Canada

COVID-19 shows up in Canadian wildlife for first time with three Quebec deer infected

OTTAWA - For the first time, the COVID-19 virus has been detected in Canadian wildlife. Environment Canada says the virus was detected late last month in three wild white-tailed deer in Quebec. The de...

Dec 01, 2021

Indigenous leaders concerned over B.C. government's old-growth deferral process

Indigenous leaders and experts in British Columbia outlined their concerns Wednesday over the provincial government's process to save old-growth forests, while underscoring the urgency to preserve at-...

Dec 01, 2021

Quebec to introduce tracking bracelets for some conjugal violence offenders

MONTREAL - Quebec will begin requiring some domestic violence offenders to wear electronic tracking bracelets beginning next spring, the province's public security minister announced Wednesday. Genevi...

Dec 01, 2021

Canada kicks Boeing from jet competition, narrows search to F-35 and Swedish Gripen

OTTAWA - Canada has officially narrowed its decade-long hunt for a new fighter jet to two choices as the federal government confirmed U.S. aerospace giant Boeing's Super Hornet is out of the running t...

Dec 01, 2021

Interim Green Leader Amita Kuttner ready to get tough on party infighting

OTTAWA - Amita Kuttner, the new interim Green leader, says they will be ready to take tough disciplinary action to deal with party members who "have been at each other's throats." The astrophysicist, ...

Dec 01, 2021

Lawyer questions coverage of First Nations water settlement as deal to be ratified

A lawyer for several First Nations says he can't get a clear answer on which Indigenous communities will be covered by a class-action settlement on drinking water - even though an $8-billion deal is s...

Dec 01, 2021

Trade minister Ng chats with U.S. counterpart as continental trade tensions fester

WASHINGTON - Canada's trade minister is headed back to the U.S. capital just two weeks after joining Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on his visit to the White House. Mary Ng met virtually Tuesday with U...

Dec 01, 2021

Young Canadians file suit against federal over minimum voting age

Several young Canadians are taking the federal government to court in an effort to strike down the minimum voting age. They argue that denying citizens under the age of 18 the right to vote in federal...

Dec 01, 2021

Feds open bids for 'major attraction' in renewed bid for major land project in Ottawa

OTTAWA - A federal agency is swinging open the doors for companies to propose one or more attractions to anchor a major land development project near the capital's downtown. The sprawling 29-hectare s...

Dec 01, 2021

Dumping day: Lobster fishing season opens in southwestern Nova Scotia

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's fall lobster fishing season opened early today in the two most lucrative fishing areas in Canada. The annual event off southwestern Nova Scotia is known as "dumping day," as th...

Dec 01, 2021