Canada

Mandy Gull-Masty becomes first woman elected grand chief of Quebec Cree Nation

CHISASIBI, Que. - Mandy Gull-Masty has become the first woman to be elected grand chief of Quebec's Cree Nation. Gull-Masty won 64 per cent of the vote in a run-off election held Thursday, defeating P...

Jul 30, 2021

Deadline day for inquiry's final report on eco groups and Alberta energy industry

EDMONTON - Friday was the deadline for a public inquiry into what the Alberta government says is foreign funding of environmental groups who want to curtail energy development - an investigation laude...

Jul 30, 2021

B.C. readies response ahead of second heat wave expected this weekend

VANCOUVER - British Columbia is gearing up to respond to another heat wave by taking several steps including opening civic centres that would otherwise be closed so people can escape to a cool place i...

Jul 30, 2021

Judge seeks more evidence, delays bail ruling for suspect in Montreal kidnapping case

MONTREAL - A judge has put off a decision on a bail request from one of three men accused in an alleged abduction that triggered an Amber Alert in Montreal this week, saying she needs more evidence be...

Jul 30, 2021

Finance Department says federal deficit was $23.8 billion deficit over April and May

OTTAWA - The federal government ran a deficit of nearly $24 billion over the first two months of its fiscal year, a sharp drop from the unprecedented spending one year earlier at the start of the COVI...

Jul 30, 2021

Two travellers from U.S. fined $20,000 each for fake vaccination documents

TORONTO - Two travellers who arrived in Toronto from the United States have been fined for providing fake COVID-19 proof of vaccination documents and lying about pre-departure tests. The Public Health...

Jul 30, 2021

Nunavut to let unvaccinated dependants isolate in territory

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Unvaccinated dependants travelling to Nunavut with their parents or guardians be allowed to complete their isolation in the territory starting Monday. Those who left Nunavut with th...

Jul 30, 2021

An ocean menace: study finds ghost gear capturing species at risk and lobster

HALIFAX - A new study says lost and discarded fishing gear dumped off the southwestern coast of Nova Scotia - site of Canada's most lucrative lobster fishery - is trapping species at risk. Researchers...

Jul 30, 2021

Federal modelling warns of fourth COVID wave driven by Delta if reopening is too fast

Federal officials are warning that Canada could be on the brink of a fourth wave of COVID-19 driven by the highly contagious Delta variant if the country opens too fast before enough people have been ...

Jul 30, 2021

Alberta taking 'risky gamble' by ending COVID isolation: Canadian Paediatric Society

CALGARY - The Canadian Paediatric Society has written an open letter to Alberta's top doctor urging her to reconsider lifting isolation and testing requirements to curb the spread of COVID-19. Close c...

Jul 30, 2021