Canada

Governments to announce recovery plan for B.C. agriculture industry after floods

VANCOUVER - A recovery package is expected to be announced today for British Columbia's agriculture industry after devastating floods last November. The B.C. and federal agriculture ministers were sch...

Feb 07, 2022

Ottawa churches close doors as protests against COVID-19 measures spread anew

OTTAWA - It was just before Christmas that the Christ Church Cathedral closed in-person services amid the rise in COVID-19 cases so congregants didn't have to choose between going to church or seeing ...

Feb 06, 2022

Falcon heads to Victoria pledging B.C. Liberal rebuild, looks for seat in legislature

VANCOUVER - The new leader of the British Columbia Liberals says he's on his way to Victoria with promises that will rebuild the party and attract voters while he also seeks his own seat in the legisl...

Feb 06, 2022

Veterans Affairs poised to lose hundreds of staff hired to deal with claims backlog

OTTAWA - Veterans Affairs Canada says the Liberal government has agreed to extend the contracts of only about one-third of the temporary staff hired to deal with a backlog of disability claims from il...

Feb 06, 2022

Canada Post issues new stamp to mark the platinum jubilee of Queen Elizabeth

FREDERICTON - Canada Post has unveiled a new stamp to commemorate the platinum jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. The Queen ascended to the throne on Feb. 6, 1952, and her 70-year reign now makes her the ...

Feb 06, 2022

Conservative MP Alain Rayes steps down as deputy leader to focus on leadership race

OTTAWA - A Quebec Conservative has quit his post as the party's deputy leader because he says he wants to play a role in shaping who will next lead the party. Alain Rayes says in a statement that he w...

Feb 06, 2022

'I'm an Albertan': Jazz legend Big Miller left swinging legacy in his adopted home

EDMONTON - "They call me Big," he said. And in almost every way, he was. There was the outsized physique, large enough to fill a telephone booth. There was the powerful, blues-shouting voice honed in ...

Feb 06, 2022

Queen balances personal with symbolic, creating an unmatched legacy in Canada

VANCOUVER - The Queen has adapted to the expansion of liberal democracies while respecting ancient royal customs to create a magic dust that has left an enduring influence on Canada as she marks her P...

Feb 06, 2022

Long road to recovery for Quebec's cultural sector after COVID-19 shutdowns

MONTREAL - Quebec's theatres and concert halls are preparing to reopen to the public on Monday, but leaders in the industry say it will be a long road back to normalcy for a sector that is grappling w...

Feb 06, 2022

John Honderich, former publisher of the Toronto Star, dies at 75

TORONTO - Known for his trademark bow ties and imposing six-foot-two presence, John Allen Honderich was an old-fashioned newspaperman with ink in his veins and a hearty lust for life. The Canadian bus...

Feb 05, 2022