New gun control legislation the federal government tabled today includes a national freeze on the purchase, sale, importation and transfer of handguns in Canada — the government's most ambitious attempt yet to restrict access to firearms in this country.

What have we learned since 2020?

A Smiths Falls, Ont., couple say they're pleased the town has rescinded an order to uproot their "naturalized" lawn, but fear the battle isn't over yet.

MONTREAL — Researchers are having a hard time explaining why Quebec had the country’s highest official COVID-19 death toll despite a relatively low number of excess deaths between March 2020 and October 2021.

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May 31, 2022. There has been a significant development.

Ross Wightman, who was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré Syndrome last year following a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, has been approved for a pain and suffering payout under Canada's Vaccine Injury Support Program.

Canadians are currently enjoying their summer and living their lives.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government has adopted 72 secret orders-in-council — hidden from Parliament and Canadians — since coming to office, CBC News has learned.

While essentially all COVID-19 restrictions have been lifted across much of Canada and in several countries around the world, Don Cleary, President of Marriott Hotels of Canada, is reflecting on restoring traveller confidence.

All-cause mortality is spiking - right on schedule, three-plus months after booster mRNA shots - and mostly in the elderly, the most highly boosted group. It's getting hard to see this as coincidence.

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