Father submitted unverified medical studies about vaccine efficacy In a case between a separated couple, the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal has dismissed the father’s appeal to not get their young children vaccinated against COVID-19. CBC News is not naming the couple, so as to not identify their children. In December 2021, the mother filed an application for sole decision-making authority on COVID vaccination for her children. The judge at the Court of Queen’s Bench in Estevan, Sask., found that the father “was opposed to the vaccinations on religious grounds” but grantedRead more

In July, Canadian Centre for Child Protection saw over 3 times the number of reported cases year-over-year A new analysis from the Canadian Centre for Child Protection suggests a stark rise in sextortion crimes targeting youth, with the majority of victims being adolescent boys. The Winnipeg-based agency says it opened 322 cases this July, compared to 85 in July 2021 and just 15 in July 2019. Of those 322 cases last month, 92 per cent involved boys or young men. In the past, the centre would see mostly cases of girls andRead more

Trade deadline acquisition set for home debut in Canada on Aug. 12 Whit Merrifield said Thursday he is vaccinated for COVID-19 and will be cleared to play for Toronto when the Blue Jays return to Canada. Merrifield was acquired in a trade with Kansas City on Tuesday for two minor leaguers. The two-time All-Star was in the starting lineup in centre field for his first game with his new team Thursday night at Minnesota. Blue Jays acquire 2-time all-star 2nd baseman/outfielder Whit Merrifield 10 unvaccinated Royals players to miss tripRead more

More resources coming to stop trafficking at the border, community organizations leading prevention The federal government announced Thursday that it will be committing close to $42 million to fight growing gun violence in Quebec. It comes as Montrealers woke up to the news that three people had been fatally shot this week, in what seemed to be random attacks. “There are too many young people falling victim to gun violence,” said Pablo Rodriguez, a member of Parliament for the Montreal riding of Honoré-Mercier, at a news conference in Montreal. “We’ve had enough.Read more

David and Collet Stephan were accused of not seeking medical attention sooner for their 18-month-old son The Supreme Court of Canada won’t hear an appeal in a high-profile Alberta case that saw a couple tried twice in the death of their sick toddler. David and Collet Stephan were accused of not seeking medical attention sooner for their 18-month-old son, Ezekiel, before he died in 2012. They testified that they were treating the boy with natural remedies for what they thought was croup. A jury convicted them in 2016 of failingRead more

The surgery happened at the end of July in Halifax With a few small, precise movements, Canadian medical history was made last week in Halifax as the first spinal robotic surgery was performed at the QEII Health Sciences Centre. A robotic arm was used to place titanium screws and rods in three vertebrae. The surgery relieved pressure on nerves that were causing pain, said Dr. Sean Christie, the neurosurgeon who performed the surgery. Dr. Christie said the procedure would still have been possible without the robotic arm, but it allowsRead more

Lindsey Klassen placed 8th overall in gruelling race through Canadian Rockies A Manitoba expat took first place in the women’s ultra competition of the Canadian Death Race in the Canadian Rockies on the weekend — and she managed the mean feat just over a year after nearly dying in a horrific training accident. Lindsey Klassen, who placed eighth overall, said the Alberta race was “pretty brutal” but she persevered. “I just dig deep,” said Klassen, originally from Cooks Creek, Man., and now a foot and ankle surgeon in San Francisco. “It’sRead more

Hudson Bay rail line is the ‘backbone of northern Manitoba’: Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal The provincial and federal governments announced Wednesday they are spending roughly $133 million to upgrade northern Manitoba’s rail line, which has had lengthy service disruptions despite being the only land link to the south for many communities. The province is spending up to $73.8 million over two years to help the Arctic Gateway Group upgrade, operate and maintain the Hudson Bay Railway, Premier Heather Stefanson announced at a news conference on Wednesday. The Arctic GatewayRead more

Hamilton police applying to lay hate crime charge on 41-year-old Christopher Pretula WARNING: This story contains details that readers may find disturbing and offensive. Hamilton police have arrested a man after a video appeared to show him hurling transphobic and racist insults toward passengers on an HSR bus. Police issued a news release on Tuesday appealing for witnesses and victims related to the three-minute video after CBC Hamilton asked the police service about it a day earlier. It also said the incident was reported via the service’s online reporting tool by a third party in anotherRead more

‘I could clean up my house with a rake,’ says Les Mursza, whose property was reduced to ash Les Murzsa says he spent more than a decade focusing his time and savings on building the off-grid home he’d hoped to own for most of his adult life. One project at a time, he renovated the wooden cabin at the south end of Green Mountain Road, near Keremeos, B.C., until there was only one job left: finishing up the new roof. Murzsa was in the process of installing the last shingles when a wildfireRead more