Canada

Trudeau hits road for green announcement in campaign-style appearance

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is back on the road doling out hundreds of millions of dollars in climate spending from his Liberal government. Seeing the prime minister, his shave and haircut ...

Jul 05, 2021

'It's very freeing:' Quarantine rules ease for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers

TORONTO - Fully vaccinated Canadians returning to the country from abroad expressed relief Monday at no longer having to quarantine for two weeks. Effective this week, citizens and permanent residents...

Jul 05, 2021

Israel must cease settlement activities to avoid conflict with Palestinians: Garneau

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says he told his Israeli counterparts that evictions, demolitions and the building of settlements in East Jerusalem should cease to ease tensions and pre...

Jul 05, 2021

Montreal police ready as Canadiens, Lightning square off ahead of do-or-die Game 4

Montreal Canadiens faithful are expected to gather across the city tonight, hoping their team can prolong the Stanley Cup final against the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning lead the best-of-seven se...

Jul 05, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, July 5, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 12:45 p.m. New Brunswick is reporting one new case of COVID-19 today. Health officials say it involves a person in their 20s in ...

Jul 05, 2021

Out-of-province fire crews, armed forces, heading to B.C. to help with wildfires

Firefighting teams from Ontario and New Brunswick are arriving in British Columbia to assist with devastating wildfires. The BC Wildfire Service says the nearly 100 out-of-province members must pass C...

Jul 05, 2021

Canada to receive 3.7 million more COVID-19 doses this week

OTTAWA - The federal government is expecting to receive 3.7 million more doses of COVID-19 vaccines this week, bringing the total of COVID-19 vaccine deliveries above 53.7 million doses. The new deliv...

Jul 05, 2021

Border restrictions to begin easing, slowly, for fully vaccinated Canadian travellers

WASHINGTON - After nearly 16 months of rigid travel restrictions, Canada is finally starting to loosen the rules - but only for a specific few. Effective Monday, fully vaccinated Canadians and permane...

Jul 05, 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 05, 2021

'Figure of hope' praised for role in COVID-19 fight after death

MONTREAL - A Quebec woman who was the first person in Canada to receive a COVID-19 vaccine has died. Gisele Lvesque, 89, died on June 28 peacefully of natural causes, surrounded by family, according t...

Jul 04, 2021