Canada

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, April 6, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, April 6, 2021. There are 1,020,893 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,020,893 confirmed cases (60,299 active...

Apr 06, 2021

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi announces he won't run for re-election this fall

Calgary Mayor Naheed Nenshi says he won't be running in the municipal election in the fall. Nenshi became the first Muslim mayor of a big Canadian city when he was elected in October 2010. The 49-year...

Apr 06, 2021

Additional arson charges laid against suspect in Masonic hall fires

VANCOUVER - Police say five more charges have been approved against a man accused of setting fire to three Masonic halls in Metro Vancouver last week. Police say 42-year-old Benjamin Kohlman was charg...

Apr 06, 2021

Alberta clamps down as COVID variants threaten to swamp health system

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney says widespread rule-breaking has forced his government to bring back tougher public-health restrictions and that failing to do so would cause variant COVID-19 ...

Apr 06, 2021

Deal reached in Vancouver to help the homeless; and work to close park encampment

VANCOUVER - A formal agreement has been signed by British Columbia, the city and parks board to work together to end a 10-month encampment in Vancouver that has frustrated residents who lost access to...

Apr 06, 2021

Quebec university postpones intimate photo lawsuit against student

MONTREAL - A Montreal university has postponed the legal action it took against a student who posted on social media semi-nude photos of herself posing with a diploma featuring the school's logo. Univ...

Apr 06, 2021

Old-growth advocates say they are digging in after B.C. court grants injunction

Advocates for old-growth forests say they are digging in as they try to protect parts of a valley on southwest Vancouver Island from logging. A dozen or more people who belong to the Rainforest Flying...

Apr 06, 2021

Saskatchewan budget: Drivers and power customers win; vapers lose

REGINA - Saskatchewan tabled its 2021-22 spending plan on Tuesday, the second budget prepared during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here's a look at some of the winners and losers: WINNERS Drivers: Motorists ...

Apr 06, 2021

Vapour tax and rebate cheques: Highlights of the Saskatchewan budget

REGINA - Premier Scott Moe's Saskatchewan Party government tabled its 2021-22 budget on Tuesday. Here's a look at some of the highlights: - A $2.6- billion deficit with revenue projected at $14.5 bill...

Apr 06, 2021

Parts of Alberta's draft school curriculum plagiarized, academic finds

CALGARY - An expert in plagiarism says parts of Alberta's proposed curriculum for kindergarten and elementary schoolchildren were copied from other sources without credit.Sarah Elaine Eaton, a profess...

Apr 06, 2021