Canada

Northwest Territories to bump minimum wage to $15.20 starting in September

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories says it will increase its minimum wage to $15.20 an hour starting Sept. 1. The territory's minimum wage is currently $13.46 an hour and hasn't increased since 2...

Mar 11, 2021

Bloc Québécois MPs join Liberals to cut off debate on assisted-dying bill

OTTAWA - With the support of the Bloc Qubcois, the minority Liberal government has moved to ensure a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying is put to a final vote in the House of Commons...

Mar 11, 2021

Nova Scotia to restrict possession of police gear almost year after mass shooting

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is introducing restrictions on access to used police gear in reaction to last year's mass shooting by a gunman who wore an RCMP uniform and drove a replica police ...

Mar 11, 2021

Anniversary of COVID-19 pandemic passes unnoticed among mask-wearing Texans

AUSTIN, Texas - The one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic is passing largely unnoticed in the Texas capital. Even though Gov. Greg Abbott has fully lifted statewide restrictions, people are pe...

Mar 11, 2021

No evidence Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is behind blood clots, Canadian experts say

OTTAWA - Canadian health authorities are keeping a watchful eye on European investigations of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after reports of blood clots following inoculations, but say there is no ev...

Mar 11, 2021

Supreme Court of Canada to review mandatory minimum penalties for armed robbery

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will examine minimum sentences for armed robbery, the second case involving mandatory firearms penalties the top court has recently agreed to hear. The latest deci...

Mar 11, 2021

NDP to vote against changes to bill on medical assistance in dying

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says his party will vote against an amended bill that would expand access to medical assistance in dying.The vote on Bill C-7, expected in the House of Commons today,...

Mar 11, 2021

OECD says Liberals should hardwire quality-of-life framework into pandemic budget

OTTAWA - An international group, of which Canada is a member, is urging the federal Liberals to weave quality-of-life indicators into the budgeting process as a way to justify any post-pandemic stimul...

Mar 11, 2021

Chinese media report says Michael Kovrig, Michael Spavor to face first trial 'soon'

OTTAWA - A state-affiliated publication in China says two Canadian men will "soon" receive their first trial after more than two years in detention. But a spokesperson for Global Affairs Canada says C...

Mar 11, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Thursday, March 11, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 10:35 a.m. Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet is using a white rose in the House of Commons to remember those who have...

Mar 11, 2021