Canada

Ten years later: Five things to know about the Slave Lake wildfire

A wildfire burned about one-third of Slave Lake in northern Alberta in May 2011. Nearly 400 homes and businesses, including an apartment complex, were reduced to ash and rubble when fierce winds whipp...

May 09, 2021

For a view of a COVID-19 future, Canadians should look across the pond

OTTAWA - On May 3, the British government announced that only one person had died of COVID-19 in the previous 24 hours. It was a sharp turn around in a little over three months, from the country's wor...

May 09, 2021

Grappling with how to press the virtual flesh, parties gear up for election showdown

OTTAWA - The three main national parties are firing up their election engines, even as they insist they want to steer clear of a campaign. Liberals, Conservatives and New Democrats are on the move in ...

May 09, 2021

Two-year EI review needed to buy time for needed tech upgrades, Qualtrough says

OTTAWA - Canada's employment minister says a budgetary pledge for funding to study changes to the employment insurance system reflects realities that improvements to the safety net can't happen overni...

May 09, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on May 9, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 4:00 a.m. ET on Sunday May 9, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 326,863 new vaccinations administered for a total of 15,652,046 d...

May 09, 2021

Rare yellow birds need wild roses to survive in British Columbia: researcher

VANCOUVER - A little yellow bird's rescue from the brink of extinction in British Columbia hinges on an oft-overlooked wild flower in the province's Okanagan region, according to one Canadian governme...

May 09, 2021

Indigenous nation opposes jade mining in northwestern B.C.

VANCOUVER - Demand for jade has sparked both a reality TV series set in the remote northwestern corner of British Columbia and opposition from an Indigenous nation over its lack of consent to jade min...

May 09, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Saturday, May 8 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:00 p.m. ET on Saturday May 8, 2021. There are 1,279,971 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,279,971 confirmed cases (81,052 active, 1,...

May 08, 2021

Dozens gather at cafe to rally against health orders in Alberta

MIRROR, Alta. - An anti-lockdown protest went ahead outside a caf in central Alberta on Saturday, despite pouring rain and a pre-emptive court injunction. Dozens of protesters gathered outside the Whi...

May 08, 2021

Nova Scotia's top doctor sparks meme with caution on non-essential shopping

HALIFAX, United Kingdom - Nova Scotia's top doctor has launched a social media meme with his comments imploring residents to cease shopping for non-essential items, including Birkenstock sandals offer...

May 08, 2021