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Two Montrealers among dead after stampede at religious festival in Israel

Two Montrealers among dead after stampede at religious festival in Israel

MONTREAL — Two Montrealers taking part in a religious festival in Israel were among the dozens of people killed when a stampede erupted early Friday.
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Plans to distribute first doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on hold

Plans to distribute first doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on hold

OTTAWA — Plans to distribute the first 300,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine next week are on hold after Health Canada learned part of them were manufactured at a Maryland facility that messed up the ingredients in 15 million do
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COVID-19 modelling shows B.C. bending the curve of variant cases

COVID-19 modelling shows B.C. bending the curve of variant cases

VANCOUVER — Efforts by British Columbia health officials and residents are managing to suppress infections that have been driven by COVID-19 variants, a group of modelling experts says.
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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 7:05 p.m. British Columbia is reporting 740 new cases of COVID-19, along with four new deaths. More than 1.
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Heritage committee won't reverse change to Bill C-10 despite public outcry

Heritage committee won't reverse change to Bill C-10 despite public outcry

Days of debate over whether revisions to the Broadcasting Act could undermine Canadian rights and freedoms continued Friday.
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Sikh advocacy group says India blocked Canadian website to fund COVID-19 patients

Sikh advocacy group says India blocked Canadian website to fund COVID-19 patients

OTTAWA — A Sikh advocacy group says the government of India has blocked a Canadian website that aims to raise funds for COVID-19 patients abroad.
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'He loved Nunavut:' Polar bear biologist who died in helicopter crash remembered

'He loved Nunavut:' Polar bear biologist who died in helicopter crash remembered

IQALUIT — A dedicated scientist who loved the North, Markus Dyck spoke his mind and strove to include Inuit in northern research.
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Liberals fundraise $3.5M in first quarter of 2021, says others pushed for election

Liberals fundraise $3.5M in first quarter of 2021, says others pushed for election

OTTAWA — The Liberal Party of Canada says it fundraised around $3.5 million during the first three months of the second year dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Trudeau says review of military sexual misconduct a response to system-wide failures

Trudeau says review of military sexual misconduct a response to system-wide failures

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday an independent review of the military's handling of sexual misconduct is an attempt to correct a "failing of the entire system." "We have brought in a number of measures.
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Ontario says federal border measures 'broken', Alberta eyes curfew for COVID hotspots

Ontario says federal border measures 'broken', Alberta eyes curfew for COVID hotspots

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Ontario Premier Doug Ford scrapped over international border measures Friday while officials in two of Alberta's COVID-19 hotspots sought clarification over a possible curfew being floated to tame that province's sur
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