Edmonton defence lawyer cited for contempt after refusing to wear mask in court

Edmonton defence lawyer Peter Royal has been cited for contempt by a provincial court judge for refusing her direction to put on a mask during a sexual assault trial.


Nurse in Germany may have injected people with saline instead of COVID-19 vaccine, police say

Authorities in northern Germany appealed to thousands of people on Tuesday to get another shot of COVID-19 vaccine after a police investigation found that a Red Cross nurse may have injected them with a saline solution.


Cineplex earnings show chain sold $12M worth of movie tickets last quarter, a loss of more than $103M

Cineplex sold $12.5 million worth of movie tickets between April and June, nowhere near enough to offset its costs despite all of the chain's theatres being open in one form or another after closures due to COVID restrictions.


Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., woman brought home a plant and ended up with a pet lizard

Sandra Turgeon of Sault Ste. Marie was watching television with her boyfriend last Saturday night when she noticed her cats chasing something that had darted across the living room floor.


London police chief says Prince Andrew case is under review

London's top police official said Thursday that the city's police department is reviewing its files but not opening an investigation of Britain's Prince Andrew, who faces sexual assault allegations in a U.S. lawsuit.


Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and around the world on Thursday

Dr. Anthony Fauci says Americans can expect to see more children infected with the coronavirus as the highly transmissible delta variant extends its hold across the country.


What's Alberta's long game on COVID-19?

The recent shifts in Alberta’s public health policy will put more and more people, especially kids, at risk, according to Dr. Christine Gibson. She says measures like masking, isolation and testing to be continued.


Sask. coroner confirms identity of 'John Doe' hit by train in Regina in 1995

An investigation by CBC's The Fifth Estate found the person who was hit by a Canadian Pacific train in Regina on July 28, 1995, was a Winnipeg man. The Saskatchewan Coroners Service has identified the man as Michael Kirov and confirmed he was from Winnipeg.


Health Canada says Cord Blood Bank of Canada removed all samples from storage before surprise inspection

A Toronto company that was paid to store potentially life-saving stem cells from the children of roughly 3,000 clients across Canada removed the samples from storage before providing Health Canada access to its lab to conduct a surprise inspection last week, according to the federal department.


Why some climate change impacts are 'irreversible' — and how to deal with them

The latest UN climate report this week raised the alarm over “irreversible,” long-term impacts of climate change that will continue for centuries even if we stop emitting CO2 now. The good news is some impacts are reversible if we remove CO2 from the atmosphere. What does this mean for the future?