Canada

N.S. Premier Rankin to visit lieutenant-governor this morning as election looms

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin appears set to launch a provincial election campaign this morning with a visit to the lieutenant-governor. The premier's office has announced Rankin will be v...

Jul 17, 2021

BoC's Macklem: early lessons to be learned from navigating pandemic's economic impact

OTTAWA - Whenever Tiff Macklem needs a break, he jumps on the exercise bicycle he bought during the pandemic and does a hard workout to clear his mind. The bike has helped the Bank of Canada governor ...

Jul 17, 2021

Salmon and other sea life affected by recent heat waves, experts say

VANCOUVER - A sweltering heat wave in much of Western Canada in the last week of June had cascading effects on sea life, experts say. Scott Hinch, director of the Pacific salmon ecology and conservati...

Jul 17, 2021

A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country

As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...

Jul 17, 2021

Toronto Blue Jays get government approval to return to Canada, starting July 30

TORONTO - The Toronto Blue Jays have received federal government approval to return to Canada. The team says in a statement that it will begin playing its home games at Rogers Centre starting July 30 ...

Jul 16, 2021

Company wants to appeal decision that rejected proposed Alberta open-pit coal mine

CALGARY - The company behind a proposed open-pit coal mine in Alberta's Rocky Mountains has filed a request to appeal a decision by a review panel that rejected the project as being not in the public ...

Jul 16, 2021

Remains of third Canadian pulled from collapsed Miami condo building: Global Affairs

Global Affairs Canada says the body of a third Canadian citizen has been recovered from the rubble of a condominium building that collapsed near Miami in late June. A spokesman for the department did ...

Jul 16, 2021

Nunavut shuts seven health centres temporarily because of nursing shortage

IQALUIT, Nunavut - The Nunavut government says it will temporarily close seven health centres in the territory this summer because it doesn't have enough nurses to staff them. Health minister Lorne Ku...

Jul 16, 2021

MPs on finance committee to discuss timing for changes to small business tax rules

OTTAWA - A parliamentary committee will hold a rare summer meeting next week about when Ottawa plans to change tax rules on the sale of small businesses between family members. Conservative MP Larry M...

Jul 16, 2021

Nunavut RCMP arrest Saskatchewan man wanted for second-degree murder

BAKER LAKE, Nunavut - RCMP in Baker Lake, Nunavut, say they've arrested a Saskatchewan man on a Canada-wide warrant for second-degree murder. Corey Clarke, who is 33, has been arrested in the central ...

Jul 16, 2021