Actor Jussie Smollett testifies he did drugs, 'made out' with man who accused him of staging hoax attack

Jussie Smollett, who starred on the TV show Empire took the witness stand Monday at his trial on charges of staging a racist, anti-gay attack on himself and lying to Chicago police about it.
Better collaboration with First Nations would have improved B.C.'s response to huge 2017 wildfire: report

An Indigenous-led review of a massive wildfire that destroyed more than 100 homes in British Columbia's southern Interior four years ago has produced 30 calls to action to improve wildfire management and recovery practices.
Luxury brand Chanel roasted online for $1,025 advent calendar full of stickers, other trinkets

Iconic fashion house Chanel is being dragged online after a social media influencer unboxed the company's advent calendar and discovered it was full of trinkets that don't appear worth anything close to the $1,025 price tag.
Medina Spirit, horse at centre of Kentucky Derby doping controversy, collapses, dies in California

Medina Spirit, the three-year-old colt that won the Kentucky Derby and became embroiled in a controversy over a failed post-race drug test, collapsed and died Monday after a workout at Santa Anita racetrack in California.
Federal government will soon hand over more residential school records: Miller
Canada's Crown-Indigenous Relations minister says the federal government will soon release a volume of the residential school records it's been criticized for withholding to a national archives centre.
U.S. missionary group says Haitian gang releases 3 more hostages

Christian Aid Ministries, based in Ohio, says three more abducted members of the missionary group have been freed in Haiti, while another 12 are still being held hostage.
Quebec remembers École Polytechnique mass shooting at 32nd anniversary ceremonies

As Quebec sees an increase of homicides targeting women, cities across Canada are hosting events today in observance of the 1989 mass shooting, which led to the deaths of 14 young women.
Ransomware attacks in Canada are brazen, sophisticated and very profitable for criminals: cyber spy agency

More than half of the known ransomware victims in Canada this year were critical infrastructure providers, according to a new threat assessment from Canada’s cyber spies, and the number is likely even higher.
Merck plans to manufacture COVID-19 antiviral drug in Canada
Merck Canada announced Monday it plans to manufacture its oral antiviral COVID-19 drug in Canada, making the country a global hub for the production of the potentially game-changing treatment.
Surgeon handed 4-month suspension for noose incident at Alberta hospital

A white, South African-born surgeon who tied and taped a noose to an operating room door in 2016 to allegedly target a Black, Nigerian-born surgical assistant has been suspended from practising for four months.