Canada

Prairie provinces, Ontario say no consultation on Canada's new 2030 emissions target

OTTAWA - Western Canada and Ontario say they weren't consulted about the federal government's new goal for cutting greenhouse gas pollution by 2030. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pledged at a recent g...

Apr 26, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, April 26, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 10:30 a.m. Ontario is reporting 3,510 new cases of COVID-19 today and 24 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. Health...

Apr 26, 2021

Canada to get 1.9M vaccine doses this week, including first Johnson & Johnson shots

OTTAWA - The federal government says it expects Canada to receive around 1.9 million doses of COVID-19 vaccine this week, including its very first shipment of single-dose shots from Johnson & John...

Apr 26, 2021

Montreal latest Canadian city to consider granting voting rights to non-citizens

Montreal officials are looking into extending voting rights to more than 100,000 non-citizens in order to better integrate immigrants and encourage more racialized people to participate in municipal p...

Apr 26, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, April 25 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:30 p.m. ET on Sunday April 25, 2021. There are 1,178,986 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,178,986 confirmed cases (86,229 active, 1...

Apr 25, 2021

Tories want more hearings on Vance allegations, expected to call Trudeau's top aide

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are demanding more hearings after a parliamentary committee heard testimony last week suggesting Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chief of staff knew about a miscondu...

Apr 25, 2021

Feds file notice of back-to-work bill ahead of looming Montreal dockworkers strike

MONTREAL - The federal government has given notice that it will table back-to-work legislation ahead of a looming dockworkers' strike at Montreal's port that threatens to have widespread economic repe...

Apr 25, 2021

Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu announces she has tested positive for COVID-19

Canadian tennis star Bianca Andreescu says she has tested positive for COVID-19.Andreescu made the announcement on social media Sunday. She added she won't be playing in the upcoming Madrid Open.Andre...

Apr 25, 2021

Animals at risk as B.C. falls behind in educating veterinarians: society

VANCOUVER - A society representing veterinarians in British Columbia says a provincial personnel shortage is responsible for animals suffering an dying, and the COVID-19 pandemic has only compounded t...

Apr 25, 2021

Pilot training, spare part shortages among challenges military facing from COVID-19

OTTAWA - A senior air force officer says Canada's military pilots are in danger of losing their edge as COVID-19 restrictions curtail their ability to conduct training exercises. Brig.-Gen. Iain Huddl...

Apr 25, 2021