Canada

One-quarter of Canadians have been infected with COVID-19, poll suggests

OTTAWA - Almost one in four Canadian respondents to a new online survey said they had been infected with COVID-19, while about three in four had not. As the country grapples with its sixth wave of the...

Alex Rawnsley Apr 19, 2022

'We should be able to manage:' Provinces experiencing rise in COVID hospitalizations

REGINA - Hospitals across Canada are facing a resurgence of patients with COVID-19 that some health officials say will likely continue for another month. Latest data from the Public Health Agency of C...

Apr 19, 2022

Veterans group winding down work helping Afghan interpreters get to Canada

OTTAWA - What began as a 30-day fundraising campaign to help Afghan interpreters flee the Taliban turned into a harrowing, chaotic and deeply frustrating eight-month effort for the Veterans Transition...

Apr 18, 2022

Events broadcast on Trudeau's Facebook page must be bilingual: language commissioner

MONTREAL - The official languages commissioner says events broadcast live on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Facebook page must be accessible in both English and French. More than a dozen people compl...

Apr 18, 2022

Manitoba Métis delegation heads to Rome for meeting with Pope Francis

WINNIPEG - A Mtis group from Manitoba is flying to Rome today ahead of a meeting with Pope Francis at the Vatican on Thursday. The delegation from the Manitoba Mtis Federation will be the first to mee...

Apr 18, 2022

ATCO Electric agrees to $31 million penalty following regulator's investigation

EDMONTON - Regulated utility ATCO Electric has agreed to pay a $31 million administrative penalty after an Alberta Utilities Commission investigation found it deliberately overpaid a First Nation grou...

Apr 18, 2022

Albatross came back to Vancouver Island to feed over hundreds of generations: study

VANCOUVER - The short-tailed albatross were creatures of habit, according to a new study that found they returned to Vancouver Island to feed for generations over a 4,200-year period before being driv...

Apr 18, 2022

An inside look at Patrick Brown's pitch for selling Conservative party memberships

OTTAWA - An apology to the Tamil community, improving cricket infrastructure, and putting a visa office in Kathmandu are just some of the promises Patrick Brown has made in hopes of becoming the next ...

Apr 18, 2022

Ottawa's ultimatum to Quebec on caribou is a warning to other provinces, experts say

MONTREAL - Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault's ultimatum to the Quebec government on caribou protection is a sign Ottawa is losing patience with provinces that aren't upholding their resp...

Apr 17, 2022

Pleas from small businesses for debt help pepper Freeland's post-budget tour

OTTAWA - Small business owners have made a plea to the federal finance minister to consider more help paying off their pandemic-related debts as the sixth wave of COVID-19 causes customers to stay hom...

Apr 15, 2022