Canada

Winter storm causing school closures, transportation disruptions in parts of Ontario

A winter storm of rare proportions blanketed much of southern Ontario with heavy snow Monday, causing widespread school closures and travel disruptions, at one point shutting down two major highways. ...

Jan 17, 2022

Nishnawbe Aski Nation calling on Ottawa, Ontario to better fund fire services

TORONTO - An organization representing First Nations in northwestern Ontario is calling on the federal and provincial governments to provide better fire prevention and protection funding in Indigenous...

Jan 17, 2022

Quebec may never get the full story behind COVID-19 care home deaths, coroner warns

Quebec coroner Ghane Kamel said Monday that grieving families may never get the full story behind the thousands of deaths that occurred in long-term care homes during the first wave of COVID-19. Kamel...

Jan 17, 2022

Synagogues told "be vigilant" after Texas hostage siege; Toronto police boost patrols

OTTAWA - Jewish community leaders are advising Canadian synagogues to increase their level of vigilance in case of a "copycat" attack following a hostage taking at a Texas synagogue this weekend. Toro...

Jan 17, 2022

China's claim that Omicron came from Canadian mail dismissed as 'ludicrous'

OTTAWA - A claim by Chinese health authorities that the Omicron variant was introduced to a resident of Beijing through a piece of regular mail from Canada is being dismissed as ludicrous. A Chinese s...

Jan 17, 2022

Iqaluit sets up filling station with river water after complaints of fuel smell

IQALUIT, NUNAVUT - The City of Iqaluit has set up a water-filling station after traces of fuel were found in the Nunavut capital's drinking water last week for the second time in recent months. Iqalui...

Jan 17, 2022

Health Canada approves Pfizer antiviral but supply issues expected

OTTAWA - Health Canada has approved Pfizer's antiviral treatment for COVID-19 and the drug maker says some of it has already been delivered for use. The authorization posted to the Health Canada websi...

Jan 17, 2022

Study suggests Alberta First Nations people tend to get lower level of emergency care

EDMONTON - Hospital emergency rooms in Alberta are likely to assess complaints from First Nations people as less urgent than those from other patients, even when their problems are the same, says a ne...

Jan 17, 2022

Students in Ontario, Quebec, Manitoba and Nova Scotia return to school amid Omicron

Millions more Canadian students will head back to school today as officials across four provinces work to keep classrooms safe from COVID-19 and the threat of Omicron-driven staff shortages. Students ...

Jan 17, 2022

Parents, teachers in four provinces prepare to return to class as Omicron spreads

OTTAWA - Parents and teachers in four provinces are bracing for students to return to the classroom Monday as the Omicron variant-fuelled wave of COVID-19 continues to spread and questions remain abou...

Jan 16, 2022