Canada

Federal officials rethink wording of markers at gravesites of past prime ministers

OTTAWA - It was in late January that vandals so badly scratched out the face of Mackenzie King on an awareness panel by the former prime minister's final resting place in Toronto that a federal agency...

Oct 10, 2021

Prime Minister marks start of Thanksgiving holiday by meeting Afghan refugee family

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau marked the beginning of the Thanksgiving holiday by meeting a family of Afghan refugees who recently arrived in the country. Obaidullah Rahimi began working at t...

Oct 09, 2021

Oil price spike won't increase industry cleanup spending: Alberta energy minister

EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister says the current spike in oil prices isn't enough reason to require the industry to spend more on cleaning up the tens of thousands of abandoned oil and gas wells ...

Oct 08, 2021

British Royal Navy, Canadian Coast Guard sign deal on Arctic co-operation, training

OTTAWA - The Canadian Coast Guard signed an agreement Friday with Britain's Royal Navy to train its sailors on Arctic icebreakers in Canada's Far North. The memorandum of understanding follows a 2020 ...

Oct 08, 2021

Gov. Gen. May Simon helped feed hungry in Ottawa as demand for food help soars

OTTAWA - An Ottawa homeless shelter where demand for services has skyrocketed during the COVID-19 pandemic served as the backdrop for the first-ever public event for Gov. Gen. Mary May Simon Friday. M...

Oct 08, 2021

N.S. court victory may bring lasting improvement to lives of people with disabilities

HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia advocacy group for people with disabilities says its landmark court victory is an opportunity to compel reforms and funding that will improve their lives after decades of mistr...

Oct 08, 2021

Civil rights lawyer wants Quebec permit system for doctors declared unconstitutional

Montreal-based civil rights lawyer Julius Grey says he will ask a judge to suspend Quebec's system for determining how many family doctors can practise in a specific region. The move comes after Healt...

Oct 08, 2021

RCMP union will support Mounties who shun COVID-19 vaccination despite federal order

OTTAWA - The union representing RCMP officers says it will support members' choice "to be vaccinated or not" against COVID-19 following a federal order that Mounties be immunized. The government annou...

Oct 08, 2021

Public health measures working, reason for optimism in fight against fourth wave: Tam

OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer has shot a dose of optimism into the country's fight against the fourth wave of COVID-19. Dr. Theresa Tam says the efforts made to slow the spread where t...

Oct 08, 2021

Elections Canada confirms Bloc win over Tories in Trois-Rivières after recount

OTTAWA - The Bloc Qubcois is being confirmed as the winner of the Quebec riding of Trois-Rivires after a judicial recount. Elections Canada says the Bloc beat the Conservatives by 83 votes, after vote...

Oct 08, 2021