Canada

The COVID-Zero approach: Why Atlantic Canada excels at slowing the spread of COVID-19

HALIFAX - Canadians living outside the Atlantic region could be forgiven for rolling their eyes when Nova Scotia called in the military this week, having reported just 96 new cases of COVID-19 on Tues...

May 01, 2021

Hospitalizations, ICU admissions growing for younger Canadians in third wave

OTTAWA - High vaccination rates among seniors and more infectious variants of COVID-19 are shifting the weight of the pandemic in Canada to younger people. An analysis of data published online by Heal...

May 01, 2021

'People were upset': Parliament's language interpreters told no sick pay during COVID

OTTAWA - Interpreters who have been the French or English voice of politicians and top doctors for the public during the COVID-19 pandemic say a federal department has told them that if they fall ill,...

May 01, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, April 30, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, April 30, 2021. There are 1,219,425 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,219,425 confirmed cases (83,319 active...

Apr 30, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, April 30, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, April 30, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 288,327 new vaccinations administered for a total of 13,420,...

Apr 30, 2021

Plans to distribute first doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on hold

OTTAWA - Plans to distribute the first 300,000 doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine next week are on hold after Health Canada learned part of them were manufactured at a Maryland facili...

Apr 30, 2021

Heritage committee won't reverse change to Bill C-10 despite public outcry

OTTAWA - Liberal and opposition members of Parliament split along party lines Friday while discussing the public outcry sparked by the adoption of a new amendment to Bill C-10.The bill sponsored by He...

Apr 30, 2021

Flight cancellations to India delay shipment of man's body from British Columbia

VANCOUVER - The body of a man that was supposed to be flown home to India from British Columbia just before the federal government stopped flights is now in limbo as his family scrambles to get the re...

Apr 30, 2021

Liberals fundraise $3.5M in first quarter of 2021, says others pushed for election

The Liberal Party of Canada says it fundraised around $3.5 million during the first three months of the second year dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic. A party spokesperson says the Liberal government...

Apr 30, 2021

Former B.C. cabinet minister denies saying government knew about casino crime

VANCOUVER - A former cabinet minister denies telling a gaming investigator that members of the B.C. Liberal government knew about illegal activities at casinos and were doing little to prevent the cri...

Apr 30, 2021