Canada

How Canada's UNDRIP bill was strengthened to reject 'racist' doctrine of discovery

OTTAWA - When European explorers first set foot on the lands that are now Canada, they claimed the territory as their own, despite the presence of Indigenous Peoples who had already been occupying the...

Jun 19, 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...

Jun 19, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, June 18, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, June 18, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 531,777 new vaccinations administered for a total of 31,399,7...

Jun 18, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, June 18, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, June 18, 2021. Some provinces and territories do not report daily case numbers. There are 1,407,269 confirmed cas...

Jun 18, 2021

Canada's cyberspy agency may have broken privacy law, intelligence watchdog says

OTTAWA - The national intelligence watchdog says Canada's cyberspy agency may have broken the law in disclosing personal information about Canadians. The Ottawa-based Communications Security Establish...

Jun 18, 2021

PHAC head maintains he's bound by law not to release docs on fired scientists

OTTAWA - The head of the Public Health Agency of Canada is showing no sign he's willing to release unredacted documents about the firing of two scientists at the country's highest security laboratory ...

Jun 18, 2021

Public health agency reports spike in confirmed cases of Delta variant

OTTAWA - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases attributed to the highly contagious Delta variant jumped 66 per cent in Canada this week. Canada's chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says as o...

Jun 18, 2021

Health Canada proposes ban on most vaping flavours it says appeal to youth

The federal government says it wants to ban most flavoured vaping products in a bid to reduce their appeal to youth. Health Canada released draft regulations Friday that would restrict all e-cigarette...

Jun 18, 2021

Vaccinated youth in Nunavut community to receive $100 gift card

ARVIAT, Nunavut - Youth in a community that had Nunavut's biggest outbreak of COVID-19 will each get a $100 gift card if they get a jab this weekend. Anyone aged 12 to 17 in Arviat can get a dose of t...

Jun 18, 2021

Canada announces plan to settle 500 refugees and families ahead of World Refugee Day

Immigration Minister Marco Mendicino has announced a new policy to help settle 500 refugees and their families in a news conference today. Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says this will b...

Jun 18, 2021