Canada

Federal government under fire for stopping short of U.S. commitment on vaccine waiver

WASHINGTON - Ottawa has yet to follow the United States on easing patent protections for COVID-19 vaccines - and critics and allies alike are noticing. The One Campaign, a progressive anti-poverty gro...

May 06, 2021

House parties and other gatherings blamed for Iqaluit's rise in COVID-19 cases

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's chief public health officer says house parties and visits between households are to blame for a rise in COVID-19 cases in Iqaluit. Dr. Michael Patterson says he knows of a...

May 06, 2021

NDP promises foreign buyers' tax, half a million new homes to cool housing market

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is pledging a hefty foreign home buyers' tax and "massive" investment in housing to chill a boiling-hot real estate market. Singh's election campaign-style promise, u...

May 06, 2021

Supreme Court will hear appeal of Quebec money laundering case quashed over delays

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal in a case where the conviction of four people accused of money laundering on behalf of the Hells Angels was quashed over unreasonable legal del...

May 06, 2021

Hospital investigating whether woman who died after AstraZeneca shot was turned away

EDMONTON - Officials with an Edmonton hospital say they're investigating what happened when a woman who would later die sought help at the emergency department after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine. A fa...

May 06, 2021

Muslim, civil liberties groups to appeal Quebec court ruling on religious symbols law

MONTREAL - Two groups that unsuccessfully challenged Quebec's religious symbols law in court say they'll be appealing last month's ruling. The National Council of Canadian Muslims and the Canadian Civ...

May 06, 2021

Liberals pressed to ease access to EI parental leave to help unemployed moms

OTTAWA - The federal government is facing increasing pressure to close a loophole preventing new mothers from having their maternity leave fully covered. The Opposition Conservatives are asking the Li...

May 06, 2021

Ontario cases edge over 3,000, provinces prepare to expand vaccination rollout

COVID-19 cases in Canada's most populous province edged over 3,000 again as Ontario expanded vaccination bookings and several regions in the country prepared to roll out shots to teenagers.Ontario rep...

May 06, 2021

COVID-19 restrictions in Nova Scotia are tough, but they could get tougher: premier

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier says he might impose tougher travel restrictions to reduce the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus, as Atlantic Canada's worst COVID-19 outbreak shows no signs of let...

May 06, 2021

Ontario First Nations group backs Line 5 shutdown, slams Ottawa for fighting back

WASHINGTON - A prominent First Nations group in Ontario is accusing the federal government of putting the oil and gas industry ahead of protecting the Great Lakes. The Anishinabek Nation says it is di...

May 06, 2021