Canada

Father charged in killing of Winnipeg girl had tried to force abortion: court records

WINNIPEG - Court records show a man charged in the killing of his three-year-old daughter had tried to force her mother to get an abortion. Police have said the girl was abducted from her mother at kn...

Jul 09, 2021

Prime minister announces $1.3 billion for SkyTrain spur in Surrey and Langley, B.C.

SURREY, B.C. - The federal government is providing up to $1.3 billion to extend Metro Vancouver's SkyTrain line through Surrey and Langley. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made the announcement in Surre...

Jul 09, 2021

Quebec businesses want vaccine passport system to be simple, not a burden

MONTREAL - Quebec business owners are welcoming the government's vaccine-passport system but say it should be easy to use for entrepreneurs who are already struggling through the pandemic. The provinc...

Jul 09, 2021

First look at devastation for Lytton, B.C., residents who are homeless after wildfire

LYTTON, B.C. - Residents of Lytton, B.C., return to their Fraser Canyon village today for a first glimpse of what remains after fleeing for their lives ahead of a raging wildfire last week. The displa...

Jul 09, 2021

New National Chief RoseAnne Archibald vows to make AFN more inclusive, transparent

OTTAWA - Newly elected National Chief RoseAnne Archibald is pledging to hold governments' feet to the fire and to help make the Assembly of First Nations to be more inclusive and transparent. Over the...

Jul 09, 2021

Better vaccine outreach to younger Canadians needed as first doses slow, says Tam

OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says she is concerned that vaccination rates among younger Canadians aren't high enough. The number of people lining up for their first dose plumme...

Jul 09, 2021

Floats, horses and bands but no spectators as parade kicks off return of Stampede

CALGARY - The Calgary Stampede is back and kicked off Friday morning with the usual array of floats, bands, horses and dignitaries. But the first parade since the COVID-19 pandemic was missing one mai...

Jul 09, 2021

Quebec Crown drops case against ex-construction tycoon, citing lack of resources

MONTREAL - The Crown has dropped its fraud case against a former construction tycoon in Quebec and four co-accused following a nine-year legal battle. Prosecutor Franois Blanchette told a Quebec court...

Jul 09, 2021

Transport minister halts trains near Lytton, B.C. as evacuees make temporary return

OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra is ordering most trains in the vicinity of Lytton, B.C., to halt as residents return temporarily to the wildfire-scorched community. Alghabra says the Canadia...

Jul 09, 2021

Canada's border agency expecting travel spike on first weekend of eased restrictions

WASHINGTON - Canada's border agents are bracing for a spike in would-be travellers trying to enter the country on the first full weekend since travel restrictions began to ease. The Canada Border Serv...

Jul 09, 2021