Ontario Provincial Police investigators have interviewed a residential school survivor over an alleged rape he says he suffered as a child while attending one of the country’s most notorious institutions: St. Anne's residential school.

Masai Ujiri has reportedly signed a deal to become the vice-chairman and president of the Toronto Raptors. A video released by the team on social media Thursday has Ujiri saying he is "here to stay" with the team.

Barcelona said Thursday that Lionel Messi will not stay with the club. A new contract had been reached, but financial "obstacles" made it impossible for the player to remain with the club.

In this week's issue of our environment newsletter, we look at why Canada geese seem so abundant these days and we gather some of your photos for the Nature Conservancy of Canada's recent Big Backyard BioBlitz.

The leader of Ontario's New Democrats changed her mind Thursday after facing criticism for her opposition to mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations for education workers, a view similar to the one held by Progressive Conservative Premier Doug Ford.

In spite of widespread concerns about a variant-driven fourth pandemic wave taking place during an anticipated federal election, Canada's top doctor says in-person voting can be done safely.

Belarusian Olympic sprinter Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, fearing reprisals back home after publicly criticizing her coaches at Tokyo 2020, used her phone to translate a plea for help at an airport in Japan as she tried to avoid being forced onto a plane and eventually fled to Poland.

Federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu has sent a letter to her Alberta counterpart saying she shares concerns about the province's plan to lift all of its COVID-19 health restrictions.

Saskatchewan's ombudsman says private nursing home operator Extendicare was "woefully unprepared" for the November 2020 outbreak at its Parkside home in Regina. The company says it's "deeply sorry" for what happened "and the many challenges it brought."

Quebec will implement a vaccine passport system in the coming weeks, Premier François Legault announced Thursday, saying rising case numbers in the province and the prospect of more hospitalizations and deaths have made the system necessary.