Canada

COVID-19 vaccinations for Yukon kids to start in early December: premier

WHITEHORSE - COVID-19 vaccinations for children in Yukon between the ages of five and 11 will start in early December. Premier Sandy Silver says being able to vaccinate kids is what the territory "has...

Nov 24, 2021

Iran tampered with victims' electronic devices in aftermath of PS752 downing: report

OTTAWA - A new report is accusing Iranian authorities of tampering with the electronic devices and misidentifying the remains of some of the passengers killed on Ukrainian Airlines Flight 752. The fin...

Nov 24, 2021

Annual cost of prison isolation units to be $2.8 million each, budget officer says

OTTAWA - A new analysis by the parliamentary budget officer says the annual cost of units for keeping federal prisoners apart from the general jail population will be $2.8 million apiece by 2026-27. I...

Nov 24, 2021

Flooding reported in Cape Breton and western Newfoundland as storm stalls over region

Torrential rain flooded basements and washed out roads and bridges in western Cape Breton and southwestern Newfoundland on Wednesday, as a huge storm spent a third day slowly trudging over Atlantic Ca...

Nov 24, 2021

Government opens College of Immigration and Citizenship Consultants

OTTAWA - The federal government has opened a new college to regulate immigration consultants and armed it with stronger authorities than the past regulator. Potential immigrants and refugees often rel...

Nov 24, 2021

Quebec kids start getting COVID shots as provinces gear up for next stage of roll-out

MONTREAL - Children in Quebec are rolling up their sleeves today for COVID-19 shots as provinces launch the next stage of the country's immunization effort. Quebec's campaign to inoculate kids with fi...

Nov 24, 2021

Greens to choose interim leader tonight with ex-MP Paul Manly the favourite

OTTAWA - The Greens will tonight choose an interim leader to take the helm of their troubled party, following the resignation of Annamie Paul. Paul Manly, the former MP who lost his British Columbia s...

Nov 24, 2021

Liberals set to introduce bill with targeted pandemic aid for businesses, workers

OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals are scheduled to introduce a new aid bill this afternoon that aims to provide targeted financial support to businesses still recovering from the pandemic. The bill listed...

Nov 24, 2021

Conservatives must be professional, show they are an alternative to Trudeau: O'Toole

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and his caucus put on a show of solidarity today, exactly a week after he was explaining why he decided to kick out a senator for publicly denouncing his lead...

Nov 24, 2021

Janssen COVID-19 vaccine plant in Baltimore gets Health Canada OK

OTTAWA - Health Canada has given the green light for Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccines that contained elements produced at the Emergent BioSolutions facility in Baltimore, Md., to be used in Can...

Nov 24, 2021