Canada

Strong early response to Oxford-AstraZeneca shots for Metro Vancouver 55 to 65s

VANCOUVER - Residents between the ages of 55 and 65 in British Columbia's Lower Mainland can now schedule an appointment to receive the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, but making a booking will be the cha...

Mar 31, 2021

'Dollar clearing' doesn't give U.S. jurisdiction to charge Meng Wanzhou: lawyer

VANCOUVER - A lawyer for Meng Wanzhou says payments between a Huawei subsidiary and an HSBC client that were cleared in American dollars do not give the United States jurisdiction to charge the execut...

Mar 31, 2021

Survey suggests grizzly numbers have doubled in parts of Alberta Rockies since 2005

A new survey of grizzly bear numbers in Alberta's central Rocky Mountains suggests their population has doubled since the last count. There are now about 88 grizzlies in the vast stretch of summits an...

Mar 31, 2021

Opposition shuts WE hearing as Liberals again refuse to let staffer testify

OTTAWA - Opposition members shut down a parliamentary committee hearing this afternoon after the Liberal government once again refused to let a political aide appear to answer questions about the now-...

Mar 31, 2021

Tensions over Israeli-Palestinian conflict persist within NDP ahead of convention

OTTAWA - Tensions over anti-Semitism and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict persist within the NDP ahead of next week's policy convention. The party has released its list of resolutions up for debate at...

Mar 31, 2021

PHAC ordered to hand over documents on two fired scientists

OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is ordering the Public Health Agency of Canada to turn over all documents related to the firing of two scientists from Canada's highest-security laboratory. The C...

Mar 31, 2021

Families reach $5.5-million settlement in lawsuit against Quebec long-term care home

MONTREAL - Lawyers representing families of a Montreal-area long-term care home devastated during the pandemic's first wave say they've reached a $5.5-million settlement with the facility's owners. A ...

Mar 31, 2021

The flu season that never was: COVID-19 pandemic keeps other viruses at bay

OTTAWA - The 2021 flu season will go down in history as the epidemic that never was.By this time of the year, Canada has normally logged an average of more than 43,000 confirmed cases of influenza.But...

Mar 31, 2021

As Biden talks trillions in infrastructure, Canada works to avoid Buy American snags

WASHINGTON - The first $2-trillion tranche of Joe Biden's sweeping infrastructure plan is fuelling Canadian concern about "Buy American" protectionism. The package, which the U.S. president is promoti...

Mar 31, 2021

Winnipeg's drinking water source of frustration for Indigenous community

TORONTO - About 100 million litres of fresh water flows west to the city of Winnipeg every day but the struggling Indigenous people who live on the shores of Shoal Lake say no benefits have ever flowe...

Mar 31, 2021