News/Canada/Ottawa
Akwesasne chief disputes data showing few residents fully vaccinated
Estimates of just how many people living in the Mohawk Nation at Akwesasne are fully vaccinated vary significantly, but its chief insists the...
Vaccine passports ignite debate over privacy vs. public health
As a steadily rising number of fully vaccinated Canadians emerge from hiding to test the gradual return to pre-pandemic normalcy, a conundrum looms: what...
Former CEO of Aga Khan Museum to lead Canadian Museum of History
Henry Kim, the former director of the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto, has been chosen to be the new chief executive officer for...
Families of victims of police violence call for action at rally outside Trudeau’s office
A group of Black and Indigenous families brought their case for defunding Canadian police forces to the steps of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s...
Kingston to move Sir John A. Macdonald statue from City Park
Numbered hearts are placed on the steps of the Sir John A. MacDonald statue in Kingston, Ont., on May 31. The hearts represent...
My Korean name is Ki Sun, and I’m choosing not to be ashamed of it anymore
This First Person article is the experience of Priscilla Hwang, a reporter for CBC Ottawa who is reclaiming her Korean name, Ki Sun. For more...
Doctors said this Quebec man would die of COVID-19. His family had other ideas
Peter Simard squints into the bright spring sunshine as his wife, Céline Lafrenière, pushes his wheelchair through the front door and down the ramp...
Ottawa Senators owner took Caribbean superyacht vacation during pandemic — and it went horribly, lawsuits say
What do you do if it’s the middle of a pandemic and you’re feeling cooped up in Canada, where government lockdowns have been...
When will the Canada-U.S. border reopen?
Travel across the Canada-U.S. border could resume by late summer or fall, according to the cautious estimates of some experts, but they say the...
Canadian Museum of History’s CEO resigns amid probe into allegations of workplace harassment
The CEO of the Canadian Museum of History, who was at the centre of a workplace harassment investigation, has resigned just two months before his...
Brian Nadler recounted troubled times at Saskatoon hospital to Nevada medical board
The doctor charged with first-degree murder in the death of an Ontario hospital patient — and who once told a U.S. medical board how...
College suspends doctor’s licence after murder charge following death of hospital patient
An Eastern Ontario doctor has had his medical licence suspended by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) days after being charged...
Canada’s nursing homes have worst record for COVID-19 deaths among wealthy nations: report
Canada has the worst record for COVID-19 deaths in long-term care homes compared with other wealthy countries, according to a new report released on...
Doctor charged with murder after multiple deaths at Hawkesbury, Ont., hospital
A doctor has been charged with first-degree murder as police investigate multiple suspicious deaths at the eastern Ontario hospital where he works. Ontario Provincial Police...
Pool permits soar as retailers prepare for another ‘unreal’ summer
Some businesses that sell swimming pools and other pool-related products in Ottawa say they’ve never seen demand like this, and they likely won’t have...
