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First Nations brace for labour challenges brought by Omicron-fuelled COVID-19 surge

First Nations brace for labour challenges brought by Omicron-fuelled COVID-19 surge

Many First Nations across the country are bracing for the spread of the Omicron variant as leaders prepare for labour shortages caused by COVID-19 that could be more severe in Indigenous communities.
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Mounties eye corruption cases involving Canadian firms and new ways of resolving them

Mounties eye corruption cases involving Canadian firms and new ways of resolving them

OTTAWA — RCMP anti-corruption investigators say they are probing possible shady practices by several Canadian companies operating in parts of Africa, Eastern Europe and South America.
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Dole, President's Choice salad products recalled due to Listeria risk

Dole, President's Choice salad products recalled due to Listeria risk

OTTAWA — A number of Dole and President's Choice brand salad products are being recalled because of possible Listeria contamination.
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Prairie ticket holder wins Friday's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot

Prairie ticket holder wins Friday's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO — Friday's $50 million Lotto Max jackpot was won by a ticket holder in the Prairies. There were also two Maxmillions prizes of $1 million each up for grabs but neither was won. The jackpot for the next Lotto Max draw on Jan.
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A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: — Canada's health minister says he expects the country to reach a time in the COVID-19 pandemic when provinces consider implementing a broader vaccine mandate to counter rising cases.
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Bearskin Lake chief says community near 'breaking point,' needs urgent federal help

Bearskin Lake chief says community near 'breaking point,' needs urgent federal help

OTTAWA — The chief of Bearskin Lake says the remote northern Ontario community is "almost at a breaking point" after half of its population tested positive for COVID-19, as he renewed his call for immediate federal help.
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'Why do I feel so guilty?' Saskatchewan residents sending rapid tests out of province

'Why do I feel so guilty?' Saskatchewan residents sending rapid tests out of province

Troy Weppler says he turned away from a post office employee in Saskatoon as he shoved a box of COVID-19 rapid tests into an envelope to send to family in British Columbia.
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Seized cash won't be returned to Montreal woman accused of threatening Donald Trump

Seized cash won't be returned to Montreal woman accused of threatening Donald Trump

WASHINGTON — A Quebec woman awaiting trial for allegedly mailing poison to then-president Donald Trump in 2020 is not entitled to recover more than US$2,000 seized by authorities, a United States federal judge ruled Friday. Judge Dabney L.
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Feds overhauling methane-reduction fund slammed by environment commissioner

Feds overhauling methane-reduction fund slammed by environment commissioner

OTTAWA — Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is overhauling a methane-reduction program that the environment commissioner slammed last fall as poorly designed and a waste of money.
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Journalist for Montreal online radio station killed on the job in Haiti

Journalist for Montreal online radio station killed on the job in Haiti

MONTREAL — A journalist working for a Montreal-based online radio station was killed Thursday near the Haitian capital, Port-au-Prince, as he prepared to interview a member of an armed group about the murder of a police inspector.
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