Ontario MPP Rick Nicholls booted from PC caucus after refusing to take COVID-19 vaccine

An Ontario legislator who was warned to get vaccinated against COVID-19 has been removed from the Progressive Conservative caucus after telling reporters he wouldn't take the shot.


Family feared worst: Alberta woman beats death after device removed COVID-19 blood clot

Alberta Health Services says a woman considered dead for 30 minutes was brought back to life by Calgary physicians using a new device for what's believed to have been the first time in Canada. She hopes her experience convinces others to get vaccinated.


Still far back in the polls, Communist Party says Hamilton membership has increased 4-fold

In the last election in 2019, the Communist Party got less than one per cent of the vote, according to Elections Canada. Although the party says Hamilton membership has increased four-fold, it remains one of a handful of alternative groups on the ballot box that run alongside the mainstream parties.


Landslides hurt aid efforts in Haiti

The CBC's Ellen Mauro reports from a road partially blocked by a boulder after a landslide between the towns of Camp-Perrin and Jeremie in earthquake-ravaged Haiti.


O'Toole takes a position on mandatory vaccines — and clarifies the debate

In a statement released late Sunday night, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said that Canadians "do not want" to see "the politicization of the pandemic." There's always something a bit awkward about a politician accusing another politician of politicizing something.


Ontario PC party apologizes for fundraising letters made to look like invoices

The Ontario PC party said Thursday it regrets sending fundraising letters labelled "invoice." The letters were blasted by opposition parties and those who received them as a scam meant to trick vulnerable people into donating to Premier Doug Ford's re-election fund.


81 Toys "R" Us stores in Canada to be sold to new Canadian owner

Toys "R" Us Canada will soon have a new owner as part of a deal that will see retail entrepreneur Doug Putman take over the chain from investment conglomerate Fairfax Financial.


'I'm pro-choice,' O'Toole says as abortion issue emerges on the campaign trail

Pushing back against Liberal claims that he's just "pretending" to support a woman's right to choose, Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole said today he's pro-choice and a government led by him would make sure abortion services are available nationwide.


'We thought we were going down': Passenger recalls terror of flight through thick wildfire smoke

Aviation safety experts agree it would be harrowing for passengers to be caught in wildfire smoke like the kind that enveloped a flight from Vancouver to Kelowna, B.C., on Sunday, but said commercial pilots are trained and equipped to handle the extreme turbulence and land safely.


Steel made without fossil fuels delivered for 1st time

Swedish green steel venture HYBRIT says it has made the world's first customer delivery of steel produced without using coal as it looks to revolutionize an industry that accounts for around eight per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions.