Canada

Patios prepared for England and Italy fans as teams battle for Euro 2020 final

TORONTO - The looming Euro Cup final between England and Italy will give Canadian soccer fans a chance to revive the celebratory spirit so common in the pre-pandemic era, as relaxed public health rest...

Jul 11, 2021

Remains of second Canadian pulled from collapsed Miami condo building: Global Affairs

The remains of a second Canadian have been pulled from the rubble of a condo building that collapsed near Miami more than two weeks ago, Global Affairs Canada confirmed Saturday. The government agency...

Jul 10, 2021

Harper urges global powers not to negotiate with incoming Iranian regime

Governments around the world should shun Iran's incoming president based on his long-standing record of human rights abuses, a former Canadian prime minister argued Saturday in a speech to an internat...

Jul 10, 2021

Finance minister says Canada is committed to proposed global corporate tax rate

VENICE, Italy - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says Canada is all in on a "historic" effort to prevent multinational companies from shopping around for lower tax rates. Freeland and other finance ...

Jul 10, 2021

B.C. resident who owned home in Lytton says wildfire has left the place 'flat'

LYTTON, B.C. - A Delta, B.C., resident who owns a home in Lytton that was charred by a wildfire that tore through the village says the devastation is "breathtakingly shocking" after getting a glimpse ...

Jul 10, 2021

'Safe enough:' Thousands gather at Calgary Stampede's live music venue

CALGARY - A bird's-eye view of a popular live music venue on its first night at the Calgary Stampede showed hundreds of people standing close together, waiting for a swab or to hand over proof of a CO...

Jul 10, 2021

Pre-election spending limits on party ads don't apply without fixed voting day

OTTAWA - Canadian party leaders worked their way around the country this week, in what some see as a sure sign the pandemic is near its end, but also as proof that a federal election is on its way. Bu...

Jul 10, 2021

B.C. judge denies new evidence in Meng Wanzhou's extradition case

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge will not allow new evidence to be admitted in the United States extradition case of Huawei chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou. Associate Chief Just...

Jul 09, 2021

B.C. Indigenous leaders call for unity, end to violence, vandalism in Victoria area

ESQUIMALT, B.C. - Leaders of nine southern Vancouver Island First Nations want an immediate end to recent violence and vandalism, including the toppling of statues and vandalism of totem poles. The le...

Jul 09, 2021

Advocate says ArriveCAN app technology is not accessible for blind Canadians

OTTAWA - The CNIB, formerly known as the Canadian National Institute for the Blind, says the federal government's new ArriveCAN travel app is inaccessible to some Canadians with disabilities. Robert F...

Jul 09, 2021