The Prince Albert RCMP officer charged in the death of 26-year-old Braden Herman left work in full uniform wearing his duty belt on the day of the alleged offence.
The Saskatchewan government may suspend driver’s licenses, garnish wages or withhold GST rebates and tax returns from those with unpaid fines related to the public health order.
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has named Brig.-Gen. Krista Brodie as the new vice-president of vaccine logistics and operations, replacing Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin.
The federal government faced new calls Monday to be more transparent with Canadians about Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's departure, with ministers taking questions about the matter in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's absence. Now, with the vaccine rollout in a pivotal moment without a logistical lead, Fortin's replacement could be named imminently.
President Joe Biden expressed support for a cease-fire between Israel and Gaza's militant Hamas rulers in a call to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, but stopped short of demanding an immediate stop to the eight days of Israeli airstrikes and Hamas rocket barrages that have killed more than 200 people, most of them Palestinian
The Israeli military unleashed another heavy wave of airstrikes Monday on the Gaza Strip, saying it destroyed militant tunnels and the homes of nine Hamas commanders. International diplomacy to end the weeklong war that has killed hundreds appeared to make little headway.
Canada is set to receive a large infusion of COVID-19 vaccines this week, even as questions swirl around how the immunization drive will be affected by the sudden departure of the man tasked with overseeing it.
