Canada

Tories seek to force PMO staff, or PM himself, to testify at Commons' committees

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are seeking to use the power of the House of Commons to force senior Liberal staff - or the prime minister himself - to testify before committees. They're introducin...

Mar 25, 2021

People infected with COVID-19 may need just one dose of vaccine, studies say

VANCOUVER - Scientists at the National Advisory Committee on Immunization are reviewing research that suggests people who have been infected with COVID-19 can turbocharge their antibodies with just on...

Mar 25, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, March 24, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 171,761 new vaccinations administered for a total of 4,39...

Mar 24, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, March 24, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 24, 2021. There are 946,370 confirmed cases in Canada. <b>_ Canada: 946,370 confirmed cases (37,10...

Mar 24, 2021

21-year-old and 15-year-old charged with first-degree murder in death of B.C. woman

BURNABY, B.C. - Homicide investigators say a 15-year-old and a 21-year-old have been charged with first-degree murder after a woman's burned body was found in a park in Burnaby, B.C. Cpl. Frank Jang o...

Mar 24, 2021

Supreme Court decision on pivotal carbon tax case coming today

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court will issue a decision this morning on the fate of the federal price on pollution. It could become a landmark case for the division of federal and provincial powers, and is a...

Mar 24, 2021

Supreme Court to rule Thursday on whether carbon tax is constitutional

OTTAWA - It's make-it-or-break-it time for the federal government's national price on pollution.The Supreme Court of Canada will decide Thursday whether Ottawa's "carbon tax" is constitutional or if t...

Mar 24, 2021

Scandal-scarred Lethbridge, Alta., police force told to fix problems or get shut down

EDMONTON - Alberta's justice minister has given the scandal-scarred Lethbridge Police Service until April 16 to serve up an action plan to fix its problems or face being disbanded. Kaycee Madu says ch...

Mar 24, 2021

COVID-19 weakened environmental rules across Canada, mostly in Alberta: study

CALGARY - Alberta relaxed more environmental rules in response to the COVID-19 pandemic than any other government in Canada, says a study from the University of Calgary. "I didn't find any other juris...

Mar 24, 2021

Military 'playbook' lacks plan for dealing with cases against defence chiefs

OTTAWA - An early version of a new "playbook" to help Canada's top military commander deal with allegations of misconduct involving senior officers appears to provide little in the way of new directio...

Mar 24, 2021