Canada

Canada, U.S. got smart about border 20 years ago, but not smart enough, say critics

WASHINGTON - The frontier between Canada and the United States used to be known as the world's longest "undefended" border - a misnomer that largely vanished in the chaos of Sept. 11, 2001. Other myth...

Sep 04, 2021

Business owners, police group call for clarity on B.C. vaccine card program

VANCOUVER - Business owners and law enforcement are asking for more support as British Columbia gears up to implement a COVID-19 vaccine card system in mid-September. As of Sept. 13, residents will ne...

Sep 04, 2021

Day 21 of federal election campaign happening on opposite sides of Canada

The Conservative and NDP leaders will be on opposite sides of the country for Day 21 of the federal election campaign. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is expected to make an announcement in Coquitlam...

Sep 04, 2021

Alberta announces $100 gift card as incentive to get fully vaccinated as cases surge

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney, two months after declaring victory over COVID-19, is now offering $100 to Albertans who aren't fully vaccinated to curb nation-leading cases of the illness that have a...

Sep 03, 2021

Canada could see above 15K daily COVID-19 cases next month, Tam says

OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says there is an urgent need for more people between 18 and 39 to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to reduce the impact of the Delta variant. "This is a cr...

Sep 03, 2021

Fortin's lawyers fight bid to toss his lawsuit over removal from vaccine post

OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin's lawyers are fighting a federal attempt to quash their client's lawsuit over his removal as head of Canada's vaccine distribution campaign. In a newly filed Federal Cou...

Sep 03, 2021

Progress on Wet'suwet'en rights and title slower than parties would have liked

SMITHERS, B.C. - British Columbia's minister of Indigenous relations and reconciliation says the progress on a memorandum of understanding signed last year marking the start of a new relationship betw...

Sep 03, 2021

Territory's first since June: Nunavut reports case of COVID-19 in Rankin Inlet

IQALUIT - Nunavut is reporting one new case of COVID-19, the territory's first since June. The case is in Rankin Inlet, a community of about 3,000 people in Nunavut's central region. Acting chief publ...

Sep 03, 2021

Black Montreal man victim of wrongful arrest wasn't racially profiled: report

MONTREAL - A Quebec judge's report into the wrongful arrest of a Black man earlier this year concludes he was not the victim of racial profiling and that prosecutors and police officers acted reasonab...

Sep 03, 2021

Manitoba honours day for truth and reconciliation; schools and some services closed

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government says it will recognize a National Day for Truth and Reconciliation as a day of observance to encourage reflection and meaningful discussions about the impacts of res...

Sep 03, 2021