Canada

Canada's largest airlines push Ottawa for clear plan for vaccinated travellers

OTTAWA - Canada's largest airlines are renewing their call for a clear plan from Ottawa on resuming international travel after the European Union moved to reopen for vaccinated tourists. EU ambassador...

May 19, 2021

Investigation into Fortin referred to Quebec prosecutor

OTTAWA - Canada's military police say they have referred their investigation into the general who oversaw Canada's vaccination campaign to Quebec's prosecution service, which has responsibility for la...

May 19, 2021

Confusion, allegations and 16,524 phone calls: A look inside N.L.'s pandemic election

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's abrupt shift to a mail-in election in February led to more than 16,000 calls for help, several allegations of election violations and at least one plea f...

May 19, 2021

Respect for personal information must underpin vaccine passports: privacy watchdogs

OTTAWA - Canada's privacy commissioners say respect for laws and principles governing personal information must guide introduction of proof-of-vaccination certificates that could smooth the transition...

May 19, 2021

Vancouver police warn of spike in construction thefts as lumber prices rise

VANCOUVER - Construction companies in Vancouver are being encouraged to take extra precautions to prevent theft as the cost of lumber surges. Vancouver police say the department has seen a "significan...

May 19, 2021

Coal company asks court to quash order for federal environmental review of expansion

A coal company is asking Federal Court today to toss out a decision by Canada's environment minister that a proposed Alberta mine expansion should get a full federal environmental review. Coalspur Min...

May 19, 2021

Restrictions lifting as COVID infections slow; Ontario resumes non-urgent procedures

TORONTO - A slowdown in new COVID-19 infections across much of the country along with rising vaccination numbers has political and health authorities easing restrictions put in place to curb the pande...

May 19, 2021

Fashion mogul Peter Nygard applies to Supreme Court to appeal bail decision

WINNIPEG - A Canadian fashion mogul facing sex trafficking and racketeering charges in the United States is looking to the Supreme Court of Canada to get out of jail. Peter Nygard has applied to the c...

May 19, 2021

Quebec orderly says colleague admitted to deleting video on phone of Joyce Echaquan

MONTREAL - A hospital orderly told a coroner's inquest today one of her colleagues had admitted to being filmed by Joyce Echaquan, an Indigenous patient who died at the facility on Sept. 28, 2020. The...

May 19, 2021

Evacuation order expanded to homes in rural municipality near Saskatchewan wildfire

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Another evacuation order has been issued as a large wildfire continues to grow near Saskatchewan's third-largest city. The provincial emergency communications centre issued an a...

May 19, 2021