Canada

Liberals, Tories take clashing views of China criticism as anti-Asian racism surges

OTTAWA - Liberals and Conservatives have stumbled into a thorny debate over fears that criticism of China can bleed into bigotry, as wariness of the global superpower rises alongside incidents of anti...

Jun 03, 2021

Two years after MMIWG report, Ottawa releases preliminary national plan

OTTAWA - Two years after the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls released its sweeping findings, a plan to move forward on its 231 calls to justice is finally being p...

Jun 03, 2021

Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?

As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have begun planning to give second doses in the coming weeks. More than 24.5 million people across Canada have n...

Jun 03, 2021

Two Quebec cities most affected by pandemic have lower COVID-19 vaccination rates

MONTREAL - Two of the Quebec cities most affected by COVID-19 - Montreal and its northern suburb Laval, Que., - have among the lowest vaccination rates in the province, according to data from Quebec's...

Jun 03, 2021

Identifying children's remains at B.C. residential school stalled by lack of records

VANCOUVER - A lack of access to records and first-hand data would hinder the ability to identify the remains of 215 children found at a former residential school in Kamloops, says the director of the ...

Jun 03, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, June 2, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 344,941 new vaccinations administered for a total of 24,514...

Jun 02, 2021

Michigan responds on Line 5: 'This case is a state-law action through and through'

WASHINGTON - Lawyers for the state of Michigan say the dispute over the Line 5 pipeline belongs in state court, countering efforts by Canada and others to have it heard by a federal judge. In document...

Jun 02, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, June 2, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, June 2, 2021. There are 1,385,278 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,385,278 confirmed cases (29,277 activ...

Jun 02, 2021

Critics say Premier Jason Kenney dining with others flouts COVID-19 rules

EDMONTON - Photos of Alberta Premier Jason Kenney and members of the United Conservative caucus dining together on a rooftop patio are drawing disapproval from critics who say the politicians flouted ...

Jun 02, 2021

Kenney criticized for cancel culture remarks amid renewed residential school debate

EDMONTON - A western Canadian Indigenous leader is condemning cancel culture remarks made by Alberta Premier Jason Kenney, and says it reinforces a recent decision to scrap a formal working agreement ...

Jun 02, 2021