Critics stress health system capacity constraints as Trudeau speaks with premiers

Quebec public health director resigns, cities erosion of public opinion over measures

MONTREAL — Quebec’s director of public health, Dr. Horacio Arruda, tendered his resignation on Monday, citing an erosion in public trust as the province grapples with...

U.S. advises against travel to Canada as COVID hospitalizations hit critical levels

Children in Alberta and British Columbia returned to the classroom Monday as surging COVID-19 cases threatened to overwhelm hospitals in several provinces and prompted the United...

B.C. court rejects First Nations’ petition, but finds fishing rights were violated

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has rejected a petition from two First Nations that asked for an injunction to force the restoration of...

Coroner’s inquest hears COVID-19 risk to long-term care not on radar until March 2020

MONTREAL — Long-term care homes accounted for nearly 70 per cent of deaths during the pandemic’s first wave in Quebec, but the risk was not prominent...

Quebec provincial police probe explosion in Saguenay that claimed two lives

SAGUENAY, Que. — Quebec provincial police say at least two people are dead after an explosion Monday in a home in Saguenay, about 250 kilometres north...

Commons committee to schedule emergency probe of collection of mobile data

OTTAWA — The House of Commons ethics committee is expected to hold an emergency meeting later this week to investigate the Public Health Agency’s decision to...

Canada seeks deeper trade links with Taiwan, as part of new China strategy

OTTAWA — Canada’s decision to pursue a foreign investment protection agreement with Taiwan, amid its ongoing tension with mainland China, was greeted Monday with widespread approval...

Most support workplace diversity but not if it’s a job qualification: national survey

REGINA — Most people in a new Canada-wide survey say equal representation in government is important, but they don’t support employers taking demographic characteristics into account...

COVID-19 cases fill hospital beds in parts of Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick

VANCOUVER — Hospitals in several parts of Canada are straining under the weight of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, with Quebec hospitalizations reaching an all-time high...