Canada

Quarantined B.C. farms where over 1,000 mink died resume breeding stock

VICTORIA - Two mink farms that are still quarantined after COVID-19 outbreaks have begun annual breeding programs along with seven other farms in British Columbia. The Agriculture Ministry said the pr...

Mar 17, 2021

Lametti warns Senate that more amendments to judicial training bill could doom it

OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti is warning the Senate that making further amendments to legislation requiring new judges to take training on sexual assault law could doom the bill to failing f...

Mar 17, 2021

Canadians not near death gain access to assisted dying as Senate passes Bill C-7

OTTAWA - The Senate has passed a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying, including eventually to people suffering solely from mental illnesses.By a vote of 60-25, with five abstentions, ...

Mar 17, 2021

'Two Michaels' detained in China have hearings Friday and Monday, says Garneau

WASHINGTON - The federal government says Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who have been in custody in China for more than two years, will have court hearings in the coming days. Foreign Affairs Mini...

Mar 17, 2021

Horgan says he expects people with COVID-19 vaccines will get flexibility to do more

VICTORIA - Premier John Horgan says he expects people in British Columbia who receive the COVID-19 vaccine will be able to participate in more activities as provincial health restrictions are relaxed....

Mar 17, 2021

White House confirms Canada asked for vaccine help, won't say if U.S. has agreed

WASHINGTON - Canada has indeed asked the United States for help in procuring doses of COVID-19 vaccines, but the White House refused to say Wednesday whether it has agreed to the request.Press secreta...

Mar 17, 2021

Mounties enforced racist policies, RCMP commissioner says

OTTAWA - RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki says the Mounties have enforced racist and discriminatory legislation and policies, and they should do better in the future. Speaking to Indigenous chiefs at a ...

Mar 17, 2021

Tax code for charities contributes to systemic racism: Ontario Sen. Ratna Omidvar

OTTAWA - Independent Sen. Ratna Omidvar says the Income Tax Act is perpetuating systemic racism and colonialism in Canada in how it deals with charitable organizations.She is pushing for changes that ...

Mar 17, 2021

Justice Centre says pastor of Edmonton-area church to be released

EDMONTON - A group that supports an Alberta pastor jailed after being charged with violating COVID-19 public-health orders says it expects him to be released in the coming days. Crown prosecutors have...

Mar 17, 2021

Research from N.S. prof suggests sperm whales taught each other how to avoid whalers

HALIFAX - New research from a team including a Dalhousie University biologist suggests sperm whales taught each other to avoid whalers in the 18th and 19th centuries. The scientists published a paper ...

Mar 17, 2021