Canada

Patients must transfer as health authority takes over B.C. hospice

SURREY, B.C. - Fraser Health says patients at the Irene Thomas Hospice in Delta, B.C., will have to transfer as the health authority prepares to take over from operators who refused to provide medical...

Feb 06, 2021

Nova Scotia Liberals to choose next leader and premier of the province

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's next premier will be decided on Saturday when members of the provincial Liberal party elect their new leader through a virtual convention.The race, triggered last summer when l...

Feb 06, 2021

Ottawa should require banks to share race-related data on services: business groups

OTTAWA - Canadian banks should have to disclose data related to race, gender, income and neighbourhoods to ensure more equitable access to credit and loans, say organizations representing racialized a...

Feb 06, 2021

Dutch man accused of harassing B.C. teenager Amanda Todd extradited to Canada

VANCOUVER - A Dutch man accused of extorting and criminally harassing British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd, who ultimately killed herself, has been extradited to Canada. The B.C. Prosecution Service ...

Feb 05, 2021

Edmonton police investigate two separate hate-motivated attacks against Muslim women

EDMONTON - Police in Edmonton say they are investigating two separate hate-motivated attacks against Muslim women on the same day. The first took place around noon on Wednesday at the University of Al...

Feb 05, 2021

B.C. extends restrictions as prime minister seeks to allay vaccine delay angst

The prime minister on Friday sought to quell angst over delays in vaccine delivery while British Columbia extended restrictions on gatherings to stem the spread of new, more transmissible variants of ...

Feb 05, 2021

Executives at Pornhub defend efforts at preventing child porn on their websites

MONTREAL - Representatives of Pornhub told a parliamentary committee today they don't know if they were contacted by a woman who says she struggled to have a video of her removed from the pornography ...

Feb 05, 2021

Alberta to restore some coal-mining policy protections: government spokesman

EDMONTON, Ky. - The Alberta government plans to restore at least some aspects of a coal policy it revoked last spring, a move that has provoked provincewide protest. Government spokesman Kavi Bal says...

Feb 05, 2021

Approving three more vaccines could double number of Canadians vaccinated this spring

OTTAWA - The number of Canadians who could be vaccinated in the spring could nearly double if Health Canada gives the green light to all three vaccines it is currently reviewing.Prime Minister Justin ...

Feb 05, 2021

Valentine's Day contest scrapped by Halifax Transit following public outcry

HALIFAX - A public backlash has forced the Halifax Transit authority to scrap plans for a Valentine's Day contest it called "Love in Transit." When the municipal agency asked the public to share stori...

Feb 05, 2021