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Correctional Service settles human rights case for prisoners addicted to opioids

Correctional Service settles human rights case for prisoners addicted to opioids

VANCOUVER — The federal prison service says it is making several changes to help prisoners addicted to opioids, including getting them faster access to treatment by eliminating a waiting list that is hundreds of people long.
No winning ticket for Tuesday's $12 million Lotto Max jackpot

No winning ticket for Tuesday's $12 million Lotto Max jackpot

TORONTO — No winning ticket was sold for Tuesday's $12 million Lotto Max jackpot. The grand prize for the next draw on Jan. 14 will grow to an estimated $17 million. The Canadian Press
A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: — Adult Quebecers who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will be forced to pay a "significant" financial penalty, Premier François Legault said Tuesday, one day after the sudden resignation of the p
Quebec's tax on the unvaccinated could worsen inequity, advocates say

Quebec's tax on the unvaccinated could worsen inequity, advocates say

OTTAWA — Advocates working with Black and Indigenous communities say a proposal to make unvaccinated adults pay a financial penalty risks further entrenching inequities in Canada's pandemic response, and adding another burden to those who are margina
Amid the Omicron crush, Quebec to crack down on unvaccinated with new health tax

Amid the Omicron crush, Quebec to crack down on unvaccinated with new health tax

As infections fuelled by the Omicron variant threaten to overwhelm Canada's health system, the Quebec government on Tuesday took the unprecedented step of promising to tax adult residents who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19.
Canada has contracts for up to 100 million Pfizer, Moderna doses in 2022

Canada has contracts for up to 100 million Pfizer, Moderna doses in 2022

OTTAWA — Federal COVID-19 vaccine contracts mean Canada should get enough doses to give two or three more mRNA shots to every Canadian, every year until at least 2024.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy raises sanctions on Russia in conversation with Trudeau

Ukrainian President Zelenskyy raises sanctions on Russia in conversation with Trudeau

OTTAWA — Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that the West must be ready to impose further sanctions against Russia for its military buildup on his country's eastern border.
Biden, 'tired of being quiet,' urges Senate to change rules, pass voting rights laws

Biden, 'tired of being quiet,' urges Senate to change rules, pass voting rights laws

WASHINGTON — "Tired of being quiet," President Joe Biden put Democrats on notice Tuesday that he supports changing how the U.S.
Quebec to force unvaccinated to pay 'significant' financial penalty

Quebec to force unvaccinated to pay 'significant' financial penalty

MONTREAL — Adult Quebecers who refuse to be vaccinated against COVID-19 will be forced to pay a "significant" financial penalty, Premier François Legault said Tuesday, one day after the sudden resignation of the province's public health director.
Mark Indigenous languages decade by making Inuktitut official in Canada: Inuit UN rep

Mark Indigenous languages decade by making Inuktitut official in Canada: Inuit UN rep

OTTAWA — When Lorraine Whitman's father, Chief Joseph Peters, asked for a cup of tea in his native Mi'kmaq, the care-home staff could not understand him.