Canada

Kids' COVID-19 vaccine approval, easing of border measures to be announced today

OTTAWA - The federal government is set to make two major announcements on the pandemic front today, starting with the approval of Canada's first COVID-19 vaccine for children, then later detailed plan...

Nov 19, 2021

More military deployments amid flooding state of emergency

VANCOUVER - As rescue and relief efforts ramp up in areas hardest hit by flooding and mudslides, the B.C. government is expected to provide more information today about the state of emergency it has d...

Nov 19, 2021

Floods another blow for restaurants in B.C. Interior, operators and advocates say

Restaurant operators in British Columbia's southern Interior are scrambling after flooding and landslides closed highways and rail lines, cutting businesses off from the supply chains they rely on. It...

Nov 19, 2021

Conservative senators defy O'Toole on expulsion of senator who challenged leadership

OTTAWA - Sen. Denise Batters may no longer be welcome in the Conservatives' national caucus but she's still a member of the party's Senate caucus. Conservative senators have chosen to keep Batters in ...

Nov 18, 2021

Tensions building in Wet'suwet'en territory as B.C. pipeline conflict continues

HOUSTON, B.C. - Mounties in northern British Columbia say they are enforcing an injunction barring protests from blocking an access road used by Coastal GasLink pipeline workers. The RCMP wouldn't con...

Nov 18, 2021

Supreme Court of Canada to examine timing of roadside breath tests

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a case that hinges on the time police took to arrange a breath test for a Quebec man. Early one afternoon in April 2017, police got word of some...

Nov 18, 2021

No-win situation for Alberta premier at upcoming meeting: political scientist

CALGARY - Political scientists say Alberta Premier Jason Kenney faces a no-win situation at his party's annual meeting in Calgary this weekend over mounting questions about his leadership. Duane Bratt...

Nov 18, 2021

Feds to announce approval of kids' COVID-19 vaccine, easing of border measures Friday

OTTAWA - The federal government is set to announce Friday that Health Canada has approved the COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11, then later detail plans to ease some of the pandemic-relate...

Nov 18, 2021

'I don't know': Biden noncommittal on including Canadian vehicles in EV tax credit

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Joe Biden isn't making any promises about whether he's willing to alter his controversial tax credit proposal for new electric vehicles. Biden, meeting with Prime Minister ...

Nov 18, 2021

Online response rate to census questionnaire hits new high, Statistics Canada says

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says about 84 per cent of completed census questionnaires were filled out online. The agency beat its goal to of having 80 per cent of census questionnaires completed online...

Nov 18, 2021