Canada

Damage estimate for fire razed town of Lytton, B.C., reaches $78 million

VANCOUVER - The Insurance Bureau of Canada estimates the damage caused by the wildfire that wiped out most of village of Lytton, B.C., is $78 million. The bureau says in a statement there has been abo...

Aug 04, 2021

Alberta's top doctor apologizes for causing 'confusion, fear or anger' on COVID-19

CALGARY - Alberta's top doctor is apologizing for causing "confusion, fear or anger" after communicating the province's plan to eliminate remaining public health measures. In a column sent to various ...

Aug 04, 2021

Yukon lifts some COVID-19 restrictions as active cases decline

WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government has lifted a series of public health restrictions as active COVID-19 infections decline and the vaccination rate rises. Starting today, the territory says masks are n...

Aug 04, 2021

Border workers issue strike notice to government, job action to start Friday: union

OTTAWA - A union representing about 9,000 Canadian Border Service Agency workers says its members will begin job action across the country on Friday. The Public Service Alliance of Canada and its Cust...

Aug 04, 2021

Injured vets filing claims faster than officials can process them despite extra staff

OTTAWA - New figures from Veterans Affairs Canada show that despite adding hundreds of staff, injured ex-soldiers are still submitting claims for disability benefits faster than officials are processi...

Aug 04, 2021

Nunavut community of Qikiqtarjuaq to get long-awaited deepwater port

IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Baffin Island community of Qikiqtarjuaq will see a deepwater port built in its community after decades of lobbying the federal government. Infrastructure minister Catherine McKe...

Aug 04, 2021

Manitoba minister says residential schools meant to eliminate Indigenous people

WINNIPEG - A Manitoba cabinet minister who once defended some of the intentions behind residential schools now says they were part of a genocide. Alan Lagimodiere says former prime minister John A. Ma...

Aug 04, 2021

Conservatives raise twice as much as Liberals in first half of year as election looms

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives raised roughly twice as much money as the Liberals in the first half of 2021, lending them a cash advantage ahead of a likely fall election. Elections Canada filings...

Aug 04, 2021

Liberals commit $96 million to Black community organizations: Hussen

OTTAWA - Social Development Minister Ahmed Hussen says the federal government is allocating up to $96 million in funding for Black community organizations. Speaking to reporters in Toronto today, Huss...

Aug 04, 2021

Indigenous minister worries lifting COVID-19 restrictions could bring fourth wave

WINNIPEG - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says he is concerned provinces that are lifting COVID-19 restrictions could lead to a Delta-driven fourth wave among Indigenous people. Miller says ...

Aug 04, 2021