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Repeal of Virginia's death penalty headed to governor's desk
RICHMOND, Va. - State lawmakers gave final approval Monday to a bill that will end capital punishment in Virginia, a dramatic turnaround for a state that has executed more people in its history than a...
Feb 22, 2021
COVID-19 pandemic cancels Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival once more
NANAIMO - Teams from across B.C. and Canada won't be in the Nanaimo Harbour again this year for the Nanaimo Dragon Boat Festival. The Festival Society announced on Sunday, Feb. 21 it has cancelled the...
Feb 22, 2021
OverActive Media releases plans for proposed entertainment venue at Exhibition Place
TORONTO - OverActive Media has released details of its plan for a new entertainment venue at Exhibition Place. The esports company, home to the Toronto Defiant and Ultra teams, says the project is wor...
Feb 22, 2021
Climate, China, Buy American to dominate Biden bilateral with prime minister Tuesday
WASHINGTON - China, climate change and Joe Biden's Buy American measures are likely to dominate when the U.S. president meets with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Tuesday's virtual conversation between...
Feb 22, 2021
Canada missed chance to help homegrown vaccines move quickly last spring: developers
OTTAWA - Two vaccine developers in Canada say a lack of federal funding early in the pandemic kept homegrown vaccines from moving as quickly as international versions. John Lewis, the CEO of Entos Pha...
Feb 22, 2021
UN human rights body opens session as Myanmar concerns loom
GENEVA - The U.N.'s top human rights body has opened its first and highest-level meeting of 2021, amid growing concerns on issues including the military coup in Myanmar, the arrest of Russian oppositi...
Feb 22, 2021
Italian ambassador among 3 killed in attack on Congo convoy
KINSHASA, Congo - The Italian ambassador to Congo, an Italian carabineri police officer and their Congolese driver were killed Monday when gunmen attacked a U.N. convoy going to visit a school in east...
Feb 22, 2021
'Trojan Horse:' Alberta to argue in court federal assessment law unconstitutional
Alberta is in court fighting against Ottawa's law on environmental assessment. Arguments in Alberta's Court of Appeal are expected to last all week. The Alberta government calls the Impact Assessment ...
Feb 22, 2021
Critics ask why no details on Alberta government plan for parks management
EDMONTON - The Alberta government has yet to release details on how it will "optimize" the province's parks by getting other people to run them. It's been almost a year since the plan was revealed in ...
Feb 22, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, Feb. 22, 2021
The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 11 a.m. Quebec is reporting 805 new cases of COVID-19 today and 11 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus, including tw...
Feb 22, 2021