Canada

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, April 1, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 1, 2021. There are 987,918 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 987,918 confirmed cases (49,568 active, 9...

Apr 01, 2021

Quebec man accused of fatal B.C. stabbing appears in court

VANCOUVER - The man accused in a stabbing attack that left one woman dead and six other people hurt in North Vancouver appeared in provincial court on Thursday. Twenty-eight-year-old Yannick Bandaogo,...

Apr 01, 2021

Regina extends online learning as COVID-19 hot spots make tough choices on schools

REGINA - Students across the country will face different learning environments following Easter break as communities that are hot spots for COVID-19 variants make tough decisions about whether to keep...

Apr 01, 2021

Steelworkers united in defending Canada against perils of American protectionism

WASHINGTON - The largest industrial union in North America is vowing to protect Canadian businesses and workers from the perils of protectionism in the United States. United Steelworkers leaders from ...

Apr 01, 2021

RCMP watchdog waiting over two years for Mountie views on its own foot-dragging

OTTAWA - The RCMP watchdog has waited more than two years for the national police force to respond to its interim report that, perhaps fittingly, found the Mounties were too slow in reviewing the watc...

Apr 01, 2021

Meng Wanzhou extradition case has 'overwhelming' U.S. connection: attorney general

VANCOUVER - A lawyer representing Canada's attorney general says the extradition case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou has an "overwhelming" connection to the United States. Robert Frater respond...

Apr 01, 2021

Trudeau Liberals ask public for advice on updating Access to Information law

OTTAWA - The Trudeau Liberals are asking the public for views on reforming the key federal transparency law, which the government acknowledges is sorely outdated. The government says the ideas for imp...

Apr 01, 2021

Canada-U.S. dispute emerges over right whale killed by entanglement with fishing gear

HALIFAX - Canadian officials are challenging a draft report from their American colleagues that alleges fishing gear from Canada is to blame for the entanglement of a North Atlantic right whale found ...

Apr 01, 2021

Canada's next federal election leaders' debates includes APTN as broadcast partner

OTTAWA - The commission overseeing leaders' debates during federal elections says Indigenous media outlet APTN will be one of the broadcast partners producing the next event. The Leaders' Debates Comm...

Apr 01, 2021

Staff shortage amid B.C.'s deadliest COVID-19 care home outbreak: report

VANCOUVER - An inspection of a long-term care home that was the site of British Columbia's deadliest COVID-19 outbreak found staffing levels were low and cleaning was inadequate as the virus spread th...

Apr 01, 2021