Canada

Saskatchewan moves to amend Constitution amid civil trial with Canadian Pacific

REGINA - The basis of a lawsuit between Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd. and the Saskatchewan government moves to the floor of the provincial legislature Monday, before possibly heading to Ottawa in a bi...

Nov 29, 2021

Canada supports plan for international pandemic treaty

OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says Canada supports the development of a new global convention on pandemic preparedness and response that will be debated at a special meeting of the World H...

Nov 29, 2021

Government set to introduce beefed-up bill banning conversion therapy

OTTAWA - The federal government is preparing to table a new, tougher bill today in its latest effort to ban conversion therapy in Canada. The legislation, if passed, would make practices designed to c...

Nov 29, 2021

More Abbotsford evacuations as crews try to hold back Sumas River floodwaters

VANCOUVER - Residents of another handful of properties in Abbotsford, B.C., were ordered to evacuate late Sunday night while some others were placed on evacuation of alert due to the continuing flood ...

Nov 29, 2021

Court to hear cross-examination of challenge to Manitoba Tory leadership vote

WINNIPEG - Accounts of those challenging the vote that saw Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson become leader of the Progressive Conservatives are expected to be questioned in court this week. Shelly Gl...

Nov 29, 2021

Omicron response should focus on global vaccine equity, not travel bans: scientists

As Canada confirms its first cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant, scientists say banning travellers from southern African countries in an effort to curb its importation is wishful thinking that coul...

Nov 28, 2021

Dogs trained to comfort nervous people, help kids get COVID-19 vaccines

OTTAWA - Children turning up for their COVID-19 vaccine in Quebec last Friday were surprised to find not just the promise of a sticker at the end of the ordeal, but a waggy-tailed dog eager to be pett...

Nov 28, 2021

B.C. set to use Alert Ready system when next storm strikes in days ahead

VICTORIA - British Columbia says it's prepared to use a national emergency alert system should the third in a trio of ongoing storms pose a risk to life and safety in the coming days. Alert Ready is a...

Nov 28, 2021

Government to introduce bill outlawing conversion therapy for adults and children

OTTAWA - The federal government is expected to reintroduce a bill that would ban conversion therapy on Monday in a move that would both fulfill an election campaign promise and potentially close looph...

Nov 28, 2021

India pushes renewed trade talks with Canada in aftermath of two Michaels China woes

OTTAWA - Canada and India are quietly setting the stage to reboot formal free trade talks as the Trudeau government seeks economic alternatives to China following the dispute over the Meng Wanzhou-two...

Nov 28, 2021