Canada

Echaquan inquiry: Quebec nurse admits prejudice among staff about Indigenous patients

MONTREAL - A nurse who works at the Quebec hospital where Joyce Echaquan died last September told a coroner's inquest today there is a perception among her colleagues that Indigenous people are alcoho...

May 18, 2021

Committee to grill justice minister on bill's potential to undermine free expression

OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti will be on the hot seat this afternoon as a fired-up heritage committee grills him about Bill C-10's potential to undermine online freedom of expression. Lamett...

May 18, 2021

PBO report details changes in federal funding for First Nations, Inuit health care

OTTAWA - Parliament's budget watchdog says federal funding for health care for First Nations and Inuit has shot up faster over the last few years than provincial spending on services for the general p...

May 18, 2021

Saskatchewan wildfire grows, forcing evacuations in the area to expand

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Dry conditions and strong winds have caused a massive wildfire in Saskatchewan to grow overnight as firefighters battle it from the ground and in the air. Prince Albert Mayor Gr...

May 18, 2021

Canadians can drive to U.S. for COVID-19 vax and avoid quarantine, Ottawa confirms

TORONTO - Canadian residents are allowed to head to the United States for a COVID-19 vaccine and avoid quarantine on return if they meet some straightforward conditions, the Public Health Agency of Ca...

May 18, 2021

Trudeau says he knew about investigation into general overseeing vaccines weeks ago

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he learned weeks ago that the military officer overseeing Canada's vaccination campaign was under investigation. Trudeau says he did not know the details of...

May 18, 2021

Early survey results show big concerns in Alberta over Rocky Mountain coal mining

EDMONTON - Early results from a provincial survey on coal mining in the Rocky Mountains show major concerns about expanding the industry. Ninety per cent of the respondents say there are some areas of...

May 18, 2021

Canadian environmentalists happy with International Energy Agency report

Canadian environmentalists are welcoming a report from the International Energy Agency that says new fossil fuel investment must end if the world is to meet its climate goals. The report, released thi...

May 18, 2021

NewsAlert: Canada reaches 25,000 COVID-19 deaths

TORONTO - Canada's official COVID-19 death toll has reached 25,000.Ontario is reporting 17 new fatalities related to the virus today, taking the national toll to 25,000.The country's first COVID-19 de...

May 18, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Tuesday, May 18, 2021

10:35 a.m. Nunavut is reporting six new cases of COVID-19 today. There are 64 active cases of COVID-19 in Nunavut, 63 in Iqaluit and one in Kinngait. An outbreak was declared in Iqaluit on April 15 an...

May 18, 2021