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Health Canada authorizes updated Novavax COVID-19 vaccine targeting XBB variant

Health Canada has authorized an updated COVID-19 vaccine from Novavax that targets the XBB.1.5 variant. The new vaccine is called Nuvaxovid and is approved for people 12 years of age and over. Nuvaxovid is a protein subunit vaccine, meaning it contains harmless pieces of virus. The other two XBB vaccines currently authorized in Canada are mRNA vaccines, manufactured by Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna. The mRNA options remain the only XBB vaccines approved for children under 12. The National Advisory Committee on Immunization recommends that everyone six months of age and older get the XBB.1.5 vacc...

Rain, wind pummels B.C. coast as atmospheric river makes landfall

Parts of southwestern British Columbia remain under a rainfall warning as a potent atmospheric river made landfall along the province's coast Monday, bringing ample rain and high winds while disrup...

Canada needs skilled workers to overcome housing crisis: Sean Fraser

To overcome the housing crisis in Canada, the government may relax immigration for skilled workers.Housing Minister Sean Fraser said Tuesday that Canada is going to face troubles getting homes buil...

Demands for Speaker to resign after he appears in Liberal tribute video

House of Commons Speaker Greg Fergus is apologizing after a video message he recorded in thanks of the departing interim leader of the Ontario Liberal party, John Fraser, was played at the party...

Financial intel agency hands down $7.4M penalty to Royal Bank of Canada

The Royal Bank of Canada is facing a 7.4-million-dollar penalty for non-compliance with anti-money laundering and terrorist financing measures. The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Cen...

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Rate of sexual assault in the Canadian Armed Forces rising, StatCan survey suggests

New report from Statistics Canada suggests the problem of sexual misconduct in the military is getting worse. The survey suggests 3.5 per cent of Canadian Armed Forces personnel say they were sexually assaulted by another military...

Israel-Hamas war: Two Canadians died in Lebanon

Global Affairs Canada has confirmed the deaths of two more Canadians amid the Israel-Hamas war, bringing the total ...

Overdoses the leading cause of death in B.C. for those aged for 10 to 59: Coroner

British Columbia's coroner says the toxic and unregulated drug supply has claimed more than 2,000 lives in the prov...

Canadian economy shrank 1.1 per cent in Q3: Statistics Canada

Statistics Canada says the economy shrank 1.1 per cent on an annualized basis in the third quarter. A decrease in...

Three in four Canadians say higher immigration is worsening housing crisis: Poll

A large majority of Canadians agree that higher immigration is fueling the housing crisis and putting pressure on t...

BC

'Atmospheric river' set to hit Metro Vancouver, southern coast of British Columbia

Much of British Columbia's south coast is bracing for stormy weather as Environment Canada says a "potent and impactful" storm will bring heavy rain to Metro Vancouver. Environment Canada is also warning drivers on the Sea to Sky ...

BC files application for Canada's first unexplained wealth order, says minister

British Columbia's solicitor general says the government has filed the first-ever application to secure an unexplained wealth order in Canada. Mike Farnworth says the notice of civil claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court is the start ...

Overdoses the leading cause of death in B.C. for those aged for 10 to 59: Coroner

British Columbia's coroner says the toxic and unregulated drug supply has claimed more than 2,000 lives in the province in the first ten months of this year. A statement from the coroners' service says in October alone 189 people ...

988 suicide crisis helpline launches across Canada

A new toll-free, three-digit suicide prevention helpline launched across Canada on Thursday morning. People having suicidal thoughts or other mental health distress can now call or text 988 to reach a trained responder 24 hours a ...

Alberta

More than 30,000 new immigrants are expected to arrive in Edmonton this year

Edmonton's population is growing rapidly and according to a recent report from the Conference Board of Canada, 30,000 new immigrants are expected to arrive in the city this year. Last year, 33,000 new people came to the city, whi...

Federal govt should accept SC decision regarding plastic ban: Alberta

Alberta has urged the federal government to accept the Supreme Court's decision regarding the plastic ban. In fact, the Alberta government is pleased with the court's ruling that found Canada's plastic ban too broad when it came t...

Six top executives removed in Alberta Health Services

The board of Alberta Health Services says six of the organization's top executives are no longer in their positions.Last week, Premier Danielle Smith announced sweeping changes to dismantle the provincewide health-care provider, r...

More than $2 million worth of drugs and cash seized in Red Deer

More than $2 million worth of drugs and cash were seized in Red Deer last month.Officials believe this is the largest drug bust in the Central Alberta city's history to date.According to Alberta Law Enforcement Response Teams, the...

Canada

Rate of sexual assault in the Canadian Armed Forces rising, StatCan survey suggests

New report from Statistics Canada suggests the problem of sexual misconduct in the military is getting worse. The s...

World

10 people died, 23 injured due to heavy snow storm in Ukraine

At least 10 people have died and thousands remain cut off from the power grid in Ukraine. According to Interior Min...

Hamas frees first batch of hostages under truce, including 13 Israelis

A four-day temporary ceasefire between Israel and Hamas has begun on Friday. Under this agreement Hamas has release...

Qatar says Gaza cease-fire will begin Friday morning

A spokesman for Qatar's Foreign Ministry hopes the momentum of the deal between Israel and Hamas will lead to an ...

India

Joly and LeBlanc refused to comment on Pannun case

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said little Wednesday about the unfolding murder-for-hire plot and its echoes of a similar investigation in Canada.When it comes to what’s happening in the U.S., I won’t comment directly beca...

U.S. says alleged murder plotter was directed by India and mentioned B.C. killing

American prosecutors say a man allegedly involved in a murder plot against a Sikh activist on U.S. soil also discussed the killing of Canadian Hardeep Singh Nijjar, just hours after Nijjar was gun...

US authorities charge man from India in plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader in New York City

U.S. authorities announced murder-for-hire charges Wednesday against a man from India who they say plotted to pay an assassin $100,000 to kill a prominent Sikh separatist leader living in New York...

All 41 workers rescued from collapsed Indian tunnel after 17 days

Forty-one construction workers have been rescued from a collapsed tunnel in northern India where they had spent the last 17 days. The rescue on Tuesday marked a happy ending to an ordeal that h...

Immigration minister welcomes news Canadians can get tourist visas to India again

Immigration Minister Marc Miller says he's happy to hear that Canadians can once again get electronic tourist visas to India after two months of diplomatic tensions. Word of the change came from a...

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