Canada

First Nation says Alberta is preventing it from taking control of child welfare

A First Nation in Alberta says it's been nearly three months since it was supposed to take legal control of its own child welfare but the provincial government won't recognize the arrangement made pos...

Jan 09, 2022

Survey finds oilsands environmental monitoring ineffective after 10 years

EDMONTON - Alberta doesn't have a good grasp of the overall environmental impacts of the oilsands a decade after implementing monitoring that was supposed to provide it, internal government documents ...

Jan 09, 2022

Arizona's auto aspirations make for unlikely ally in Canada's EV tax-credit fight

WASHINGTON - From its arid desert climate to its mercurial, centre-right politics, the southern border state of Arizona hardly seems to have much in common with Canada beyond winter-wary snowbirds. Bu...

Jan 09, 2022

Efforts to establish First Nation school board in Yukon decades in the making

VANCOUVER - Parents at eight schools in Yukon are voting on a proposal that could put the control of education for their children in the hands of the territory's Indigenous bands, the result of an eff...

Jan 09, 2022

Rapid spread of Omicron showing "tale of two pandemics: rich and poor"

As parts of Canada see staggering rises in COVID-19 activity amid Omicron's rapid spread, experts say the highly transmissible variant is training a spotlight on social inequities across the country. ...

Jan 08, 2022

Families honour loved ones lost on second anniversary of downing of plane in Iran

TORONTO - Families are commemorating the loss of loved ones who died after Iranian forces downed a passenger jet two years ago today. A Ukrainian International Airlines flight was shot down by Iranian...

Jan 08, 2022

Connection during isolation: Data shows national drug overdose hotline saves lives

CALGARY - Almost three dozen people survived overdoses because of a Canada-wide phone line that connects callers who use drugs with emergency support if there is a suspected overdose. Looking back on ...

Jan 08, 2022

First Nations brace for labour challenges brought by Omicron-fuelled COVID-19 surge

Many First Nations across the country are bracing for the spread of the Omicron variant as leaders prepare for labour shortages caused by COVID-19 that could be more severe in Indigenous communities. ...

Jan 08, 2022

Mounties eye corruption cases involving Canadian firms and new ways of resolving them

OTTAWA - RCMP anti-corruption investigators say they are probing possible shady practices by several Canadian companies operating in parts of Africa, Eastern Europe and South America. Firms involved i...

Jan 08, 2022

A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: - Canada's health minister says he expects the country to reach a time in the COVID-19 pandemic when provinces consider implementing a broader vaccine man...

Jan 07, 2022