Canada

Point Roberts, Wash., leaders want COVID test exemption for Canadian visitors

VANCOUVER - COVID-19 testing requirements for Canadians driving home from the United States could only prolong the hardships for the tiny coastal town of Point Roberts, Wash., community leaders say. P...

Oct 14, 2021

'Going forward, is it OK? Absolutely not': Fuel in water not dangerous short-term

IQALUIT, Nunavut - A University of Saskatchewan professor who has worked in Iqaluit says any amount of fuel in drinking water is unsafe, but drinking it over the short term isn't necessarily dangerous...

Oct 14, 2021

Volunteers who supported Syrian refugees reconnecting to help Afghan newcomers

TORONTO - Volunteers who helped Syrian refugees settle in Canada six years ago are coming together once more to help Afghans who've recently arrived in the country. Their efforts - which range from se...

Oct 14, 2021

TSB to release report into possible link between rail and wildfire in Lytton, B.C.

RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board was scheduled to release the results of its investigation today into the "possible relation" between train activities and a wildfire this summer in Lyt...

Oct 14, 2021

Conservative national council suspends member after bid to recall O'Toole as leader

OTTAWA - A member of the Conservative Party of Canada's national council has been suspended after spearheading an effort to trigger an early review of Erin O'Toole's leadership. Bert Chen sat as a rep...

Oct 13, 2021

Inquiry into Nova Scotia mass killing delays hearings until late January

HALIFAX - The commission of inquiry investigating the mass killing in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives last year is delaying hearings scheduled for this month until late January. The commission said ...

Oct 13, 2021

O'Toole grapples with thorny question of mandatory vaccination for his MPs

OTTAWA - One of the challenges for Erin O'Toole, in staying on as Conservative leader, will be deciding whether his MPs must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the House of Commons. Mandato...

Oct 13, 2021

Saskatchewan planning to send critical COVID-19 patients to Ontario

REGINA - Saskatchewan is preparing to send some of its critical COVID-19 patients to Ontario as its hospitals are over capacity. Saskatchewan Health Authority CEO Scott Livingstone said Wednesday that...

Oct 13, 2021

Canada leads world with pledge to curb methane leaks from oil and gas sector

OTTAWA - Canada is nearly doubling its target to cut methane emissions from the oil and gas sector as it prepares to sign a new global pledge at next month's climate talks in Scotland. The United Stat...

Oct 13, 2021

'It's been too long': Canadian travelers welcome news of U.S. land border reopening

Canadians with family in the United States expressed relief Wednesday at the prospect of soon being able to drive across the border to visit their loved ones. Betty Chaborek, who turned 77 on Wednesda...

Oct 13, 2021