Canada

CRA audits of ultra-wealthy Canadians yield zero prosecutions, convictions

OTTAWA - Data from the Canada Revenue Agency shows its recent efforts to combat tax evasion by the super-rich have resulted in zero prosecutions or convictions. In response to a question tabled in Par...

Jun 22, 2021

A for Quebec, F for Alberta: Study rates Canadian governments on conservation

A new report grades Canadian governments in how they responded to the country's international promise to conserve at least 17 per cent of its land mass and 10 per cent of its oceans by 2020. The repor...

Jun 21, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Monday, June 21, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 11:00 p.m. ET on Monday June 21, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 394,799 new vaccinations administered for a total of 32,566,03...

Jun 21, 2021

Separate fires destroy two Catholic churches in southern British Columbia

OLIVER, B.C. - A First Nations chief in southern British Columbia says there are mixed feelings in his community after a Catholic church burned to the ground in an overnight fire, one of two Catholic ...

Jun 21, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, June 21, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:30 p.m. ET on Monday June 21, 2021. Some provinces and territories do not report daily case numbers. There are 1,409,607 confirmed case...

Jun 21, 2021

One dead and extensive damage as tornado hits Mascouche, Que., north of Montreal

MONTREAL - One person was killed after a tornado struck Mascouche, Que., a suburb north of Montreal, late Monday afternoon. Marisa Curcio, a spokeswoman for the municipality, said the tornado touched ...

Jun 21, 2021

Quebec premier rejects suggestion for statutory holiday to honour Indigenous Peoples

MONTREAL - Quebec isn't interested in adding a statutory holiday in the province to recognize Indigenous Peoples. Premier Franois Legault told reporters today the province has enough statutory holiday...

Jun 21, 2021

Defence committee rises without report on Vance allegations

OTTAWA - The House of Commons defence committee ended months of hearings on the Liberal government's handling of sexual misconduct allegations involving senior military officers without producing a re...

Jun 21, 2021

PHAC president rebuked, still doesn't produce documents on fired scientists

OTTAWA - Conservatives are proposing that the Public Health Agency of Canada's offices be searched after the head of the agency refused once again to hand over unredacted documents related to the firi...

Jun 21, 2021

Lionel Desmond inquiry: soldier's sister-in-law testifies about his mental decline

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry investigating why a former Canadian soldier killed his family and himself in 2017 heard today that Lionel Desmond's mental health appeared stable when he returned fr...

Jun 21, 2021