Canada

Finance Department sees issues with Facebook's digital currency, documents show

OTTAWA - Internal Finance Department documents show officials have deep concerns about the effect of Facebook's planned digital currency on Canada's financial stability. Officials wrote in the briefin...

Mar 29, 2021

New guidelines coming on Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as PEI suspends use

CHARLOTTETOWN - Health Canada is set to issue new recommendations on the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, Canada's Health Minister said Monday, as Prince Edward Island suspended its use...

Mar 29, 2021

Final report on deadly Snowbird crash in B.C. flags pilot actions

OTTAWA - A final report on last year's deadly Snowbird crash in British Columbia is flagging the pilot's actions in the moments after his plane struck a bird while taking off. Flight-safety investigat...

Mar 29, 2021

Global response needed to ensure economic recovery from COVID-19 pandemic: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling for a co-ordinated global response to ensure a smooth economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. At a virtual meeting organized by the United Natio...

Mar 29, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for March 29, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 10:40 a.m. Ontario is reporting 2,094 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 more deaths linked to the virus. Health Minister Christine El...

Mar 29, 2021

Police expected to update investigation into stabbings at library in North Vancouver

VANCOUVER - Police are expected to release more details today in their investigation of a stabbing rampage that left a young woman dead and injured six others in and around a library on Saturday in No...

Mar 29, 2021

Canadians answer what they think post-COVID-19 life will look like in new survey

REGINA - New research suggests that while Canadians feel COVID-19 will have negative consequences on mental health and the economy, they feel it will be good for online shopping and public mask-wearin...

Mar 29, 2021

Canada's border communities find togetherness in facing pandemic challenges

The mayor of a small Alberta border town says semi-trailers rolling through the community serve as a constant reminder of the pandemic's effect on the lives of community members. "It's almost like som...

Mar 29, 2021

Dedicated rural transit money to hep fund 'innovative' services, McKenna says

OTTAWA - Infrastructure Minister Catherine McKenna says new dedicated transit funding for rural communities could be used for on-demand services, not just traditional systems. The Liberals are setting...

Mar 29, 2021

Observers question new Alberta environment, social, governance job posting

EDMONTON - The posting for a new high-level Alberta government job supposed to help the province align with environmental concerns from financial markets seems more about talk than action, observers s...

Mar 29, 2021