Canada

'Run everywhere': Fledgling Maverick Party intends to up its game after poor results

CALGARY - The interim leader of the fledgling Maverick Party says it will be making some key changes after a disappointing result in last month's federal election. Formerly known as Wexit Canada, the ...

Oct 02, 2021

Military's grievance system plagued by backlog, needs urgent reform: retired judge

OTTAWA - A key argument from government lawyers last week as to why the Federal Court should not reinstate Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin as head of Canada's vaccine rollout campaign was that if he wasn't happ...

Oct 02, 2021

Almost eight in 10 support proof-of-vaccine requirement to visit public places: poll

OTTAWA - Canadians overwhelmingly support the idea of requiring vaccine passports to gain admittance to public places such as restaurants, bars and gyms, a new poll suggests. Fully 78 per cent of resp...

Oct 02, 2021

Elections Canada confirms recount going ahead in Quebec riding

OTTAWA - Elections Canada is confirming that a recount will take place in a Quebec riding with a close result after a "potential anomaly" was discovered with a ballot box after the votes were validate...

Oct 01, 2021

'I don't want to die:' Saskatchewan woman scared after surgery in Alberta cancelled

EDMONTON - A Saskatchewan woman says she is worried she will lose her eyesight or possibly die after a surgery scheduled in Alberta for a rare cancer in her face was cancelled because she's not a resi...

Oct 01, 2021

Michael Spavor thanks, Canada, world, asks for privacy after Chinese prison release

OTTAWA - Michael Spavor is thanking Canadians and the world for their support one week after his 1,020-day ordeal in Chinese prison came to an end. Spavor, along with Michael Kovrig, were released a w...

Oct 01, 2021

Canada, Germany pushing wealthy countries for more climate money

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Canada and Germany have made "a lot of progress" convincing rich countries around the world to pony up more cash to help the developing world figh...

Oct 01, 2021

'Pay-what-you-feel' grocery store opens in Vancouver, aims to combat food insecurity

VANCOUVER - More than 35.5 million tonnes of food is thrown out each year in Canada, but one group in Vancouver is hoping to divert some of that to help people who are food insecure. The Food Stash Fo...

Oct 01, 2021

'A steady rock': former longtime CP journalist Sufrin remembered as calm, caring

The billowing cigar smoke made it easy to spot Mel Sufrin in the newsroom. It curled around him as he coached young journalists, championed a labour union for reporters, or regaled staffers with tales...

Oct 01, 2021

Contagious Delta means more people need to be vaccinated to reach herd immunity

OTTAWA - Dr. Theresa Tam, the chief public health officer, says the Delta variant is moving the goalposts on the rate of vaccination to reach herd immunity from COVID-19. Tam has previously said she w...

Oct 01, 2021