Canada

Trudeau expected to add more doses to Canada's vaccine donations at the G20 today

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce added donations of vaccines today for developing countries at the G20 meeting in Rome. COVID-19 and climate change will dominate most dis...

Oct 29, 2021

B.C. Premier John Horgan recovering well after biopsy surgery, office says

VICTORIA - The premier's office in British Columbia says John Horgan is recovering well after undergoing biopsy surgery for a growth in his throat. It says in a statement that Friday's surgery was suc...

Oct 29, 2021

Health region cautions staff that motive unclear in hospital attack, homicides

WINNIPEG - The president of the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is cautioning workers that a motive remains unclear for a stabbing at a hospital, which police believe is linked to two killings. Pol...

Oct 29, 2021

Liberals raise record $7.6 million in third quarter amid ramped-up election spending

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are touting what they call their best fundraising quarter in the party's history. Liberal national director Azam Ishmael says more than 57,000 contributors coughed up $7....

Oct 29, 2021

FDA approves kids' COVID-19 vaccine in U.S., Canada likely close behind

OTTAWA - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Pfizer-BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine for children aged five to 11, and Canada could be close behind. The FDA confirmed the vaccine was more th...

Oct 29, 2021

Star Trek actor wishes B.C. premier 'warp speed' recovery after biopsy surgery

VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier, a "Star Trek" fan and self-professed member of the New Democrats' "Geek Caucus," has received well wishes from a Starfleet captain ahead of undergoing biopsy sur...

Oct 29, 2021

Ship fire out, but search continues for lost containers from vessel off B.C.'s coast

VICTORIA - A fire that burned for nearly a week on the container ship anchored off Victoria's waterfront has been put out. A statement from Danaos Shipping Co., the manager of the MV Zim Kingston, say...

Oct 29, 2021

Environment minister 'cautiously optimistic' about UN climate change conference

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada has two "very heavy weeks" ahead as the government gears up for negotiations at the United Nations COP26 conference. International officials...

Oct 29, 2021

Schools close as thousands of New Brunswick public sector workers launch strike

FREDERICTON - Schools closed across New Brunswick as thousands of public sector workers walked off the job early Friday morning in a bid to secure higher wages. Steve Drost, president of the New Bruns...

Oct 29, 2021

New York congressman: U.S. won't require COVID-19 test results to cross land border

WASHINGTON - The office of New York congressman Brian Higgins says U.S. Customs and Border Protection won't be requiring a negative COVID-19 test for fully vaccinated travellers in order to cross the ...

Oct 29, 2021