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Correctional Service settles human rights case for prisoners addicted to opioids
VANCOUVER — The federal prison service says it is making several changes to help prisoners addicted to opioids, including getting them faster access to treatment by eliminating a waiting list that is hundreds of people long.
Jan 12, 2022 2:00 AM
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No winning ticket for Tuesday's $12 million Lotto Max jackpot
TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for Tuesday's $12 million Lotto Max jackpot. The grand prize for the next draw on Jan. 14 will grow to an estimated $17 million. The Canadian Press
Jan 11, 2022 11:10 PM
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A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada
A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: — Adult Quebecers who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will be forced to pay a "significant" financial penalty, Premier François Legault said Tuesday, one day after the sudden resignation of the p
Jan 11, 2022 6:18 PM
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Quebec's tax on the unvaccinated could worsen inequity, advocates say
OTTAWA — Advocates working with Black and Indigenous communities say a proposal to make unvaccinated adults pay a financial penalty risks further entrenching inequities in Canada's pandemic response, and adding another burden to those who are margina
Jan 11, 2022 5:43 PM
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Amid the Omicron crush, Quebec to crack down on unvaccinated with new health tax
As infections fuelled by the Omicron variant threaten to overwhelm Canada's health system, the Quebec government on Tuesday took the unprecedented step of promising to tax adult residents who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Jan 11, 2022 5:27 PM
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Canada has contracts for up to 100 million Pfizer, Moderna doses in 2022
OTTAWA — Federal COVID-19 vaccine contracts mean Canada should get enough doses to give two or three more mRNA shots to every Canadian, every year until at least 2024.
Jan 11, 2022 4:52 PM
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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy raises sanctions on Russia in conversation with Trudeau
OTTAWA — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that the West must be ready to impose further sanctions against Russia for its military buildup on his country's eastern border.
Jan 11, 2022 4:45 PM
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Biden, 'tired of being quiet,' urges Senate to change rules, pass voting rights laws
WASHINGTON — "Tired of being quiet," President Joe Biden put Democrats on notice Tuesday that he supports changing how the U.S.
Jan 11, 2022 4:15 PM
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Quebec to force unvaccinated to pay 'significant' financial penalty
MONTREAL — Adult Quebecers who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will be forced to pay a "significant" financial penalty, Premier François Legault said Tuesday, one day after the sudden resignation of the province's public health director.
Jan 11, 2022 4:03 PM
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Mark Indigenous languages decade by making Inuktitut official in Canada: Inuit UN rep
OTTAWA — When Lorraine Whitman's father, Chief Joseph Peters, asked for a cup of tea in his native Mi'kmaq, the care-home staff could not understand him.
Jan 11, 2022 3:39 PM
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