Canada

New gathering limits come into effect in Quebec as COVID-19 cases soar across Canada

New public health restrictions come into effect in Quebec Sunday as COVID-19 case counts soar across the country. The province is capping private gatherings at six people or two family bubbles, after ...

Dec 26, 2021

Flood disaster takes bite out of B.C. economy, sends infrastructure wake-up call

VICTORIA - Economic growth in British Columbia will face erosion from recent floods and slides that crippled transportation links, but the resilience of government and industry to keep supply chains o...

Dec 26, 2021

Why Canada gets less for more when it comes to building transit

OTTAWA - In early September, Conservative candidate Jennifer McAndrew stood outside a suburban Ottawa transit hub in the battleground riding of Kanata-Carleton to make a major campaign promise. "A Con...

Dec 26, 2021

Dreams of white Christmas come true in Vancouver, while cold grips Prairies

VANCOUVER - Known for rain and mild winters, British Columbia's west coast received an unexpected white Christmas as much of Western Canada shivered through extreme cold warnings and some parts of Ont...

Dec 25, 2021

Canadian scientists involved in James Webb space telescope say it's a dream come true

MONTREAL - As the world tuned in on Christmas morning to see NASA's James Webb Space Telescope lift off, Canadian scientists who played a crucial part in its creation were emotional. The collaboration...

Dec 25, 2021

B.C. pushes for black market cannabis to go legal, faces criticism from craft growers

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has convinced many illegal cannabis growers to begin selling legally in an effort to squeeze out illicit marijuana from the marketplace, but the efforts hav...

Dec 25, 2021

Turkey dinners and cancelled plans: Canadians weigh danger of COVID-19 over holidays

Christmas Day for many Canadians this year means fewer people gathered around a twinkling tree tearing open presents, but others say COVID-19 hasn't changed their holiday plans. Several provinces have...

Dec 25, 2021

B.C. health officer asks residents to change holiday plans if feeling unwell

VICTORIA - British Columbia has hit its COVID-19 testing capacity as the provincial health officer asked residents to not get tested unless they have symptoms. Dr. Bonnie Henry says the province admin...

Dec 24, 2021

COVID-19 highs reported in Ontario and Manitoba as Nunavut orders lockdown

Ontario and Manitoba reported record high COVID-19 case counts on Christmas Eve as Nunavut ordered a full lockdown to prevent further spread of the virus. Health officials across the country said soar...

Dec 24, 2021

Hunger causing more concern than COVID-19 in wintry Afghanistan, say aid agencies

OTTAWA - As the first snowfall dusted the Afghan capital of Kabul earlier this month, Mary-Ellen McGroarty pondered the rough winter that lay ahead. COVID-19 was far from being top of mind. Unlike muc...

Dec 24, 2021