Canada

Liberals to unveil federal budget on April 19, Freeland says

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal Liberals will table a budget on April 19. It will be the first federal budget in more than two years, after the government opted not to int...

Mar 23, 2021

China slams Canada's treatment of First Nations in response to sanctions

OTTAWA - China lashed out Tuesday against Canada and other western countries saying they have no right to criticize the regime's human-rights record, considering their own. The criticism was part of t...

Mar 23, 2021

Health Canada says AstraZeneca vaccine safe, effective but will add warning on clots

OTTAWA - Health Canada is in the process of adding a warning about a rare possible side-effect of blood clots from the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine but is still certain the vaccine is safe and effective...

Mar 23, 2021

B.C. pilot study to allow electric kick scooters to operate legally in six cities

VANCOUVER - A newly approved pilot project will allow electric kick scooters to legally cruise the streets and bike paths of six British Columbia municipalities. The Ministry of Transportation says in...

Mar 23, 2021

Northern communities at risk without proper waste management: report

A report from Oceans North says communities in northern Canada face serious risk if their long-standing waste management problems are not addressed. The marine conservation group says northern communi...

Mar 23, 2021

Canadian Forces writing 'playbook' for handling allegations involving top brass

OTTAWA, Kan. - The acting chief of the defence staff says he has asked military officials to develop a "playbook" for handling future misconduct allegations against senior officers. That is one of sev...

Mar 23, 2021

Desmond inquiry: soldier's application for firearms licence didn't mention his PTSD

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. - A former firearms official told an inquiry today that Lionel Desmond was not fully truthful when he applied to have his firearms licence renewed in 2014, two years before the f...

Mar 23, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for March 23, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 10:50 a.m. Prince Edward Island is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 today. Chief medical officer of health Dr. Heather Morris...

Mar 23, 2021

'I'm in charge': O'Toole brushes off Conservative grassroots vote on climate change

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is brushing off the idea that a vote by the party's grassroots on climate change should colour Canadians' opinion of his party. O'Toole says he's the leader, ...

Mar 23, 2021

Authorities say coroner to probe 86-year-old woman's death in Montreal hospital

MONTREAL - Health officials in Montreal say they will ask the coroner to investigate the death of an 86-year-old woman reportedly found lifeless on the floor in a hospital emergency room. Candida Maca...

Mar 23, 2021