Canada

Judge temporarily halts road project near Montreal due to endangered frog

MONTREAL - A Quebec environmental group attempting to block a road construction project south of Montreal that it says would damage the habitat of an endangered frog says it's pleased with a recent co...

Nov 01, 2021

Alberta government, Opposition say the province should be consulted on emissions caps

EDMONTON - Alberta politicians are warning the federal Liberal government that caps on greenhouse gas emissions from oil and gas will have to be set in consultation with the province. Both Premier Jas...

Nov 01, 2021

Hydro-Québec project facing 'green' opposition in Maine ahead of Tuesday's referendum

AUGUSTA, Maine - A plan to export hydroelectricity from Quebec to Massachusetts is facing opposition from environmental groups in Maine - where a 233-kilometre transmission line would be built - despi...

Nov 01, 2021

Mandatory vaccination rule extended to staff, visitors to Senate workplaces

OTTAWA - Anyone wanting access to workplaces in Canada's Senate will need to be fully immunized against COVID-19. The Senate's internal economy committee has announced a mandatory vaccination rule for...

Nov 01, 2021

'Systemic ageism' to blame for COVID-19 deaths in Quebec care homes, inquest hears

QUEBEC - A former Quebec health minister told a coroner's inquest today that "systemic ageism" and outdated health-care facilities contributed to the tragedy that unfolded in the province's long-term ...

Nov 01, 2021

Losing candidate for Manitoba Tory leadership wants swearing-in delayed

WINNIPEG - The losing candidate in the race to become Manitoba's next premier is challenging the results and wants the winner's swearing-in delayed. Shelly Glover, who came up short with 49 per cent o...

Nov 01, 2021

Nine months into Biden's first term, all U.S. eyes on Virginia governor's race

WASHINGTON - Voters in Virginia are choosing their next governor Tuesday, a vote with wide-reaching implications for both the sitting U.S. president and his ever-present predecessor. Both Joe Biden an...

Nov 01, 2021

Winnipeg man charged in hospital attack and two Manitoba homicides

WINNIPEG - A man has been charged with first-degree murder, second-degree murder and attempted murder in the deaths of two people and the stabbing of a woman at a Winnipeg hospital. Trevor Farley, who...

Nov 01, 2021

Desmond inquiry: psychological autopsy focus of public inquiry into 2017 killings

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - An inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed three family members and himself in 2017 is hearing today from a forensic psychiatrist who conducted a psychological autops...

Nov 01, 2021

Suspected cyberattack in N.L. hits 'brain' of province's health-care system

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A suspected cyberattack on Newfoundland and Labrador's health system has led to the cancellation of thousands of medical appointments across the province. Health Minister John Haggi...

Nov 01, 2021