Haiti gang leader threatens to kill kidnapped missionaries if ransom not met
The leader of the 400 Mawozo gang that police in Haiti say is holding 17 members of a kidnapped missionary group is seen in a video released Thursday saying he will kill them if he doesn't get what he's demanding.
Cities want more of a say in fighting climate change
In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at why cities feel they can't do more to combat climate change and how NASA can help us better understand global warming.
Doctors, Official Opposition call for gathering limits as Sask. ICUs remain swamped
New COVID-19 modelling in Saskatchewan suggests more public health restrictions are needed to bend the curve.
A military in crisis: Here are the senior leaders embroiled in sexual misconduct cases
It's a leadership crisis without precedent in the Canadian Armed Forces — a fact that only becomes crystal clear when you take a step back and look at the full depth and scope of the sexual misconduct crisis and survey the wreckage among the top ranks.
Government to spend $7.4B transitioning to new pandemic support programs: Freeland
The Liberal government says several existing pandemic support programs for individuals and businesses will end this weekend, while billions of dollars will be spent transitioning to new “targeted measures” leading into the spring.
Trump, barred from Twitter and Facebook, says he's launching his own social media site
Nine months after being expelled from social media for his role in inciting the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol insurrection, former president Donald Trump says he's launching a new media company with its own social media platform.
CBC employees given Dec. 1 deadline to get vaccinated
Employees of CBC/Radio Canada have been given a Dec. 1 deadline to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the Crown corporation announced on Thursday, but the potential ramifications for staff who refuse haven't been finalized.
Surgeons attach pig kidney to cadaver in effort to develop animal organs for transplant use
Scientists at New York University temporarily attached a pig's kidney to a human body and watched it begin to work, a small step in the decades-long quest to one day use animal organs for life-saving transplants.
Canada to receive 2.9M Pfizer doses to begin vaccinating 5 to 11 year-olds once approved, Trudeau says
Canada will receive enough vaccine from Pfizer for all children aged five to 11 to get a first dose shortly after Health Canada approves it for that age group, according to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Manitoba judge rules pandemic restrictions didn't violate charter rights
A Manitoba judge has ruled pandemic restrictions implemented by the province last year were not a violation of charter rights, in response to a court challenge brought by seven rural Manitoba churches and three individuals last December.