Canada

'We're ready to go': Calgary Stampede to kick off with enhanced safety measures

CALGARY - The rides are up, the stuffed animals are displayed at the games tables and concession booths are loaded with supplies. Forced by the pandemic to cancel last year for the first time in its h...

Jul 09, 2021

First Nation calls on B.C. to respect, follow court ruling on industrial developments

VANCOUVER - The chief of a British Columbia First Nation that won a landmark court case over development in its territory called on the provincial government to recognize the rights set out in the rul...

Jul 08, 2021

Quebec urged to review police use of force on kids after video of violent arrest

MONTREAL - Opposition party Qubec solidaire and a Black community group in Montreal are calling on the provincial government to introduce a policy governing how police interact with young, racialized ...

Jul 08, 2021

Kahnawake members set up protest camp south of Montreal to stop housing project

MONTREAL - Members of the Montreal-area First Nations territory of Kahnawake are occupying a disputed parcel of land beside their community in order to stop a proposed housing project. The encampment,...

Jul 08, 2021

Lambda variant spreading in South America one of many Canada is monitoring: Tam

OTTAWA - Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the latest variant of interest in the COVID-19 pandemic has popped up in Canada in small numbers. Tam says the Lambda variant first identified...

Jul 08, 2021

Human rights complaint alleges First Nation adults with disabilities left behind

WINNIPEG - Three human rights complaints have been filed against the federal government alleging systemic discrimination and a failure to provide proper services to First Nations adults with disabilit...

Jul 08, 2021

Extending pandemic jobs program aimed to cost extra $600 million, PBO says

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer says extending a pandemic measure designed to avoid layoffs at companies will cost the federal treasury almost $600 million over three years. Most of the extr...

Jul 08, 2021

Annamie Paul begins to raise the curtain on Green party's critic portfolios

OTTAWA - Green Leader Annamie Paul has begun to unveil her "shadow cabinet" nine months into her tenure. Paul revealed seven names Wednesday evening, with plans to roll out the rest this week. Neither...

Jul 08, 2021

Nova Scotia premier on defensive over drunk driving charges he faced years ago

HALIFAX - Four days after Nova Scotia's premier revealed he was convicted of drunk driving as a young man, Iain Rankin faced more questions today about his record and whether members of his caucus had...

Jul 08, 2021

More than 200 wildfires burning as BC Wildfire Service says risk is high to extreme

More than two dozen wildfires sparked overnight across British Columbia and the BC Wildfire Service website shows nearly half are believed to have been caused by lightning. One of those blazes has alr...

Jul 08, 2021