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The federal government, which spent billions on COVID-19 rapid tests during the height of the pandemic, says it will stop supplying provinces and territories with those tests. Heidi Petracek explains the move, and the reaction from some provinces and doctors.

Police radio recordings are providing new details about Monday night’s high-speed pursuit going the wrong way on Highway 401 east of Toronto, killing a baby boy and his grandparents. Who else was in the vehicle with the victims; what a senior police officer tried to do just before the moment of impact; and the province’s...

Auditor General Karen Hogan is slamming the federal government’s development and oversight of the ArriveCAN app, which was meant to keep track of and screen travellers for COVID-19. Mackenzie Gray reports on the feds’ glaring disregard for record-keeping, and why it’s impossible to know how much the app cost taxpayers.

Ryan Howard Manoakeesick, a 29-year-old from Carman, Man., has been charged with five counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his common-law partner, the couple’s three young children, and her teenage niece. What police are saying about this case of deadly domestic abuse, how neighbours are reacting, and Premier Wab Kinew’s message to the...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that the federal government would “follow up” after a Global News report found that the rapid test importer BTNX landed an estimated $2 billion in federal contracts after submitting incomplete data about its product’s accuracy. Trudeau said there are lessons to be learned from Canada’s response to the COVID-19...

Global News Morning sits down with Dr. Deborah Money from UBC’s Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology to discuss COVERED, an ongoing project monitoring COVID-19 vaccine safety, attitudes and effectiveness among pregnant people. covered.med.ubc.ca

Legal experts are calling it a flaw in a new report around Alberta’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The review led by Preston Manning looked at the laws that were in place and made recommendations for change. But one suggestion is raising concern it could cost lives during a public crisis. Morgan Black reports.

Peterborough Public Health moves COVID-19 risk index from low to moderate; Wolfe Street overflow shelter bed program relocates to the Peterborough Public Library; construction underway on the James A. Gifford Causeway; Skytracker weather. Teresa Kaszuba has the details.

China’s economy is in a slump, and this can be due to deflationary pressures, a central bank rate cut, and a sag in the country’s once red-hot property market. Our Anne Gaviola chats with The Peak Podcast’s Brett Chang about what’s going on after three-years of a zero-COVID policy in China, which was once the...

Since the removal of COVID-19 restrictions, the majority of Alberta students have returned to the classroom. But for some, virtual methods have become their preferred learning model. As Erik Bay tells us, that’s led to an online school based in Medicine Hat teaching students across the province.

While the removal of COVID-19 restrictions led to an immediate boost in cross-border travel, it hasn’t been what many U.S. border town businesses say they were hoping for. Janet Brown has more on the factors behind that.

Health Matters April 13: Slowed uptake of COVID-19 vaccines in Canada has led to millions of doses set to expire this year. And University of Alberta researchers are part of an international team studying how ‘milking’ a newborn’s umbilical cord can help prevent brain injury if they are having trouble breathing. Su-Ling Goh reports.

Another follow-up to the decampment process taking place in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. A follow-up story taking a look at the province dropping some COVID-19 mandates. Another look at SFU’s decision to terminate its football program. Thousands were fed in the Downtown Eastside with an annual free Easter meal day.

The Council of Canadian Academies is trying to quantify the damage caused by misinformation and conspiracy theories about COVID-19. Heather Yourex-West looks at the organization’s estimate of the far-reaching and fatal consequences; how the false information about the coronavirus has divided families and society; and what the potential solutions are.

A committee to investigate how the Alberta government responded to the COVID-19 pandemic will be led by former Reform Party leader Preston Manning, who along with Premier Smith was critical of government-imposed health restrictions. As Quinn Ohler reports, critics say Manning is not an impartial choice.

Legislative bureau chief Keith Baldrey has the latest numbers on hospital capacity in B.C., as COVID, RSV and influenza cases continue to fill up beds.

B.C. provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry outlined the new COVID-19 vaccine certificate program that will be required for people to access various social, recreational and discretionary businesses and events. Starting Sept. 13, people will need to have at least one dose, with entry requiring those 12 and older to have been fully vaccinated seven...

Finally, a light at the end of the long, dark COVID-19 tunnel. Canada could get its first vaccines as early as next week. Ted Chernecki has the details, including who’s likely to get the shots first.

Canadians learn new details about federal COVID-19 vaccine mandates. The deadline facing federal workers, train travelers and plane passengers across the country who have yet to get their shots. The urgent demands for Ottawa to step in to ease the strain on Canada’s health care system. How cancelled surgeries during Alberta’s fourth wave has taken...

Air Canada has announced it will make a new COVID-19 testing option available for its customers, which will allow them to test themselves before coming into the country. Ted Chernecki has the details.