Canada

First Nations receive federal funds to purchase marine rescue boats

VICTORIA - Three British Columbia First Nations are getting federal funding to buy rescue boats to expand an Indigenous-led coast guard auxiliary. Federal Fisheries Minister Bernadette Jordan says the...

Jun 21, 2021

COVID-19: Quebec coroner's inquest told of 'dehydrated' long-term care residents

MONTREAL - An occupational therapist told a Quebec coroner's inquest today some residents of a Montreal-area long-term care home likely died of dehydration during the first wave of COVID-19 in the pro...

Jun 21, 2021

Canadians encouraged to see mRNA shots as interchangeable as more 2nd doses open up

TORONTO - Officials and experts emphasized the interchangeability of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines on Monday as shipment delays led to changes in Canadians' second-dose appointments. The fe...

Jun 21, 2021

Indigenous tourism group avoids closure, plans marketing campaign to help industry

OTTAWA - A group representing thousands of Indigenous-led tourism operators says it has found the money to avoid going under, and has enough left over to launch a new campaign to help the beleaguered ...

Jun 21, 2021

Canada joins U.S., U.K., EU in imposing sanctions on Belarus after journalist arrest

OTTAWA - Canada has announced new sanctions against Belarusian officials and entities in response to the politically motivated arrests of journalist Raman Pratasevich and his companion Sofia Sapega. I...

Jun 21, 2021

Manitoba commits $2.5 million to uncover residential school graves

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's government says it will commit $2.5 million to identify and commemorate burial sites at residential schools in the province. Premier Brian Pallister says the recent discovery of ...

Jun 21, 2021

Singh blasts Liberal 'hypocrisy' on National Indigenous Peoples Day

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he believes the Liberal government is "hypocritical" for saying it wants to make reparations for past sins against Indigenous people while also facing tough crit...

Jun 21, 2021

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

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 11 a.m. Quebec is reporting 90 new COVID-19 cases today and no new deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. Health officials ...

Jun 21, 2021

Hearing resumes into death of man who suffocated in spit hood in Halifax police cell

HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia Police Review Board hearing is underway into the death of a 41-year-old man who died in a Halifax police cell. A medical examiner determined Corey Rogers died of suffocation on...

Jun 21, 2021

Canada to get 5.2m COVID-19 vaccine doses this week, Pfizer shipment slightly delayed

OTTAWA - Canada is set to receive more than five million doses of COVID-19 vaccine over the coming week. Around 2.4 million are expected to come from Pfizer and BioNTech, though that shipment isn't sl...

Jun 21, 2021