Canada

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 released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Health Canada says up to 37 milli...

May 25, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Monday, May 24, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Monday May 24, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 112,449 new vaccinations administered for a total of 21,138,256...

May 24, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, May 24, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:30 p.m. ET on Monday May 24, 2021. There are 1,361,564 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,361,564 confirmed cases (51,818 active, 1,2...

May 24, 2021

Outgoing mayors in Calgary, Edmonton reflect on wide-open races to replace them

CALGARY - Alberta's two big cities will get new mayors this fall and voters will choose whether to build on the progressive legacies of Calgary's Naheed Nenshi and Edmonton's Don Iveson or swing towar...

May 24, 2021

Arsenic legacy in lake-bottom sediments from historic N.S. mine worries researcher

HALIFAX - Findings from a study describing the arsenic legacy left in lake-bottom sediments near an abandoned Halifax gold mine are setting off alarm bells for a senior cancer researcher. A paper publ...

May 24, 2021

Canadians of Italian origin find justice in apology for internment during WW2

OTTAWA - After decades of digging through archival material and talking with the relatives of people of Italian origin detained in Canada during the Second World War, Montreal historian Joyce Pillarel...

May 24, 2021

'Off the radar': new program aims to give visibility to young caregivers in Quebec

MONTREAL - At 13, while most of her friends were playing outdoors, Joany Roussel was home. Roussel, now 26, said she knew her life was different than most teenage girls: instead of keeping up with the...

May 24, 2021

Canadian troops, Mounties get front row seats to Israeli-Palestinian clashes

OTTAWA - A handful of Canadian Armed Forces members and RCMP officers have had front row seats over the past two weeks as protests and violence have rocked parts of Israel and the Gaza Strip, leaving ...

May 24, 2021

B.C. 'Hobbit' house renamed after threat of lawsuit from entertainment company

BRIDESVILLE, B.C. - The owner of a British Columbia Airbnb property paying tribute to the fantasy race of hobbits from the "Lord of the Rings" has been forced to change the name of her property after ...

May 23, 2021

Provinces shif vaccination efforts to teens and younger adults as rollout advances

A day after Canada officially reported partially immunizing 50 per cent of residents against COVID-19, efforts are shifting to vaccinate younger age groups.Ontario today became the latest province to ...

May 23, 2021