Canada

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, June 5, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:30 p.m. ET on Saturday June 5, 2021. There are 1,391,174 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,391,174 confirmed cases (25,339 active, 1...

Jun 05, 2021

Canada to tax tech giants as planned despite framework G7 tax deal, says Freeland

Canada is proceeding with its plan to tax technology giants next year even as the world's wealthiest democracies proposed a new global tax framework that includes plans to impose a levee on the firms,...

Jun 05, 2021

Pope, Canadian Cardinals meet amid calls for church to act on residential schools

VATICAN CITY - Pope Francis met today with two Canadian Cardinals as pressure mounts for the Catholic Church to take action and accept responsibility for the residential school system that targeted In...

Jun 05, 2021

Trudeau's acknowledgment of Indigenous genocide could have legal impacts: experts

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's acceptance of an inquiry's finding that Canada committed genocide against Indigenous people could have tremendous legal impact if a court ever weighs Ottawa's ...

Jun 05, 2021

COVID has turned Old Montreal, once a playground for tourists, into violent district

MONTREAL - For Fouad Filali, owner of Le Snateur restaurant in Old Montreal, the families with children who used to visit the historic district have been replaced by young people who sometimes are vio...

Jun 05, 2021

Canada may see more 'zombie fires' as climate warms and winters shorten: experts

VANCOUVER - Blazes that continue to burn through the winter in Canada were once thought to be a myth, but the so-called zombie fires may become more common as temperatures get warmer and less snow fal...

Jun 05, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, June 4, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, June 4, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 465,382 new vaccinations administered for a total of 25,389,69...

Jun 04, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, June 4, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, June 4, 2021. There are 1,389,508 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,389,508 confirmed cases (26,575 active, ...

Jun 04, 2021

Royal British Columbia Museum working with Indigenous groups on school records

VICTORIA - The acting head of the Royal British Columbia Museum's archives says the institution will work closely with Indigenous groups as it processes and documents records from a religious order th...

Jun 04, 2021

Tories foil bid to cut short debate on bill to regulate online streaming services

OTTAWA - An attempt by the Trudeau government to speed up controversial legislation to regulate online streaming services brought the House of Commons to a virtual standstill Friday. The minority Libe...

Jun 04, 2021