Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: - Health experts and government critics are calling on the prime minister and premiers to fix cracks in Canada's health system and improve surge capacity ...

Jan 10, 2022

Canada seeks deeper trade links with Taiwan, as part of new China strategy

OTTAWA - Canada's decision to pursue a foreign investment protection agreement with Taiwan, amid its ongoing tension with mainland China is being greeted with widespread approval in trade and diplomat...

Jan 10, 2022

Former CFL running back pleads guilty to voyeurism for filming sexual encounter

CALGARY - Former CFL running back Jerome Messam has pleaded guilty to voyeurism after videotaping a consensual sexual encounter without the woman's permission. Messam appeared via a video link in a Ca...

Jan 10, 2022

MPs call for Commons committee to launch emergency probe of use of mobile data

OTTAWA - Opposition MPs want the House of Commons ethics committee to investigate the Public Health Agency of Canada's decision to collect data from millions of mobile phones to understand travel patt...

Jan 10, 2022

Critics stress health system capacity constraints ahead of first ministers meeting

OTTAWA - Health experts and government critics are calling on the prime minister and premiers to fix cracks in Canada's health system and improve surge capacity as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Pri...

Jan 10, 2022

Fortin's fight for reinstatement gets shot in the arm following Appeal Court decision

OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's fight for reinstatement as head of Canada's COVID-19 vaccine distribution campaign goes on after a critical decision by the Federal Court of Appeal. In a decision rele...

Jan 10, 2022

Inquest into Quebec long-term care deaths during pandemic's first wave to resume

MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner's inquest into deaths in long-term care homes during the pandemic's first wave enters its final stage today, resuming after a month-long pause. Almost 4,000 people died in ...

Jan 10, 2022

COVID hospitalizations nearing or reaching record highs in several provinces

COVID-19 cases are threatening to overwhelm hospitals in several parts of Canada, with hospitalizations nearing or reaching record highs in Quebec, Ontario, and New Brunswick. Former CEO of the Univer...

Jan 10, 2022

Most support workplace diversity but not if it's a job qualification: national survey

REGINA - Most people in a new Canada-wide survey say equal representation in government is important, but they don't support employers taking demographic characteristics into account in hiring and pro...

Jan 10, 2022

COVID-19 cases fill hospital beds in parts of Quebec, Ontario and New Brunswick

VANCOUVER - Hospitals in several parts of Canada are straining under the weight of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, with Quebec hospitalizations reaching an all-time high on Sunday and Ontario's admis...

Jan 09, 2022