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Calls to health line reveal desperation of Quebec care home owners as COVID-19 hit

Calls to health line reveal desperation of Quebec care home owners as COVID-19 hit

MONTREAL — Newly released recordings of phone calls to a Quebec government health line from March 2020 reveal how desperate the owners of a long-term care home were as COVID-19 struck their establishment during the pandemic's first wave.
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Liberals expected to raise taxes on big banks, insurance companies in budget

Liberals expected to raise taxes on big banks, insurance companies in budget

OTTAWA — The final message to Scotiabank shareholders from its president and CEO's annual address: a higher tax on the country’s biggest banks is a tax on you.
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Nunavut to lift all public health measures including masks, COVID-19 data

Nunavut to lift all public health measures including masks, COVID-19 data

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut is to lift all its remaining COVID-19 health measures when it ends its public health emergency on Monday.
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Six years after making promise, advocates hope Liberals move on children's watchdog

Six years after making promise, advocates hope Liberals move on children's watchdog

OTTAWA — It's one of those promises that doesn't cost the government too much, but never seems to materialize on budget day.
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Norovirus outbreak tied to raw B.C. oysters linked to 91 illnesses in U.S.

Norovirus outbreak tied to raw B.C. oysters linked to 91 illnesses in U.S.

Health officials in the United States say a norovirus outbreak linked to raw British Columbia oysters has spread to at least 13 states.
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Health workers have a small budget request to tackle the Canadian care crisis: a plan

Health workers have a small budget request to tackle the Canadian care crisis: a plan

OTTAWA — The federal government is set to table a budget Thursday against the backdrop of several national and international emergencies and major funding commitments.
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Health sector human resources crisis, Broncos memorial : In The News for April 6

Health sector human resources crisis, Broncos memorial : In The News for April 6

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 6 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
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Progress on $35M Humboldt Broncos permanent memorial slower than expected

Progress on $35M Humboldt Broncos permanent memorial slower than expected

HUMBOLDT, SASKATCHEWAN — The manager for a Saskatchewan city planning a multi-purpose building in remembrance of a deadly junior hockey bus crash four years ago says plans are moving more slowly than had been hoped.
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Celebrated Canadian conductor Boris Brott killed in hit-and-run in Hamilton

Celebrated Canadian conductor Boris Brott killed in hit-and-run in Hamilton

HAMILTON — Celebrated Canadian conductor Boris Brott has died after being struck by a vehicle in a hit-and-run in Hamilton Tuesday morning. He was 78.
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No winning ticket for Tuesday's $38 million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket for Tuesday's $38 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO — There was no winning ticket was sold in Tuesday's Lotto Max $38 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on April 8 will be an estimated $45 million. The Canadian Press
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