B.C.’s COVID-19 caseload continues to spike, as health officials announced 800 new cases of COVID-19 and five more deaths on Thursday. It’s the highest single-day total for cases so far this year — B.C. hasn’t seen numbers above 800 since Dec. 2. The rolling seven-day...
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Raptors keep Kyle Lowry, deal Norman Powell to Portland ahead of deadline | CBC Sports
Kyle Lowry, on his 35th birthday, woke up as a Toronto Raptor — and remained one. On an NBA trade deadline day where moves were getting made right up until the last possible moment, Lowry — perhaps the biggest prize on the market — did not get...
Campaign to end sexual harassment in Canadian Armed Forces shut down | CBC News
The country’s acting top military commander has formally ended Operation Honour, the high-profile campaign to stamp out sexual misconduct in the ranks. In a message to members of the Canadian Armed Forces late Wednesday, Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre said the nearly six-year-old program is over, but...
Alberta may need further restrictions to slow spread of variant cases, Hinshaw warns | CBC News
Alberta reported a record 202 new cases of COVID-19 linked to highly contagious variants of the coronavirus on Wednesday, and the province’s top public health doctor warned that additional restrictions may be necessary to slow the spread. The province had 1,269 active cases linked to variants...
What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Wednesday, March 24 | CBC News
Recent developments: What’s the latest? Ottawa Public Health (OPH) recorded 80 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday and no further deaths. It received more than 36,000 Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine doses on Monday, its largest shipment yet. Health officials in the Outaouais reported 64 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday,...
Liberal government to unveil first budget in 2 years on April 19 | CBC News
The federal government will unveil its first budget in more than two years on April 19, Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said in the House of Commons today. “We will continue to do whatever it takes to support Canadians and Canadian businesses....
Mars helicopter Ingenuity expected to take flight in early April | CBC News
The small robotic helicopter that will help the newest Mars rover explore the Red Planet has been freed from its debris shield and could conduct its first flight no earlier than April 8, NASA engineers said Tuesday. Ingenuity, weighing less than two kilograms, will be conducting the first...
What you need to know about COVID-19 in Ottawa on Tuesday, March 23 | CBC News
Recent developments: What’s the latest? The Leeds, Grenville and Lanark District Health Unit saw 76 new cases this weekend alone. Last week, it set a record with 139, its highest number of new cases within a seven day period — and experts say the region...
Multiple people, including police officer, killed in Colorado supermarket shooting | CBC News
A shooting at a Colorado supermarket killed multiple people Monday, including a police officer, and a suspect was in custody, authorities said. Boulder police Cmdr. Kerry Yamaguchi said at a news conference that the suspect was being treated but didn’t give more details on the...
Canada sanctions 4 Chinese officials for human rights abuses in Xinjiang | CBC News
Canada joined the United States, the United Kingdom and the European Union today in placing sanctions on Chinese officials suspected of involvement in a years-long campaign of persecution against Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in China’s western Xinjiang province. In a statement announcing the sanctions, Global Affairs...