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Speaker says photo of naked MP an affront to dignity of House of Commons

Speaker says photo of naked MP an affront to dignity of House of Commons

OTTAWA — Taking a screenshot of a naked Liberal MP during virtual parliamentary proceedings was an affront to the authority and dignity of the House of Commons, Speaker Anthony Rota ruled Monday.
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Montreal dockworkers strike as federal government mulls back-to-work legislation

Montreal dockworkers strike as federal government mulls back-to-work legislation

MONTREAL — Operations at the Port of Montreal came to a halt after more than 1,000 dockworkers began a strike Monday morning, causing a complete shutdown at the facility.
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Opposition parties support sending COVID-19 aid to India; no specifics from Canada

Opposition parties support sending COVID-19 aid to India; no specifics from Canada

OTTAWA — The leaders of the federal Conservatives and NDP say Canada should send aid to India as it struggles with a deadly surge in COVID-19 cases, while the Liberal government has yet to announce any details of how it plans to help. U.S.
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Military to provide medical personnel to help Ontario

Military to provide medical personnel to help Ontario

OTTAWA — The federal government is deploying military medical personnel to help Ontario's beleaguered health-care system with a deadly third wave of COVID-19.
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Nunavut confirms first cases of COVID-19 variant first identified in U.K.

Nunavut confirms first cases of COVID-19 variant first identified in U.K.

IQALUIT, Nunavut — Nunavut has confirmed its first cases of the COVID-19 variant first identified in the United Kingdom, but the territory's chief public health officer says following strict public-health measures will curb its spread.
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Quebec provincial police begin wearing body cameras in 12-month pilot project

Quebec provincial police begin wearing body cameras in 12-month pilot project

MONTREAL — A pilot project that is equipping Quebec provincial police officers with body cameras began on Monday in Rimouski, located about 300 kilometres northeast of Quebec City.
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Trans Mountain ordered to delay pipeline construction in B.C. bird nesting area

Trans Mountain ordered to delay pipeline construction in B.C. bird nesting area

VANCOUVER — Environment and Climate Change Canada has ordered a halt to construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline through a forest in Burnaby, B.C., until the end of bird nesting season.
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RCMP say three dead after helicopter crashes near Resolute Bay in Nunavut

RCMP say three dead after helicopter crashes near Resolute Bay in Nunavut

A helicopter trip to survey polar bear populations in the High Arctic ended tragically on the weekend in a crash that killed three people. RCMP said the chopper went down on Griffith Island, about 20 kilometres southwest of Resolute Bay, Nunavut.
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N.L. sending nine health-care workers to Ontario to help with COVID-19 third wave

N.L. sending nine health-care workers to Ontario to help with COVID-19 third wave

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador is sending nine health-care workers to Ontario on Tuesday to help the province deal with a third wave of COVID-19 that is threatening to overwhelm hospitals.
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The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, April 26, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, April 26, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 3:55 p.m. Saskatchewan is reporting 245 new cases of COVID-19 today. Health officials say one person who is in their 60s from the province's far northwest has also died.
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