Canada

Federal documents hint at sweeping economic impact from central bank 'digital loonie'

OTTAWA - Internal government documents show Finance Department officials believe there could be sweeping implications for the economy if the Bank of Canada ever issued its own cryptocurrency. The Bank...

Jan 03, 2022

Logging in watersheds among stressors for declining Pacific salmon, experts say

VANCOUVER - The compounding effects of climate change and logging are contributing tothe degradation of Pacific salmon habitat, experts say, adding a reassessment of watershed logging and restoration ...

Jan 03, 2022

Major Quebec hospital postpones half of surgeries, appointments due to COVID-19 spike

MONTREAL - Quebec City's main hospital network says it will postpone half of its surgeries and medical appointments starting Wednesday. The announcement from CHU de Qubec-Universit Laval comes as the ...

Jan 02, 2022

Remote communities locking down, banning outsiders as COVID-19 spreads

OTTAWA - The latest wave of COVID-19 is bringing health-care resources in some remote communities in Canada to the breaking point as case numbers explode. Record-breaking cases have been documented ac...

Jan 02, 2022

N.L. politicians remember former provincial and federal cabinet minister John Efford

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Flags at government buildings in Newfoundland and Labrador will be flying at half-mast following the death of former provincial and federal cabinet minister John Efford, who died to...

Jan 02, 2022

Feds, Indigenous leaders to announce child welfare compensation agreement Tuesday

OTTAWA - An agreement in principle that will see Ottawa pay billions in compensation to First Nations children harmed by an underfunded child welfare system is set to be announced in Ottawa this week....

Jan 02, 2022

B.C. farmers 'white-knuckling' their way through extreme cold after floods, heat dome

VANCOUVER - Richard Bosma's cows had been home for less than a week after an evacuation due to flooding in Abbotsford, B.C., before temperatures plummeted on his farm. Bosma, who credits his faith wit...

Jan 02, 2022

The Quebec government wants to bring an NHL team to the capital, but fans skeptical

MONTREAL - Quebec politicians are meeting with National Hockey League brass in January, but it's unclear what influence the government can have on the league or whether team owners have any interest i...

Jan 02, 2022

Ontario and Quebec set new COVID-19 case count records, hospitalizations climb

Ontario and Quebec are heading into a new year with record-setting COVID-19 case counts, as well as rising virus-related deaths and hospitalizations. Public health officials in Ontario reported 18,445...

Jan 01, 2022

Liberals eye easing access to maternity, parental leave in EI review, minister says

OTTAWA - Federal Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says the government is looking at removing rules that make it difficult for some to get their full parental leave as part of a review of the emplo...

Jan 01, 2022