The military, health workers and government officials will go through a practice run today of the complex plan to deliver COVID-19 vaccines across the country.The first vaccine, made by Pfizer-BioNtech, could be approved for use in Canada as early as this week. And Major-General Dany Fortin, who's leading the military through the vaccine distribution process, says the dry run is intended to get everyone involved comfortable with the intense requirements of handling a vaccine that has to be kept below minus 70 Celcius at all times.The national operations centre quarterbacking the effort is loo

After its fifth round of talks on Saturday with farmer group leaders remained inconclusive, the Centre announced another meeting on December 9. Union Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar today reassured the agitating farmers that central government is ready to resolve all their issues. He also said that the Minimum Support Price (MSP) system will continue and there is "no threat to it." Addressing a press conference after the meeting at Vigyan Bhawan, Tomar said: "We have said that the MSP will continue, there is no threat to it. It is baseless to doubt this. Still, if someone is suspicio

British Columbia's top doctor and the health minister are urging the public to slow the spread of COVID-19 this weekend by limiting any festive gatherings to immediate households. Dr. Bonnie Henry and Adrian Dix say 711 new infections have been recorded in the province and 11 more people have died, for a total of 492 fatalities. British Columbia is recording 711 new cases, bringing the total number of active cases to 9,050. They say in a joint statement that B.C. is continuing to see a significant surge in community transmission so all public health orders must be followed as more than 36,000

Canada hit another milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic reaching 400,000 cases. The speed at which Canada reached the 400,000 mark is the latest sign of the accelerating pace of the second wave across the country. Canada recorded its 300-thousandth case of COVID-19 just 18 days ago. Canada's national death toll from the virus currently stands at 12,470.

Three people have been charged with supplying ammunition to the gunman who killed 22 people in the April 18-19 mass shooting in Nova Scotia. RCMP say 64 year old James Blair Banfield, 52 year old Lisa Diane Banfield and 60 year old Brian Brewster are charged with unlawfully transferring ammunition, specifically .223 calibre Remington cartridges and .40 calibre Smith and Wesson cartridges. Lisa Diane Banfield is listed on court probate documents as the common law spouse of the killer, Gabriel Wortman, who was killed by police on April 19. The RCMP say the charges against 52 year old Lisa Banf

The South Asian Business Association firmly stands with farmers from Punjab and across India in their demands for a peaceful, faithful, and expeditious resolution to the concerns they have raised.SABA is concerned by the troubling images of peaceful protesters being denied their democratic rights with the use of water cannons, tear gas, and other aggressive methods.India is the model of the power that peaceful protests can have, SABA strongly believes that the heavy-handed methods should be put aside for constructive dialogue that respects the needs of farmers. Over the coming weeks, SABA will

The RCMP say the B.C. Prosecution Service has approved 13 charges against a former social worker alleged to have stolen money from foster children in his care. The Mounties say in a news release they began an investigation nearly three years ago into the alleged fraudulent activity of Robert Riley Saunders. They say Saunders was employed with the Ministry of Children and Family Development from 1996 to 2018. Supt. Kara Triance of the RCMP's detachment in Kelowna says the police began their investigation in March 2018. Prosecutors have approved 13 charges against Saunders including 10 counts o

The US Department of Justice is refusing to comment on media reports that its lawyers are seeking a plea deal of sorts with Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou. The Wall Street Journal reports Justice Department lawyers have approached Huawei's chief financial officer about the possibility of a so-called deferred prosecution agreement. The newspaper says in exchange for admitting wrongdoing, Meng would be allowed to leave Canada and Vancouver, where she has been awaiting possible extradition to the US for the last two years. Meng was arrested in Vancouver two years ago at the behest of US off

The prime minister is not commenting on a Wall Street Journal report that the US Department of Justice has approached Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou with a plea deal of sorts. When pressed today, Justin Trudeau would only repeat what he has said in the past: that he is hopeful of winning the release of two Canadians caught up in the diplomatic standoff that started with Meng's arrest. Meng's 2018 arrest at Vancouver's airport at the behest of the US sparked the diplomatic standoff, and is widely believed to be behind China's decision days later to detain Canadians Michael Spavor and Michael Kov