Watch The National: Deadly crane collapse, Chief justice followed, Vaccine booster shots

The National for July 12: Multiple people are dead after a crane collapsed in downtown Kelowna, B.C. Plus, the WHO sounds the alarm over access to COVID vaccines.


Retired Canadian professor one step closer to space flight dream

Judy Anderson, a retired science professor from Winnipeg, has been planning a trip to outer space with billionaire Richard Branson's Virgin Galactic for more than a decade and made a $20,000 down payment on the $200,000 ticket. She says her trip seems closer to reality after Branson's Sunday journey.


Memorial to residential school victims burned in 4-hour vandalism spree in Brantford, Ont.

Over four hours, someone set fire to numerous items that had been left at the former residential school site in Brantford, Ont., to commemorate child victims of the system.


Liberals block bid to force campaign strategist to testify about MPs' budgets

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals successfully blocked an opposition bid Monday to force one of the party’s chief campaign strategists to testify about IT contracts paid for out of the taxpayer-funded budgets of Liberal MPs. The Conservatives say questions about the contracts remain.


Cuban-Canadians watch with anxiety after anti-government protests, COVID-19 rates spike

Canadians with loved ones in Cuba are watching with anxiety after thousands took to the streets of Havana and elsewhere in the country in some of the largest displays of anti-government sentiment in decades on Sunday, followed by quiet on the streets on Monday.


Bianca Andreescu withdraws from Tokyo Olympics due to pandemic-related challenges

Bianca Andreescu says she has withdrawn from Canada's Olympic tennis team, posting on Instagram that she is pulling out of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics due to pandemic-related challenges.


Porter plans to fly out of Pearson airport in Toronto after buying 80 new jets from Embraer

Porter Airlines could shake up the Canadian airline industry after announcing plans to launch jet service to destinations in Canada, the U.S. and the Caribbean with an order of up to 80 new jets, some of which will fly out of Toronto's Pearson International Airport.


U.S. mulls Haiti's request for troops following president's assassination

The United States is still reviewing a request for troops made by Haiti's interim prime minister to help secure key infrastructure after the assassination of President Jovenel Moïse, a White House spokesperson said Monday.


At least 3 injured in Kelowna, B.C., crane collapse

A Kelowna, B.C., development company says there was a "catastrophic failure" on Monday morning when a crane collapsed at one of its work sites, injuring at least three people.


Alberta will not bring in vaccine passports, premier says

Premier Jason Kenney, in Calgary on Monday for the annual premier's Stampede breakfast, says Alberta will not be following the lead of Quebec and Manitoba by implementing a vaccine passport system.