Canada

Canada to aid Afghanistan after U.S. troop withdrawal next month, minister says

Ottawa will continue sending humanitarian and development assistance to Afghanistan after the United States completes its troop withdrawal from the country next month, International Development Minist...

Jul 13, 2021

'I plan on being Cadmus through and through': Getting to know Chief Cadmus Delorme

Chief Cadmus Delorme's childhood home was less than 200 metres from the Cowessess First Nation's band office. The building was a familiar place for the family. It's where patriarch Bruce Delorme worke...

Jul 13, 2021

Green party brass move to block funding for leader Annamie Paul's riding campaign

OTTAWA - Green party executives have moved to withhold funding from leader Annamie Paul's campaign to win a downtown Toronto seat in a likely election later this year. Four party sources, who were gra...

Jul 13, 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 12, 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 12, 2021

At least one dead after construction crane collapses in Kelowna, B.C.

KELOWNA, B.C. - The RCMP say at least one person is dead and others are injured after a crane collapsed at a construction site in downtown Kelowna, B.C. The Mounties say they responded to the collapse...

Jul 12, 2021

Saskatchewan premier says Ottawa has rejected province's carbon pricing plan

REGINA - Premier Scott Moe says Ottawa has rejected Saskatchewan's plan for replacing the federal carbon price with one of its own, while the Liberal government is saying any proposed changes simply h...

Jul 12, 2021

Alberta Premier Jason Kenney wants Canada to reopen to fully vaccinated visitors

OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says he will advocate for the reopening of Canada's border the next time provincial leaders have a conversation with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Speaking at th...

Jul 12, 2021

Trial opens for Montreal cop charged with sexually assaulting Ontario woman

MONTREAL - A criminal trial started today in Montreal involving the first police officer to be charged following an independent investigation by Quebec's police watchdog. Roger Frchette, a Montreal po...

Jul 12, 2021

Feds launch tourism fund to help tourism businesses avoid spiral of debt, Joly says

OTTAWA - The federal government is offering easy financing for the country's beleaguered tourism operators, which the minister in charge says should help companies mired in debt. The sector has been a...

Jul 12, 2021