Canada

'It's going to be crazy': Snowbirds at campground eager for U.S. border reopening

MILK RIVER, Alta. - Nearly two years of being caged in Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic has some snowbirds anxiously waiting in their motorhomes and trailers in southern Alberta.The Eight Flags Cam...

Nov 06, 2021

Hearing on Baffinland's proposed expansion of Nunavut mine to wrap up in Iqaluit

IQALUIT, Nunavut - A public hearing on a proposed expansion of an iron ore mine on the northern tip of Baffin Island in Nunavut is to conclude today in Iqaluit with closing remarks from communities cl...

Nov 06, 2021

Canadians set back clocks this weekend as debate over seasonal time changes continues

Most Canadians have the chance to catch up on some sleep when clocks move back an hour Sunday, but an Ontario politician is optimistic it could be the last time for the country's most populous provinc...

Nov 06, 2021

Business greets Canada-U.S. border opening as glass half full due to testing rule

OTTAWA - Monday's reopening of the Canada-U.S. land border is sparking a mixed reaction among Canadian business leaders: They're excited that people and not just goods will be crossing the border agai...

Nov 06, 2021

Conservative 'mini-caucus' on vaccine mandates won't contradict O'Toole, says MP

OTTAWA - A Conservative MP who is part of a group planning to advocate for those facing consequences for being unvaccinated against COVID-19 said Friday the cohort won't do anything to contradict Lead...

Nov 05, 2021

Industry group says climate pledges risk making Canada an outlier with competitors

Canada's climate pledges risk putting the country out of step with its economic competitors, the head of the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers said Friday. Tim McMillan says that as Canada i...

Nov 05, 2021

British Columbia phasing out mink farms because of COVID-19 spread

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government says it is phasing out mink farming because the threat of COVID-19 transmission is too great. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says mink are a rese...

Nov 05, 2021

Battle for Montreal city hall takes nasty turn ahead of Sunday's vote

MONTREAL - As the race to see who will be Montreal's next mayor moves into its final days, the campaign has taken an increasingly personal tone, with the two main candidates accusing each other of lac...

Nov 05, 2021

Free menstrual products coming to on-reserve schools: Indigenous Services minister

The federal government plans to provide free menstrual products for students who attend on-reserve schools. Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu announced the plan in a Twitter post on Friday. She...

Nov 05, 2021

The Backlog: Thousands of veterans with disabilities are waiting years for support

OTTAWA - Nearly a dozen years ago, Micheal McNeil was hit with an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. The former combat engineer, who is now a 40-year-old father of three in Saint John, N.B., ...

Nov 05, 2021