Canada

Draft policy says even telecommuting public servants must be vaccinated: union exec

OTTAWA - The government's draft policy to mandate vaccines for federal workers could close the door to allowing unvaccinated employees to work from home, according to one union executive. Stphane Aubr...

Oct 05, 2021

'We just gave'r': Inside the Totten Mine rescue from a kilometre below the earth

Danny Taillefer and Jason Leger were in the middle of a first aid refresher course when the phone rang. Shawn Rideout, the chief rescue officer with Ontario Mine Rescue, was on the other end. There we...

Oct 05, 2021

Canada shrugs at China's application to join Pacific Rim trade agreement

OTTAWA - Canada is giving China the cold shoulder over its interest in joining an 11-country Pacific Rim trading bloc that is viewed as an important gateway to diversifying Canadian trade with other A...

Oct 05, 2021

B.C.'s inadequate heat wave supports heightened risks to vulnerable people: report

VICTORIA - An international human rights group says the British Columbia government's inadequate support during an extreme heat wave this summer "compounded risks" for people with disabilities and tho...

Oct 05, 2021

Montreal lawyer who died in Italy plane crash remembered for his passion for politics

MONTREAL - Friends and family of a Montreal lawyer who died in a plane crash in Italy are remembering him for his career success, his passion for politics and his love of the outdoors. Julien Brossard...

Oct 05, 2021

Public service employees in British Columbia must get vaccinated against COVID-19

VICTORIA - An estimated 30,000 government employees in British Columbia will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The BC Public Service Agency said Tuesday the vaccination requirement is part...

Oct 05, 2021

Federal Court settlement approved for day scholars at Indian residential schools

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Indigenous leader says the approved Federal Court settlement of a class-action lawsuit for those who attended Indian residential school during the day will ensure compen...

Oct 05, 2021

No need to review ruling on Safe Third Country refugee pact, feds tell Supreme Court

OTTAWA - The federal government is telling the Supreme Court of Canada there is no need to review a decision that affirmed the constitutionality of a pact between Ottawa and Washington on asylum seeke...

Oct 05, 2021

Gasoline sales plunge to lowest level in 20 years during first year of pandemic

OTTAWA - Pandemic lockdowns that left Canadian cars sitting idle in driveways and garages for weeks on end last year pushed gasoline use to its lowest level in two decades. Statistics Canada data show...

Oct 05, 2021

RCMP officer says she feared for her life before Nunavut man was shot

GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut - One of two RCMP officers who confronted a 21-year old Inuk man the morning he was shot and killed by police in a remote Nunavut community says she feared for her life that day. C...

Oct 05, 2021