Canada

Trudeau appoints Ralph Goodale as Canada's new commissioner in the U.K.

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed former Liberal cabinet minister Ralph Goodale as high commissioner for Canada in the United Kingdom. Goodale will advise Trudeau on how the two cou...

Apr 21, 2021

ICU pressures mount as COVID fells younger people; Ottawa mulls India travel ban

TORONTO - Amid mounting pressures on critical care in hospitals and concerns about new variants, COVID-19 is striking a growing number of younger people, often with deadly results. A recent surge in h...

Apr 21, 2021

Town council in Alberta environment minister's riding wants better coal consultation

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HOUSE, Alta. - Town council from the largest municipality in Alberta Environment Minister Jason Nixon's constituency is concerned over the province's consultation plans for open-pit coa...

Apr 21, 2021

Freeland urges patience in response to biz questions about reopening border, economy

OTTAWA - Deputy Minister Chrystia Freeland is urging Canadian companies to have patience as the federal government faces growing questions about reopening the economy and border. The Canadian Chamber ...

Apr 21, 2021

AstraZeneca advice from national panel delayed by new data on COVID-19 and variants

OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says new information on COVID-19 and variants prompted the National Advisory Committee on Immunization to suddenly cancel its planned announcement on who ...

Apr 21, 2021

Desmond inquiry: social worker reveals details about final call with former soldier

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - A Nova Scotia inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed his family and himself in 2017 heard today from a social worker hired by Veterans Affairs to act as Lionel Desmo...

Apr 21, 2021

Quebec provincial police to take part in body camera pilot project

Quebec's public security minister says provincial police will take part in a body camera pilot project. Genevieve Guilbault told reporters today the plan will be announced in the coming days and will ...

Apr 21, 2021

Trudeau pressured to adopt tougher emissions target for Biden climate summit

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is under pressure to step up his commitment to cutting greenhouse gas emissions in Canada within the next decade as he heads into a United States-hosted climate ...

Apr 21, 2021

U.S. Justice Department to investigate Minneapolis police after George Floyd verdict

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Justice Department will examine the policies and actions of Minneapolis police following former officer Derek Chauvin's murder conviction. Attorney General Merrick Garland says t...

Apr 21, 2021

Three confidence votes to determine fate of minority Liberal government

OTTAWA - A pair of proposed changes to the federal budget put forward by opposition parties will determine whether the minority Liberal government will fall, which could trigger an election. The gover...

Apr 21, 2021