Canada

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon tests positive for COVID-19, has mild symptoms

OTTAWA - Canada's Governor General has tested positive for COVID-19. Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says in a statement on Twitter that she tested positive Wednesday morning and is experiencing mild symptoms. S...

Feb 09, 2022

Quebec man arrested after four-day Amber Alert pleads guilty to 14 charges

MONTREAL - A Quebec man who kidnapped his three-year-old son and was the subject of a manhunt over several days last summer has pleaded guilty to 14 charges. The province's prosecution service says th...

Feb 09, 2022

Census shows B.C.'s population hit five million after 7.6 per cent growth

VANCOUVER - Canada's latest census shows British Columbia had the second-highest population growth among the provinces, but realtors and buyers say an influx of people has created fiercer-than-ever co...

Feb 09, 2022

Angry protests, fading patience to test public health COVID-19 bulwark in U.S.

WASHINGTON - The long shadow of an enduring, Canadian-born protest movement is darkening America's doorstep, just as waning public patience and conflicting policy advice put ever more pressure on frag...

Feb 09, 2022

Lifting restrictions could cause anxiety for many as unknowns persist: experts

As provinces begin lifting COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, psychology experts expect stress and anxiety to run high among those who remain wary of letting their guards down. It will take time for many...

Feb 09, 2022

B.C. coroner's report shows illicit toxic drug deaths highest ever in 2021

VICTORIA - The British Columbia coroners service says more people died from suspected illicit toxic drugs in 2021 than were recorded in any other year. A report from the service says 2,224 suspected d...

Feb 09, 2022

Judge restores visiting rights for Quebec father unvaccinated against COVID-19

MONTREAL - A Quebec father who is not vaccinated against COVID-19 has regained the right to have visits with his 12-year-old son. Superior Court Justice Marie-Anne Paquette ruled Tuesday that it is no...

Feb 09, 2022

Feds declined offer from privacy commissioner for advice on collection of phone data

OTTAWA - The federal privacy commissioner says his offer to advise the government on the implications of collecting data from millions of mobile phones during the COVID-19 pandemic was rebuffed. Danie...

Feb 09, 2022

'Not in the clear yet': Ontario to stick with masks and COVID-19 passports

Ontario's health minister says masking will be important for some time to come even as Alberta and Saskatchewan take steps to get rid of nearly all COVID-19 public health restrictions. "We are not in ...

Feb 09, 2022

Sen. Denise Batters returned to national Conservative caucus after O'Toole ousted her

OTTAWA - Conservative Sen. Denise Batters is back in the party's national caucus one week after the leader who kicked her out was himself dumped. Batters appeared alongside MPs who gathered today in O...

Feb 09, 2022