago owner Mitsubishi Chemical Group said on Thursday that it was terminating "all its activities with Medicago," citing "significant changes" to the vaccine market.

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Curling Canada says pregnancy exemption to be expanded in 2024

Curling Canada says it is opening up its pregnancy exemption eligibility to all teams competing at next year's Canadian women's and men's championships, with the announcement coming a day after the organization came under fire for limiting the exemption to just the top five teams in the rankings.

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Woman 'empowered' as former Christian school coach faces charges a decade after she first reported allegations

Jennifer Beaudry attended a private Christian school in Saskatoon until 2013. Beaudry says the school’s former athletic director sexually exploited her when she was a teen and didn’t face enough consequences. Ten years later, he faces criminal charges.

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B.C. has no 'red line' going into health talks with federal government, premier says

While Canada’s premiers have been insisting they need 35 per cent of their health-care funding costs covered by the federal government, British Columbia’s premier is signalling he may be willing to move past that "red line" in next Tuesday’s meeting in Ottawa with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

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Daughter of Indigenous man who died after RCMP arrest welcomes charges but challenges years-long delay

The family of an Indigenous man who died after being arrested by RCMP nearly six years ago are welcoming criminal charges against five officers but say they can't understand why it took half a decade for the charges to be laid.

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B.C. care aide who allegedly defrauded elderly patients faces 65 new charges

A care aide in Surrey, B.C., is facing dozens of criminal charges for allegedly defrauding elderly victims, according to RCMP.

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A legal and political saga has gripped this N.W.T. town for years -- and residents are fed up

A group of Norman Wells residents have launched a petition demanding the community’s mayor, council and senior administrative officer resign — the latest flare-up in legal and political strife that has engulfed the town for years.

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Ontario man found not criminally responsible in wife's death, house explosion in 2018

A judge has found Udo Haan of Kitchener, Ont., not criminally responsible in the death of his wife in a 2018 home explosion, after a report by a forensic psychiatrist noted the 62-year-old had a delusional disorder.

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Canada extends COVID-19 screening requirements for travellers from China, Hong Kong

The federal government is extending COVID-19 screening requirements for most people travelling from mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao — regardless of nationality or vaccination status.

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Intelligence agency says ransomware group with Russian ties poses 'an enduring threat' to Canada

Canada's cyber intelligence agency says Lockbit — a prolific ransomware group with links to Russia — was responsible for 22 per cent of attributed ransomware incidents in Canada last year and will pose an "enduring threat" to Canadian organizations this year.  

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