IQALUIT - There are more than 60 words to describe sea ice in Inuktitut.
For Nunavut's hunters, the words are critical when travelling across a frozen ocean highway by snowmobile or dog team.
OTTAWA - For all the bluster among federal political leaders about not wanting an election any time soon, the political truth is as cold as a winter's wind: the potential for one is a reality in 2021.
TORONTO - Ontario reported 2,005 cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, marking the 13th straight day the province has seen upwards of 2,000 new diagnoses.
The province also announced another 18 deaths linked to the virus.
It says 823 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 as of Sunday, including 285 people in intensive care and 194 on ventilators.
TORONTO–Writer-director Michelle Latimer and actors Lisa Cromarty and Michael Greyeyes are among several Canadians with projects in the upcoming Sundance Film Festival.
MONTREAL–Tania Azevedo wasn’t sure if she would make it to Aruba after all.
TORONTO - Ontario's education ministry has told school boards to prepare for the possibility of fully remote learning next year.
Education Minister Stephen Lecce has told board chairs they should encourage staff and students to bring essential learning materials home over the holidays.
TORONTO - Ontario is reporting a single-day record of 2,432 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 23 new deaths due to the virus.
Health Minister Christine Elliott says there are 737 new cases in Toronto, 434 in Peel Region, 209 in York Region, 190 in Windsor-Essex, and 142 in Hamilton.
WINNIPEG–Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been arrested in Winnipeg.
Court records show Nygard was arrested under the Extradition Act and is to appear in a Winnipeg courtroom this afternoon.
OTTAWA–A new poll suggests a majority of Canadians support the idea of a lockdown on non-essential businesses and services during the holidays to fight a surge in new COVID-19 cases across the country.
OTTAWA–Jo-Anne Miner, a personal support worker at an Ottawa long-term care home, was the first in the city to receive the COVID-19 vaccine as the national capital rolls out its inoculation program.
