Canada

CMA, activists call on Canada to speed vaccine access globally to stop new variants

OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association and a group of domestic and international activists are calling on the federal government to do more to boost COVID-19 vaccination efforts in less developed c...

Feb 02, 2022

Hamelin, Poulin named Canada's flag-bearers for Olympic opening ceremony in Beijing

BEIJING - Charles Hamelin's teammates were speculating recently about who might carry Canada's flag into the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. Hamelin had a hard time keeping a straight face. ...

Feb 02, 2022

Groundhog Day: Nova Scotia's Shubenacadie Sam sees shadow, predicts long winter ahead

Nova Scotia's celebrity groundhog, Shubenacadie Sam, is predicting a long, cold winter ahead. The large rodent emerged briefly from her enclosure at a wildlife park north of Halifax this morning - Gro...

Feb 02, 2022

More provinces preparing to loosen COVID-19 restrictions in coming weeks

More provinces say they are preparing to loosen COVID-19 restrictions in the coming weeks, even as virus-related hospitalizations remain high. British Columbia's provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie ...

Feb 02, 2022

More police called in to help with U.S. border blockade in southern Alberta: RCMP

COUTTS, Alta. - RCMP say more officers have been called in to help with an illegal blockade at a United States border crossing in southern Alberta, now in its fifth day. Mounties were prepared to make...

Feb 02, 2022

Alberta premier says told Mounties being assaulted at Coutts trucker border standoff

COUTTS, Alta. - A trucker blockade in southern Alberta at the United States border turned violent Tuesday after some protesters breached police barriers to join the demonstration and some Mounties wer...

Feb 01, 2022

Independent report critical of Yukon's handling of school sex crime investigation

WHITEHORSE - Yukon Premier Sandy Silver apologized Tuesday for a "break down in the system" over the handling of a sexual interference allegation at a school in Whitehorse. Silver said the government ...

Feb 01, 2022

Indigenous former justice minister outlines vision for 'true reconciliation'

VANCOUVER - Canada's former justice minister outlined her vision for "true reconciliation" during a mining industry conference in British Columbia Tuesday, saying the country needs to enact legislatio...

Feb 01, 2022

Quebec comedian Mike Ward facing new legal action for joke about disabled singer

MONTREAL - A Quebec comedian who won a high-profile Supreme Court of Canada human rights case last year is once again being taken to court by his accusers. Mike Ward is being sued in separate actions ...

Feb 01, 2022

NDP to introduce new bill to decriminalize drug use as overdose deaths soar

OTTAWA - The federal NDP hopes to push the government to take stronger action on the opioid crisis with a new private member's bill decriminalizing the possession of drugs for personal use. Leader Jag...

Feb 01, 2022