Canada

Plans for update to EI system coming soon, Qualtrough says in budget hint

OTTAWA - Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says any changes to modernize the employment insurance system won't be done without considering the financial impact on workers and employers. She also sa...

Apr 15, 2021

'Nothing to be envious about:' Experts caution against following U.S. lead on COVID

Canadians may be looking with envy at the United States as it lifts COVID-19 restrictions and distributes vaccinations, but experts say key indicators show there's no reason to covet our southern neig...

Apr 15, 2021

Political party governing Montreal mulls disarming police and redirecting funds

MONTREAL - The political party governing Montreal is questioning whether all city police need to carry firearms at all times. Projet Montreal adopted a motion during the municipal party's recent conve...

Apr 15, 2021

Legal challenge seeks to overturn Quebec ban on cannabis T-shirts, other products

MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge is hearing the final day of arguments in a head shop's challenge of a provincial law that bans the sale of cannabis-themed products. The co-owner of Prohibitio...

Apr 15, 2021

Vancouver Aquarium now owned by Dollywood theme park operator Herschend Enterprises

VANCOUVER - A privately owned entertainment company based in the United States is the new owner of the Vancouver Aquarium. The aquarium says in a statement 100 per cent ownership has been acquired by ...

Apr 15, 2021

Quebec and Ottawa reach $600-million deal for light rail station at Montreal airport

MONTREAL - Quebec and Ottawa have reached a $600-million deal to fund a link connecting the Montreal-Trudeau International Airport to the city's new light rail system. The project was in jeopardy afte...

Apr 15, 2021

NDP lawmaker tables bill to decriminalize drug use as overdose deaths soar

OTTAWA - The federal NDP health critic is tabling legislation to decriminalize drug use in Canada, seeking to treat substance use as a health issue amid a lethal opioid crisis. MP Don Davies introduce...

Apr 15, 2021

Iqaluit locks down after reporting its first COVID-19 case in pandemic

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut's capital city is under a strict lockdown after its first case of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic was reported last night.All schools, non-essential businesses and ...

Apr 15, 2021

'Sicker and younger': Toronto ICU copes with pressure during third wave of pandemic

TORONTO - Intensive care nurse Jane Abas is assessing her patient, checking her medication and monitoring her heart rate. The 68-year-old woman tested positive for a COVID-19 variant shortly after arr...

Apr 15, 2021

Residential school building at Lower Post, B.C., to be demolished, replaced

VICTORIA - A former residential school building in the remote British Columbia community of Lower Post will be demolished and replaced after decades of lobbying efforts by local Indigenous leaders. Th...

Apr 15, 2021