OTTAWA — Police have charged a California man with breaking quarantine rules after he travelled to Ottawa and allegedly received visits from a local resident when he was supposed to be in isolation. The man arrived in Ottawa from the U.S....
TORONTO — As provinces issue lockdown orders, curfews and other restrictions to combat record daily COVID-19 cases, it may be tempting to avoid any trips to the hospital, but the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) is urging Canadians to still...
OTTAWA — Harvest Meats is recalling a brand of Polish sausages due to undercooking that may make them unsafe to eat. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the recall affects customers in Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario and Saskatchewan....
PARIS — French oil and gas company Total said it has decided to withdraw from energy association American Petroleum Institute because it disagrees on climate-related policies. Total said in a statement Friday it would not renew its membership for 2021 following...
TORONTO — McDonald’s will be phasing out polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a class of toxic chemicals, from its food packaging materials over the next five years, the fast food chain has announced. The company said on its website it was committed to...
TORONTO — It’s been five years since the rollout of the Ontario Fertility Program, which was launched in 2015 to assist eligible patients who are struggling to conceive children. Since then, it has helped cover the cost of fertility treatments for...
TORONTO — An Ontario woman, who recently travelled to the U.K. for endometriosis surgery after Canadian doctors dismissed her condition for years, has started a fund to help others in similar situations seek care abroad. Christina Paruag travelled to the U.K....
TORONTO — Pooria Behrouzy was honoured to be offered a full-time job as a COVID-19 vaccine support worker at Trillium Health Partners last month. The international student in health informatics at George Brown College was already on staff at the Mississauga,...
CAIRO — An Egyptian judge overturned an acquittal verdict of two young women who were jailed last year for posting “indecent” videos on the social media video app TikTok, ordering their pretrial detention for 15 days over fresh charges of “human...
OTTAWA — Good morning. Here is the latest news on COVID-19 and its impact on Ottawa. Fast Facts: Active cases of COVID-19 have reached a new high in Ottawa Outdoor rinks and sledding hills will remain open during the provincial stay-at-home order...
