The Latest Breaking News from The Canadian Press

OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee has called on GoFundMe representatives to testify about how it ensures that money raised on its platform isn’t used to promote hate, such as antisemitism and white supremacy.

OTTAWA — Swimming Canada said Thursday it won't send a team to compete at this summer's World University Games due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

OTTAWA — The government has issued an order-in-council clarifying that truckers are not exempt from a vaccine mandate after bureaucrats were confused by their own policy.

LONDON, Ont. — A permanent memorial to honour a Muslim family attacked while out for a stroll in London, Ont., last June has been proposed for the city.

Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine may produce a stronger antibody response than Pfizer-BioNTech's in patients undergoing dialysis for kidney disease, a Canadian study suggests, but researchers say more data is needed to determine what that means for protecting vulnerable populations against the virus.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia is reporting four more deaths due to COVID-19, for a total of 157 since the start of the pandemic.

WHYCOCOMAGH, N.S. — RCMP say a 35-year-old Nova Scotia man is to appear in court in May after a search last week turned up five restricted firearms, prohibited magazines, body armour and ammunition.

Toronto officials are bracing for a planned protest against COVID-19 measures at the provincial legislature on Saturday, with the mayor saying he wants to stop it from devolving into a dayslong demonstration like the one that's gripped Ottawa.

WHITEHORSE — Yukon is making tentative plans to gradually lift its COVID-19 restrictions, but the state of emergency declared in November will remain in place for another 90 days. 

Nicole Corry says she didn't become a personal support worker to be called a hero. But she never anticipated that she would be villainized as she puts her health and family's welfare on the line to care for others amid a pandemic.

FREDERICTON — Another four people have died in New Brunswick as a result of COVID-19, bring the total number of deaths in the province to 251.