January 4, 2021 Police in Gatineau, Quebec, accused of excessive force while breaking up New Year’s Eve party: report
January 2, 2021 Canada approves NHL camps, but provinces must rule on games The Canadian government, citing “national interest grounds,” gave its approval Thursday for the start of NHL training camps. It issued an exemption to the mandatory 14-day quarantine period for NHL players and team staff to return to the country.
December 31, 2020 Ontario's finance minister resigns after taking Caribbean holiday amid pandemic Ontario’s Finance Minister Rod Phillips resigned Thursday after provoking outrage for taking a holiday in the Caribbean earlier this month in defiance of his own government’s pandemic safety guidelines.
December 30, 2020 Iran to pay $150G to families of Ukraine plane crash victims Iran on Wednesday said it will pay $150,000 to the families of the 176 victims of a Ukrainian passenger plane that was shot down by Iranian forces near Tehran in January.
December 29, 2020 Despite coronavirus guidance, Ontario’s finance minister Rod Phillips went abroad on ‘personal trip’ In Canada, Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Tuesday ordered his finance minister, Rod Phillips, to “immediately” return to the country after discovering that he had left Canada earlier this month for a holiday.
December 27, 2020 Canada, Japan among nations reporting infections with fast-spreading UK coronavirus strain The fast-spreading coronavirus strain first identified in the United Kingdom has now reached Canada and Japan, after cases cropped up in some European counties.
December 25, 2020 NHL: Canadian teams able to start season in home arenas The NHL believes all seven Canadian teams will be able to start the season playing in their home arenas.
December 24, 2020 How does NORAD track Santa on Christmas Eve? Tracking Santa's annual sleigh ride is trickier for both the U.S. military and a crew of volunteers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
December 24, 2020 Unusual world junior championship plunges ahead in Edmonton A world junior men’s hockey championship like no other opens Friday with zero spectators and teams walled off from the general public because of the coronavirus pandemic.
December 23, 2020 Politico mocked for 'embarrassing' article on Justin Trudeau's beard: 'Incapable of feeling shame' Politico was ridiculed Wednesday over a story about Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's "Significant" beard and how it symbolized his transformation into a weathered politician.
