Canada

Roughly 100 kids living in trucks involved in Ottawa convoy protest: police

OTTAWA - Roughly 100 kids are living in the trucks idling on the streets of downtown Ottawa during the cold, noisy and prolonged protest that has grabbed hold of the capital, police say. Police office...

Feb 08, 2022

Commons calls for halt to collection of COVID-19 phone data over privacy concerns

OTTAWA - The House of Commons voted today to call on the Public Health Agency of Canada to halt its plans to collect data from millions of mobile phones to help understand travel patterns during the C...

Feb 08, 2022

Traffic slow through Alberta border crossing after being blocked again by protesters

COUTTS, Alta. - Traffic is flowing slowly through the Coutts border crossing in southern Alberta this morning after protesters against vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 restrictions blocked vehicles...

Feb 08, 2022

Conservatives split on whether convoy protest should stay or vacate Parliament Hill

OTTAWA - Conservatives appear increasingly split over whether a protest against COVID-19 health restrictions in the nation's capital should stay or go. Many Tory members of Parliament have pledged ful...

Feb 08, 2022

United States allows shipments of P.E.I. potatoes to resume to Puerto Rico

WASHINGTON - The United States Department of Agriculture announced Tuesday it will allow the resumption of shipments of Prince Edward Island potatoes to Puerto Rico. Exports to Puerto Rico and the con...

Feb 08, 2022

StatCan sees lessons in pandemic census to apply for next go-round in 2026

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada's overseer of the 2021 census says there are lessons for the agency to take from the pandemic count to apply to the next census go-round. Planning for a census starts almost...

Feb 08, 2022

Family members of Indian migrants who died at border in Winnipeg for funeral

WINNIPEG - A small funeral was held on the weekend for an Indian couple and their two children who died while trying to cross into the United States by foot during treacherous winter conditions in sou...

Feb 08, 2022

Quebec announces reopening plan that lifts most COVID-19 restrictions by mid-March

MONTREAL - The Quebec government says most COVID-19 restrictions will be lifted across the province by March 14 - except for mask mandates and the vaccine passport system. Premier Franois Legault anno...

Feb 08, 2022

The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond

The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, both in Ottawa and various cities across Canada. All times eastern: 1:25 p.m. ...

Feb 08, 2022

Tow-truck companies refuse to haul away large trucks gridlocking Ottawa

Ottawa's city manager says all tow-truck companies on contract with the city have refused to haul away the big rigs that have gridlocked Ottawa's downtown for the second week in a row. Steve Kanellako...

Feb 08, 2022