Canada

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

COVID-19 cases spike in Nova Scotia, while other hot spots show signs of improvement

Nova Scotia hit a new single-day record number of COVID-19 cases today, even as there were hints that Canada's two biggest provinces are making fragile progress in the fight against the pandemic. Nova...

Apr 25, 2021

Future nurses, doctors want lessons from pandemic to create better health-care system

Sang Hee Baek started nursing school at the University of Toronto last fall as the second wave of the pandemic was putting health-care staff in parts of the country through an endurance test, making h...

Apr 25, 2021

Families upset with lack of information about mystery New Brunswick brain illness

FREDERICTON - Families who fear their loved ones are afflicted with a mysterious neurological syndrome in New Brunswick say they're losing patience waiting for information from the health officials wh...

Apr 25, 2021

Canada must process applications for children's immigration in six months: advocates

Ottawa should establish a standard of six months to reunite newcomers to Canada with their children, as many refugee and immigrant families now wait years, says a national advocacy group.The long wait...

Apr 25, 2021

Montreal politicians debate whether to allow skyscrapers higher than Mount Royal

Montreal's Mount Royal looms both literally and figuratively above its namesake city, with the illuminated cross on its summit visible across much of the island and beyond. That visibility is by desig...

Apr 25, 2021

CP NewsAlert: Brooke Henderson wins LA Open, 10th career LPGA title

LOS ANGELES - Canada's Brooke Henderson has captured the LPGA Tour's HUGEL Air Premia LA Open. The Smiths Falls, Ont., native shot 4-under 67 in the final round on Saturday to claim her 10th career LP...

Apr 24, 2021

Homicide teams evidence policies prompt acquittal of B.C. man on murder charge

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says the province's homicide investigation team's "systemic, flagrant disregard" for the charter rights of accused may impact hundreds of murder case...

Apr 24, 2021

Rates of hospitalization, ICU admission from COVID-19 rising across Canada: Tam

OTTAWA - Canada's Chief Public Health officer says the latest national data shows an ongoing rise in severe illness from COVID-19 is continuing to strain the country's health-care systems and workers....

Apr 24, 2021