Canada

N.L. delays full election after COVID-19 outbreak tied to U.K. variant

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's chief electoral officer has called off all voting set for Saturday because of the province's COVID-19 outbreak.Bruce Chaulk says voting in the provincial...

Feb 12, 2021

Stricter border controls for travellers to begin Feb. 22

OTTAWA - Tighter border controls will come into effect Feb. 22, the prime minister said Friday, not to punish travellers but to try to keep everyone safe. Forcing most who land at airports into a mand...

Feb 12, 2021

Biden's first priority for vaccines is getting shots into American arms: White House

WASHINGTON - The White House is making no apologies for prioritizing Americans in its effort to distribute COVID-19 vaccines. Press secretary Jen Psaki says President Joe Biden's focus is on ensuring ...

Feb 12, 2021

Judge questions court role in admin of health orders banning church gatherings

VANCOUVER - The chief justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court says the attorney general is putting the court in an "impossible position" by asking for an injunction ordering three churches to st...

Feb 12, 2021

Mandatory tests and hotel quarantines set to come into effect: a look at how it works

OTTAWA - New quarantine and testing requirements for those coming to Canada are being rolled out in an effort to continue to slow the spread of COVID-19. Right now, all travellers, with some exception...

Feb 12, 2021

Lawyer critical of suggestion head of Alberta oil inquiry is biased

CALGARY - A lawyer is decrying what he calls a "drive-by" accusation that the commissioner leading an inquiry into alleged foreign-funded anti-Alberta energy campaigns is biased. David Wachowich has m...

Feb 12, 2021

Trudeau government poised to introduce new gun-control legislation

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is poised to introduce legislation as early as next week aimed at strengthening gun control. The long-promised bill would flesh out last spring's ban of many firearms, ...

Feb 12, 2021

Federal NDP propose doubling gas-tax funding to cities to aid economic recovery

OTTAWA - Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he thinks the federal gas-tax fund that provides cities with cash for infrastructure projects should be doubled to stimulate local economic recoveries. S...

Feb 12, 2021

Former Obama adviser Podesta on Biden's Keystone XL decision: 'He's not going back'

WASHINGTON - A prominent former adviser to Barack Obama says it's time for Canada to get over the demise of the Keystone XL pipeline expansion. John Podesta, who once also was Bill Clinton's White Hou...

Feb 12, 2021

Canada's top doctors warn escalating COVID-19 variant spread threatens third wave

OTTAWA - Canada's top doctors say COVID-19 infections appear to be on a downward trend but worrisome variants are posing an increasing threat to containing the pandemic.Chief Public Health Officer The...

Feb 12, 2021