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Yukon to get first Moderna vaccine doses in January, with more in March

Yukon to get first Moderna vaccine doses in January, with more in March

WHITEHORSE — Yukon says it will get Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine in January. Premier Sandy Silver says the territory will get enough of the vaccine for every adult who wants it.
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Commons passes assisted-dying bill after Conservatives end filibuster

Commons passes assisted-dying bill after Conservatives end filibuster

OTTAWA — A bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying was approved Thursday by the House of Commons after the Conservatives ended a days-long filibuster.
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Canadian police chiefs apologize for 1968 opposition to decriminalizing homosexuality

Canadian police chiefs apologize for 1968 opposition to decriminalizing homosexuality

TORONTO — Canada's police chiefs are apologizing to LGBTQ communities for their opposition to decriminalizing homosexuality in the late 1960s. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police made the formal apology in a statement issued online Thursday.
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'Dereliction of duty': Ombudswoman slams Quebec long-term care COVID-19 response

'Dereliction of duty': Ombudswoman slams Quebec long-term care COVID-19 response

MONTREAL — An ombudswoman’s report has found that during the first wave of COVID-19, Quebec’s long-term care system failed in its duty to ensure the safety and dignity of residents, some of whom died alone and without palliative care.
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Weather, disorientation factors in 2019 crash of U.S. plane in northwestern Quebec

GATINEAU, Que. — The Transportation Safety Board says a U.S. plane that veered way off course and crashed in Senneterre, Que., in July 2019 was the result of poor weather leaving the pilot disoriented.
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Syrian refugees take citizenship oath on fifth anniversary of first arrivals

Syrian refugees take citizenship oath on fifth anniversary of first arrivals

OTTAWA — A group of Syrian refugees took the Canadian citizenship oath in an online ceremony Thursday, the fifth anniversary of when the first plane carrying Syrian refugees arrived in Canada as part of the Liberal government's promise to resettle te
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Brits fear 'damage' if Canadian politicians delay ratification of trade deal

Brits fear 'damage' if Canadian politicians delay ratification of trade deal

OTTAWA — The British government is concerned and disappointed that Canada's Parliament won't be able to formally ratify the countries' new trade agreement ahead of a Jan. 1 deadline.
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Reforms for pandemic federal election tabled, but may not take effect until summer

Reforms for pandemic federal election tabled, but may not take effect until summer

OTTAWA — A federal government bill to ensure safer voting during a pandemic election will likely not come into force until May at the earliest, potentially jeopardizing Canadians' health in the event of a spring vote.
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'Come out with your hands up.' Witness describes Nova Scotia killer's disturbing ruse

'Come out with your hands up.' Witness describes Nova Scotia killer's disturbing ruse

HALIFAX — Chilling details of a Nova Scotia couple's close encounter with a mass murderer have emerged from RCMP documents released this week, including a bizarre account of how the killer tried to conceal his identity.
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Syrian refugees overcoming war memories brought back by COVID-19

Syrian refugees overcoming war memories brought back by COVID-19

OTTAWA — Five years after the first of them arrived in Canada, tens of thousands of Syrian refugees have had to adapt to COVID-19 lockdowns that brought back the memories of war horrors and upset the lives they had begun to rebuild. On Dec.
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