Canada

Canadiens fans saddened by loss, proud team made it to Stanley Cup final

MONTREAL - There were tears on the streets of downtown Montreal Wednesday night, as the Canadiens ended their Stanley Cup run with a 1-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning. For the fans outside the Bell ...

Jul 07, 2021

Green party layoffs leave Annamie Paul's office without staffers as turmoil drags on

OTTAWA - Green party layoffs are leaving leader Annamie Paul without staff in her office as a feud goes on. Three sources affected by the cuts, who were granted anonymity because they were not authori...

Jul 07, 2021

Former Montrealer among deceased in Florida condo collapse; three Canadians missing

MONTREAL - The first Canadian victim identified in the collapse of a South Florida condominium is a former Montrealer. Ingrid "Itty" Ainsworth, 66, died in the collapse in late June along with her hus...

Jul 07, 2021

Climate change made B.C., Alberta heat wave 150 times more likely, study concludes

A recent heat wave in Western Canada that blew past records and contributed to hundreds of deaths could not have happened without climate change, an international group of scientists has concluded. An...

Jul 07, 2021

Trudeau noncommittal on TRC's call for Royal Proclamation of Reconciliation

OTTAWA - Some experts say the naming of Canada's first Indigenous governor general could give the federal government a timely opportunity to tackle a key recommendation of the Truth and Reconciliation...

Jul 07, 2021

'Haiti has been hell lately': Quebec Haitian diaspora reacts to president's killing

MONTREAL - Quebecers of Haitian descent reacted with shock and worry on Wednesday to the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise. Nicholson Poulard, a Montreal-based information technology wo...

Jul 07, 2021

Businesses across Canada considering proof of COVID-19 vaccination: privacy lawyer

TORONTO - A Toronto-based privacy lawyer says businesses across Canada are considering putting policies in place that would require customers to provide proof of COVID-19 vaccination before receiving ...

Jul 07, 2021

Liberals set August date for one-time $500 payment to seniors aged 75 and older

OTTAWA - The Liberal government has set a date for its one-time payment to older seniors this summer. Seniors Minister Deb Schulte says Canadians who are 75 as of next July will receive $500 during th...

Jul 07, 2021

Ottawa plans to teach non-racialized Canadians about systemic racism in new campaign

OTTAWA - The federal government plans to launch a national ad campaign aimed at making more white Canadians knowledgeable about systemic racism. Launching a public education and awareness campaign is ...

Jul 07, 2021

Man who stabbed B.C. high schoolers ineligible for parole for 16 years

NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. - A man who fatally stabbed a teenage girl in her high school's rotunda in Abbotsford, B.C., in 2016 will not be eligible to apply for parole for 16 years, after a judge ruled th...

Jul 07, 2021