B.C. will lift most COVID-19 restrictions Wednesday at 11:59 p.m., B.C. health officials announced Tuesday.Restrictions on gatherings, restaurants, bars and nightclubs will be lifted in B.C., on Wednesday night. (Maggie MacPherson/CBC)B.C. will lift most COVID-19 restrictions Wednesday at 11:59 p.m., B.C. health officials announced Tuesday. Indoor personal gatherings, indoor and outdoor organized gatherings and indoor…
The first 11 protesters to be arrested in connection to the Coutts, Alta., border blockade made their first court appearance Tuesday afternoon on charges that include conspiracy to murder, mischief and possession of a weapon.Alberta RCMP submitted this photo of what they say is a cache of firearms and ammunition found in three trailers near a blockade…
The Canadian Armed Forces have acknowledged that at least six active soldiers are under investigation after they showed support for the protest against vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 measures. It’s unclear how many of them have participated in the protests on Parliament Hill.A person wearing a Team Canada hockey jersey walks down Wellington St. in…
An Alberta judge has dismissed, in part, an application for an emergency injunction against the province’s decision to lift a mask mandate in schools, but the court battle over the policy is expected to continue.Effective Monday, Alberta K-12 students are no longer required to mask up. An application for an emergency injunction, filed Sunday, asks that…
A Six Nations-based lacrosse league is suing the Ontario Lacrosse Association (OLA) for more than $2 million, alleging the provincial governing body is targeting its players with “oppressive” regulations and wants its “destruction.”The Tewaaraton Lacrosse League has launched a lawsuit against the Ontario Lacrosse Association that includes asking the court for an injunction to set aside two subsections of…
The Ontario government will remove its proof of vaccination system on March 1, and is moving up the second phase of its COVID-19 reopening plan to Thursday.Ontario is moving up the timeline for its reopening plan, and will drop its vaccination passport system next month, Premier Doug Ford said Monday. (Evan Mitsui/CBC)The Ontario government will remove its proof…
Ontario’s premier says the province is ending its vaccine certificate system on March 1, when capacity limits will lift as well. Doug Ford’s announcement came as several other provinces — including Alberta and Saskatchewan — on Monday moved ahead with previously announced lifting of public health measures.Ontario lifting more COVID-19 restrictionsOntario Premier Doug Ford says the province…
Yukon led the country in terms of population growth from 2016 to 2021, but the rapid increase has amplified its housing shortage. Many locals say they’re being pushed out of the housing market as rising prices rival those in some of Canada’s hottest real estate markets.New homes sold in Whitehorse’s Whistle Bend subdivision, May 2020.…
Guedwig Bernier says he took a “leap of faith” when he decided to join Projet Montréal in 2018.Guedwig Bernier is a 2022 Black Changemaker. (Cassandra Leslie/Ciel Photo)CBC Quebec is highlighting people from the province’s Black communities who are giving back, inspiring others and helping to shape our future. These are the Black Changemakers. Guedwig Bernier…
As the province lifts further restrictions, health-care workers say unless the system undergoes a major overhaul, the long-standing problems highlighted by the pandemic will have disastrous consequences in the years to come.Health-care workers walk across a sky bridge at a Montreal hospital earlier this month. Hospitalizations related to COVID-19 are declining across the province, and…
