The couple has requested that Ontario’s police watchdog conduct a review of an investigation that cleared the officers of wrongdoing.
Quebec’s Ministry of Health and Social Services said it’s not tracking the outcome of individual cases of the virus among children in care.
Two of four children found to have COVID-19 have recovered, while five of eight staff at group homes and youth detention centres who tested positive have recovered.
Data obtained by Global News shows that the number of immigration detainees has dropped by more than half over the last month.
Last month, detainees at the Laval immigration centre started a hunger strike after asking to be released over fears of contracting COVID-19.
Civil liberties experts question the effectiveness of apps that use location data to track potential coronavirus cases, saying governments should also consider privacy rights.
“It’ll be virtually impossible to stop within certain communities,” one advocate warns about the spread of COVID-19 among asylum seekers and refugees.
Neal Browning says he and 44 other people participating in the study are the ‘animal trials’ for a potential novel coronavirus vaccine.
Harm reduction advocates worry about how the closing of the U.S.-Canada border and social distancing will impact the already toxic drug supply on the streets.
The Toronto Police had previously said that it uses facial recognition software, but not the controversial tool by Clearview AI.
A report about police use of Clearview AI’s groundbreaking facial recognition tool has prompted concerns over whether Canadian law enforcement have tried it.
Canada will continue to grapple with people fleeing persecution and war around the world at rates not seen since the Second World War.
There’s a growing movement of people championing the benefits of psychedelics, and they’re following the path that led to cannabis legalization.
Here are some of the top issues that will be tackled by Parliament over the next year after it returns on Jan. 27
Ikar Mao was denied bail in a Brampton, Ont., court on Thursday.