Newly released documents highlight what provincial officials knew about spread of COVID-19 in fall 2021.  Premier Scott Moe says province made decisions based on information it had at the time. This story is a collaboration between the Investigative Journalism Foundation and CBC Saskatchewan. Newly obtained internal data shows the Saskatchewan …

LONDON: A row between pharmaceutical firms Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech comes to court in London on Tuesday over patents for Covid vaccine technology that helped save millions of lives during the pandemic. At issue is US firm Moderna’s claim that its American competitor Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech breached patent …

Quebec optometrists have confirmed 28 cases of eclipse-related eye damage since the solar event on April 8, and health officials say there could be far more.  More data needed, not all injuries are permanent, doctor says. Quebec optometrists have confirmed 28 cases of eclipse-related eye damage since the solar event …

A chemical plant in Sarnia, Ont., announced on Saturday that it is temporarily shutting down for maintenance and to “address a mechanical issue” following complaints from a nearby First Nation whose members say they’ve become ill from the plant’s emissions. Members of Aamjiwnaang First Nation say emissions from plant made …

A wrongfully convicted New Brunswick man who spent decades trying to clear his name before being declared innocent by a judge in January has died at the age of 80. Walter Gillespie died at his Saint John home. He was 80. A wrongfully convicted New Brunswick man who spent decades …

Big temperature swing to test Ontario’s patience this week Click here to view the video Spring is a famously temperamental season and it’ll certainly live up to that reputation this week across Ontario as an active pattern builds over the Great Lakes. Several systems moving through the region will send …

Investigators with Alberta Health Services served closure orders on four halal grocery stores and a halal warehouse and distribution centre in Calgary on Friday. The outlets are accused of purchasing and reselling uninspected meat to the public, which is against the law in Alberta. Selling uninspected meat illegal and risky, …

A key week of negotiations kicks off Tuesday, as representatives descend on Ottawa to tackle the worldwide issue of plastic pollution. The fourth and penultimate installment of talks tees up a final session later this year in Korea, where parties hope to sign onto a binding global treaty on plastic.  …

Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, while an ambulance driver was killed as he went to pick up wounded from a separate attack by violent Jewish settlers, Palestinian authorities said.  Israeli military said a number of militants were killed or arrested. …

The U.S. House of Representatives swiftly approved $95 billion US in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies in a rare Saturday session as Democrats and Republicans banded together after months of hard-right resistance over renewed American support for repelling Russia’s invasion.  Action on Saturday follows months of …