Canada

Vaccine rollout set to shift into high gear with major surge in expected deliveries

OTTAWA, ON. - Canada's COVID-19 vaccination drive is poised to shift into high gear this week as the federal public health agency prepares to take delivery of the largest number of doses since the lau...

Mar 22, 2021

Fewer COVID cases in people 80 and up, Tam says as vaccine programs expand

Canada's chief public health officer says the expansion of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout has resulted in a drop in the number of infections in people over the age of 80. Dr. Theresa Tam says on Twitter...

Mar 21, 2021

St. John's, N.L., diocese to sell property to settle Mount Cashel abuse claims

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Roman Catholic parishes in the St. John's area heard today that resolving the harm caused to victims of abuse at Mount Cashel orphanage is going to bring about a major restructuring...

Mar 21, 2021

Families push for memorial to recognize police officers who died by suicide

TORONTO - Five years ago, Dilnaz Garda stood frozen in place at a procession line at her brother's funeral. His colleagues, Toronto police officers, walked up to her one-by-one. "I'm in my own living ...

Mar 21, 2021

Environmentalists want Jasper backcountry ban extended to protect remaining caribou

EDMONTON - Environmentalists and scientists are calling on Parks Canada to further restrict access to Rocky Mountain backcountry in an effort to help save the last large caribou herd in the national p...

Mar 21, 2021

Look to next-gen oil and gas leaders to end North America's energy stalemate: experts

WASHINGTON - North America's polarizing pipeline battles have seen many venues - from the Prime Minister's Office and the U.S. State Department to the windswept plains of Nebraska and Minnesota to jud...

Mar 21, 2021

Survey suggests one in two people of colour have experienced online racism in Canada

VANCOUVER - Noor Fadel says most people assume that the night she was attacked by a racist man on a SkyTrain in Vancouver in 2017 was the worst night of her life. In fact, the nights that followed wer...

Mar 21, 2021

B.C.'s northern spotted owl breeding facility welcomes disabled California relative

LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, B.C. - A northern spotted owl found injured near San Francisco has arrived at a British Columbia breeding facility where the adult male is expected to find a mate and potent...

Mar 21, 2021

Watchdog's report finds RCMP discriminated against Colten Boushie's mother

REGINA - RCMP officers showed up at the funeral of a slain Indigenous man, perpetrated racial discrimination against the victim's mother and caused unnecessary suffering for his family over the course...

Mar 20, 2021

Advocates urge action as Montreal police confirm taxi slaying was conjugal violence

Montreal police are confirming the discovery of two bodies inside a taxi cab in northeastern part of the city Friday was the result of conjugal violence. Police say today that investigators believe a ...

Mar 20, 2021