The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) announced Thursday that it plans to sue the federal government over its decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to ongoing protests and blockades.Protesters gather in Ottawa on Monday, Feb. 14. (CBC/Radio-Canada)The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) announced Thursday that it plans to sue the federal government over…
A 31-year-old woman from Windsor has been charged over an online bomb threat against the mayor of the southwestern Ontario city.Windsor police have charged a 31-year-old woman over a bomb threat against the mayor of the southwestern Ontario city. (Dan Taekema/CBC)A 31-year-old woman from Windsor has been charged over a bomb threat against the mayor…
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland said Thursday financial institutions have moved quickly to freeze the accounts of people linked to the demonstrations in Ottawa, leaving an unknown number of protesters in financial limbo.Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland speaks about the implementation of the Emergencies Act on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022 in Ottawa. (Adrian Wyld/Canadian Press)Deputy…
Novavax’s COVID-19 vaccine has been approved for use in Canadian adults, some 18 months after the federal government had announced a deal to produce the doses in Montreal.A worker moves boxes carrying Novavax Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine, Nuvaxovid, in Andong, South Korea on Feb. 9. South Korea is among several countries who have been administering the…
Using powers granted under the Emergencies Act, the federal government has directed banks and other financial institutions to stop doing business with people associated with the anti-vaccine mandate convoy occupying the nation’s capital.A police officer looks for a place to leave a notice as they tour the protest area, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 in Ottawa.…
Ontario’s Science Advisory Table shows COVID-19 levels in wastewater data are steadily declining in all regions except in northern areas of the province.A researcher samples sewage for COVID-19. Levels of the virus in wastewater are steadiling cropping in Ontario except for the north, according to the provincial Science Advisory Table. (CBC)Ontario’s Science Advisory Table shows…
Radon is an odourless, tasteless gas that comes from the ground. A new study out of the U.K. says people in the Arctic might be exposed to plumes of the cancer-causing gas as a protective layer of permafrost continues to thaw.Health Canada has identified a list of places on the website Take Action on Radon,…
The federal government says it has secured escape routes through four neighbouring countries to allow Canadians to evade a Russian military incursion into Ukraine.Russian servicemen drive tanks during military exercises in the Leningrad Region of Russia in this photo released February 14, 2022. (Russian Defence Ministry/Reuters)The federal government says it has secured escape routes through four neighbouring…
The province of Alberta will toughen its greenhouse gas emissions standards for oilsands mines, closing a loophole that rewarded some of Canada’s highest-emitting facilities with millions of dollars worth of tradeable credits, its environment ministry told Reuters.Oilsands total emissions continue to rise as production grows, but emissions per barrel are steadily declining as operators adopt new…
Dozens of charges have now been laid in relation to pandemic mandate protests in Windsor, Ont., that blocked Ambassador Bridge traffic for a week, police said in releasing new figures a day after the prime minister invoked the Emergencies Act.A protester is arrested Sunday as police worked to clear people from the area of the…