Canada

Students, festival organizers make masks a choice as Canada nears St. Patrick’s Day

OTTAWA - St. Patrick's Day celebrations are set to return this week, but festival organizers and student unions say people should party with caution. Canada's largest celebrations of the holiday were ...

Mar 15, 2022

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to speak virtually to Canadian Parliament

OTTAWA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is scheduled to address Parliament this morning, the latest in a series of virtual visits as he pleads for international aid. The Russian invasion of U...

Mar 15, 2022

'Lucky young man': Canadian volunteer fighter injured in missile attack in Ukraine

A Canadian man was injured when a military base near Ukraine's western border was struck by Russian missiles on the weekend, says the head of an organization now helping the volunteer fighter get back...

Mar 14, 2022

Conservative leadership candidate says he tested positive for COVID-19

Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest has tested positive for COVID-19. Charest announced the news late Monday on Twitter, saying his symptoms are mild. He says his wife, Michele, has tested ...

Mar 14, 2022

Lewis calls Bill 21 'religious discrimination,' Poilievre hopes Quebec repeals law

OTTAWA - Conservative leadership candidate and rookie MP Leslyn Lewis says a Quebec law restricting public servants in positions of authority from wearing religious symbols at work is "explicit religi...

Mar 14, 2022

'The whole system falls apart': Nunavut group concerned about Ottawa care home

IQALUIT, Nunavut - A group representing Nunavut elders says a seniors home in Ottawa is failing Inuit who are sent there. In a March 7 letter to Nunavut Health Minister John Main, the Pairijait Tigumi...

Mar 14, 2022

Canada's new electric-vehicle registrations soar in 2021 but still lag behind Europe

OTTAWA - More new electric vehicles hit the road in Canada last year than ever before but the growth is nowhere near what is happening in Europe. Statistics Canada says more than 65,000 new battery-on...

Mar 14, 2022

Courts will have to consider reasonableness of delays during COVID-19, experts say

TORONTO - Canadian courts grappling with the aftermath of pandemic closures and restrictions will have to parse out how much of the delays during COVID-19 should be deemed reasonable and unavoidable a...

Mar 14, 2022

Poilievre pitches to new immigrants, as Brown attacks him over 2015 niqab ban bill

OTTAWA - Patrick Brown, the newest entrant in the Conservative leadership race, kicked off his campaign by blasting opponent Pierre Poilievre over his presence in the party in 2015 when it pushed crea...

Mar 14, 2022

Bombers football club tells Manitoba Liberals to stop selling items with 'W' logo

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba Liberal Party has been told to stop selling merchandise with a "W" logo because it appears similar to that of the Canadian Football League's Winnipeg Blue Bombers. A spokespers...

Mar 14, 2022