National Women's Soccer League calls off games, commissioner reportedly out after coach abuse scandal
FIFA's judicial bodies on Friday opened an investigation into the sexual harassment scandal involving a coach in the National Women's Soccer League as this weekend's games were called off.
Feds have no single-shot Johnson & Johnson vaccine doses to give to provinces
Some provinces in Western Canada are looking for doses of Johnson & Johnson's single dose Janssen vaccine in an effort to boost vaccine uptake, but the federal health minister told a news conference today that the federal government does not have any usable doses.
B.C. expands mask mandate in schools to include kindergarten to Grade 3 after community outcry
The mask mandate for schools in B.C. is being expanded to include staff and students in kindergarten to Grade 3 as of Monday, provincial officials announced Friday after three school districts made their own decisions to tighten the rules.
Workers at Blue Origin, Bezos's rocket company, allege sexism, safety risks
A group of more than 20 current and former employees are accusing Jeff Bezos's Blue Origin rocket ship company of having a toxic work environment and not adhering to proper safety protocols.
'We are still here': Hundreds march in Iqaluit on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Jack Anawak, a residential school survivor and Nunavut politician, led a procession of about 1,000 people in Iqaluit Thursday, carrying an orange and white flag with an "all children matter" banner, in memory of any children who died at residential schools.
Racism, prejudice contributed to Joyce Echaquan's death in hospital, Quebec coroner's inquiry concludes
A coroner's report following a three-week inquiry into the death of Joyce Echaquan calls on the Quebec government to recognize the existence of systemic racism and concludes that the racism and prejudice the Atikamekw woman faced in hospital contributed to her death.
Merck says experimental drug molnupiravir cuts worst effects of COVID-19
Merck & Co. said Friday that its experimental COVID-19 pill reduced hospitalizations and deaths by half in people recently infected with the coronavirus and that it would soon ask health officials in the U.S. and around the world to authorize use of the drug, called molnupiravir.
Mother of hospitalized 5-year-old says her decision not to get vaccinated was 'big mistake'
A Regina mother grappling with regret over not getting vaccinated sooner says she hopes her five-year-old son's bout with COVID-19 will cause others to take the disease seriously.
'Jesus was a healer': One N.B. man's rage at anti-vaccination pastors in local churches
In the last week, Joe Gee has cared for several of his unvaccinated family members after they fell sick with COVID-19. He's now sending a message to the church he believes bears some responsibility for his family, and others in the western New Brunswick community, becoming ill.