Canada

Watching the "gals": First Nations guardians for caribou cows helps B.C. herd triple

A British Columbia caribou herd has tripled its size in less than decade as other such herds in Canada struggle to even survive. The reason? A combination of predator control, habitat protection and t...

Apr 01, 2022

Indigenous delegates set to have final meeting with Pope Francis at Vatican

ROME - First Nations, Inuit and Mtis delegates are scheduled today to have a final meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican. The groups had individual meetings with the Pope earlier this week and expr...

Mar 31, 2022

Government tells arts bodies to suspend cultural events funded by Russian state

OTTAWA - Pablo Rodriguez is asking arts bodies that get Canadian government funding to suspend all cultural activity involving Russians linked to Putin's regime. In response to Putin's invasion of Ukr...

Mar 31, 2022

Canada's extends anti-Islamic State mission in Iraq to 2023

OTTAWA - Canada is extending its military mission in Iraq and the Middle East. Defence Minister Anita Anand announced the 12-month extension today, just hours before the current mandate was set to exp...

Mar 31, 2022

RCMP officer hesitated after speeding by N.S. mass shooter on second day of killings

HALIFAX - In the seconds after a Mountie sped past a gunman wanted for a murderous rampage in Nova Scotia two years ago, the officer hesitated about whether to give chase, and by the time he did the s...

Mar 31, 2022

NACI guidance on fourth dose of COVID vaccine expected soon: PHAC

TORONTO - The National Advisory Committee on Immunization is expected to release guidance on fourth doses of COVID-19 vaccine in early April as public health indicators tick up across Canada. That's s...

Mar 31, 2022

Northwest Territories to drop COVID-19 mask mandate, isolation measures Friday

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories says it will end all of its COVID-19 public health measures Friday, including mandatory isolation for people who test positive for the virus. In a news release,...

Mar 31, 2022

Federal justice minister concerned by secret trial held in Quebec and kept off docket

MONTREAL - Federal Justice Minister David Lametti says reports that a Quebec criminal trial involving a police informant was held entirely in secret and kept off the official court docket are deeply t...

Mar 31, 2022

Federal ministers cite need for international war crimes probe of Russia

OTTAWA - Canada's international development minister says Russia's blocking of humanitarian aid to Ukraine and its bombing of medical facilities should be the subjects of an international war crimes i...

Mar 31, 2022

Conservative party says membership data is safe after reports of alleged hack

OTTAWA - The Conservative Party of Canada says it's confident data about its members has not been compromised following reports of an alleged breach. A spokeswoman for Jean Charest's leadership campai...

Mar 31, 2022