Multiple friends testify at COVID-19 abduction trial in Regina
The 53-year-old man, who is representing himself, allegedly contravened a custody order by taking the child with intent to keep her from her mother.
Canada
Apr 10
Mischief trial begins for 3 men charged in Alberta COVID-19 border blockade
The protest over COVID-19 pandemic health restrictions ground traffic through Alberta’s main border crossing with Montana to a halt for more than two weeks in 2022.
Canada
Apr 3
Mother testifies in trial of man accused of abducting child to avoid COVID-19 vaccine
The mother told the courtroom she and Michael met in 2013 and after three and a half years of marriage, the couple separated.
Canada
Apr 9
Court offers look into final moments before arrest in COVID-19 abduction trial
RCMP officers Spencer Hornoi and Toril Romailler arrested Jackson in Vernon, B.C., on Feb. 24, 2022.
Canada
Apr 12
Trial begins for Saskatchewan man accused of abducting daughter to prevent COVID-19 vaccination
The trial is centered around Michael Gordon Jackson, a 53-year-old who pleaded not guilty to abduction in contravention of a child custody order.
Canada
Apr 8
B.C.’s vulnerable urged to get COVID-19 booster as peak of illness season passes
It will be available throughout the provinces at pharmacies, regional health-authority clinics, some primary-care offices, and community health centres.
Health
Apr 8
Most countries bouncing back from COVID-19, but poorest are not: UN
Many countries are bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic, but the poorest are not and a significant number are seeing their conditions deteriorate, the UN says.
World
Mar 14
‘Distrust of police’: Michael Gordon Jackson abduction trial continues in Regina
Jackson is accused with abducting his daughter to prevent her from getting a COVID-19 vaccine.
Crime
Apr 11
Kingston Health Sciences Centre looks to ‘ramp up’ ranks of volunteers
The hospital says its volunteer ranks have dropped more than 50 per cent since the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health
Apr 15
Elon Musk’s X to pay legal bills for Brampton, Ont., doctor chastised over COVID-19 tweets
Elon Musk's X says it's funding legal bills for a Canadian doctor previously chastised by regulators for her tweets about COVID-19.
Canada
Mar 24
Three men found guilty of mischief for roles in Coutts border blockade
Three men accused by the Crown of helping lead and coordinate the COVID-19 protest blockade at Coutts, Alta., in 2022 have been found guilty of mischief.
Canada
Apr 17
Regina Exhibition Association Ltd. needs to repay $8M following CRA audit
REAL will need to repay the federal government $8 million following an audit from the CRA in funding for businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Canada
Apr 5
Montreal family fighting deportation to Nigeria can stay for now, advocates say
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, Adegboye and her husband have worked as orderlies providing health care to vulnerable patients.
Canada
Apr 2
Halifax museum hopes move to Ontario zoo will lift spirits of mascot, Merlin the macaw
The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in Halifax says Merlin has shown signs of stress and depression since the COVID-19 pandemic when it was forced to close.
Canada
Apr 4
‘Disorganized protest’: Defence questions if anyone was in charge at Coutts protest
The Crown stressed the Coutts border blockade case is not about COVID-19 or free speech, rather that people cannot decide on their own to shut down a major transportation portal.
Crime
Apr 4
Calgary’s theatre scene welcomes audiences back after tough few years
COVID-19 dealt a massive blow to the theatre scene in Calgary, but popular productions and deals on ticket prices are bringing audiences back in droves.
Entertainment
Mar 29
Supreme Court will not hear appeal from churches that fought Manitoba COVID-19 rules
The Manitoba Court of Appeal ruled last year that the restrictions were necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and allowable under the Charter.
Canada
Mar 14
Many N.S. immigrant women suffered with jobs they held during COVID-19: report
Researchers interviewed 27 newcomer women who worked in sectors such as food service, cleaning, grocery and care giving between 2020 and 2022 in the province.
Canada
Mar 6
More Canadians see measles as dangerous compared to COVID, flu: poll
As measles cases continue to rise across the country, an Ipsos poll shows that most Canadians see the disease as dangerous. Fewer said the same for COVID-19 and the flu.
Health
Mar 27
COVID came with career setbacks for many 2020 postsecondary grads: StatCan
The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic came with career setbacks for many Canadians who graduated from postsecondary schools that year, new data shows.
Canada
Mar 22
