Canada

As Alberta debates coal mining, industry already affecting once-protected Rockies

Coal mining is already having an impact in Alberta's Rocky Mountains even as debate intensifies over the industry's presence in one of the province's most beloved landscapes. "They've been very active...

Jan 21, 2021

Trudeau will be first foreign leader to speak with Biden on Friday: White House

WASHINGTON - The White House says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will speak with newly inaugurated U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday. Press secretary Jen Psaki says Trudeau will be the first foreign l...

Jan 20, 2021

Indigenous services minister says Quebec premier should show 'humanity' to homeless

OTTAWA - Federal Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller is criticizing the Quebec premier's refusal to exempt homeless people from the provincewide curfew. Miller reacted today to the recent death o...

Jan 20, 2021

Students at VP Kamala Harris's Montreal alma mater say her rise serves as inspiration

MONTREAL - Students at Montreal's Westmount High School spent Wednesday morning watching a former graduate ascend to one of the highest political offices in the world, with Kamala Harris's new post as...

Jan 20, 2021

Vaccine myths running rampant online among all age groups, Ontario docs say

OTTAWA - The head of the Ontario Medical Association says dangerous misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines is spreading on social media among all age groups. The association's analysis of more than 65...

Jan 20, 2021

Ottawa advocating to prioritize vaccines for Indigenous people: Miller

OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Ottawa is working with the provinces to prioritize vaccinating Indigenous people against COVID-19.Miller says that there is a need to distribute ...

Jan 20, 2021

Parole board decision notes Allan Legere planned escape in year of murder conviction

HALIFAX - A written decision denying Allan Legere's parole said he planned a hostage taking and an escape the same year he was convicted of multiple, brutal killings in Miramichi, N.B. The eight-page ...

Jan 20, 2021

TC Energy halts spending on Keystone XL, says it's 'disappointed' with Biden move

CALGARY - TC Energy Corp. says it has suspended work on the Keystone XL project in anticipation of U.S. president-elect Joe Biden revoking its vital presidential permit once he is sworn in later today...

Jan 20, 2021

PBO says reformed fiscal stabilization program to cost Ottawa $4.5 billion

OTTAWA - Canada's parliamentary budget officer says reforms to a federal support program for provinces will nearly triple the cost to Ottawa next year, with the price tag projected to be about $4.5 bi...

Jan 20, 2021

Early morning fire destroys grocery and retail store in Igloolik, Nunavut

A fire has destroyed a grocery and retail store in Igloolik, Nunavut. Photos on social media from the community of about 1,600 show orange flames and black smoke bursting from the Artic Co-op store. Q...

Jan 20, 2021