Canada

Canada could approve first COVID shot for youngest kids this month: feds

OTTAWA - Federal officials say a COVID-19 vaccine for Canada's youngest children could be approved as soon as this month. Health Canada tweeted Tuesday that it expects to reach a decision by mid-July ...

Jul 05, 2022

B.C. police officers recovering after bank shootout overwhelmed by support

SAANICH, B.C. - An officer who was injured in a deadly shootout outside a bank in Saanich, B.C., last week remains in intensive care after three surgeries. Saanich Chief Const. Dean Duthie told a news...

Jul 05, 2022

Canada making electric vehicle, battery pitch to Japanese automakers

OTTAWA - Innovation Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne says the convergence of Canada's automotive and mining sectors is working to lure more companies to Canada to make electric cars and the batteri...

Jul 05, 2022

Quebec victims group surprised after man gets conditional discharge for sex assault

MONTREAL - A crime victims advocacy group is expressing concern after a Quebec man was granted a conditional discharge last month after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting a woman as she slept. Mar...

Jul 05, 2022

Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly to take part in G20 despite Russia's presence

OTTAWA - Canada's Foreign Affairs Minister Mlanie Joly will take part in a G20 meeting in Bali, Indonesia, this week, even though Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov is also expected to attend. In...

Jul 05, 2022

Some Quebec overnight camps are being forced to close following COVID-19 outbreaks

MONTREAL - An association representing Quebec summer camps says at least three overnight camps have temporarily shut down following COVID-19 outbreaks, mostly among counsellors. Association des camps ...

Jul 05, 2022

Court martial planned for soldier who criticized vaccine mandate, led march to Ottawa

OTTAWA - The Canadian soldier charged with speaking against federal vaccine mandates while wearing his uniform and who recently led a march to Ottawa is now facing a court martial. Warrant Officer Jam...

Jul 05, 2022

Canada first ally to ratify NATO membership bids from Sweden, Finland

OTTAWA - Canada has become the first country to ratify Sweden and Finland's request to join NATO, bringing the two countries closer to full membership. The Prime Minister's Office says Justin Trudeau ...

Jul 05, 2022

Familiar outrage greets deadly Illinois shooting; weapon was legally purchased: mayor

HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - The mayor of the Chicago suburb scarred by America's latest mass shooting says she was once the alleged gunman's Cub Scout pack leader. Nancy Rotering tells CNN that she expects ...

Jul 05, 2022

More than half of Canada's AstraZeneca vaccine doses expired, will be thrown out

OTTAWA - Canada is about to toss more than half of its doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine because it couldn't find any takers for it either in or outside of Canada. A statement from Heal...

Jul 05, 2022