Canada

Coal policy decisions belong with politicians, not courts, Alberta lawyer argues

CALGARY - An Alberta government lawyer says decisions about environmental policy should be made by elected officials, not the courts. Melissa Burkett is speaking at a court hearing that is to decide w...

Jan 19, 2021

Ombudsman slams new restrictions on mental-health support for veterans' families

OTTAWA - Canada's veterans ombudsman is calling on the federal government to reverse restrictions on mental-health services for veterans' families. Ombudsman Nishika Jardine's demand is in a scathing ...

Jan 19, 2021

'Very mesmerizing': Canadians eye Biden inauguration with relief, anxiety

Katie Thompson noticed a pattern emerging with appointments made at her chiropractic clinic for Wednesday afternoon that's usually typical of big sporting events: patients wanted to schedule sessions ...

Jan 19, 2021

COVID-19 vaccines: Canadians torn between helping the world and helping themselves

MONTREAL - The COVID-19 vaccine rollout is highlighting the disconnect between the way Canadians see their role in the world and reality, according to international affairs experts. Ottawa is facing p...

Jan 19, 2021

Montreal mayor wants homeless exempted from curfew in wake of Innu man's death

Montreal's mayor is calling on the provincial government to exempt homeless people from the provincewide pandemic curfew. Valerie Plante made the request today following the weekend death of Raphael "...

Jan 19, 2021

Parliamentary hearings over Zoom an ongoing headache for translators

OTTAWA - Translators say they are "riddled with auditory injuries" after nine months of interpreting parliamentarians online via fuzzy laptop mics and poor internet connections. The association repres...

Jan 19, 2021

Cancel foreign trips because travel rules could change suddenly, Trudeau says

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says any Canadian planning an international trip should cancel it. Trudeau is warning that while Canadians have the right to travel, the government could at any ...

Jan 19, 2021

Canada calls for Ugandan opposition to be set free, no plans to cancel UN mission

OTTAWA - The federal government says it is "deeply concerned" about the political situation in Uganda, but that it has no plans to stop deploying a Canadian military aircraft to the country to help UN...

Jan 19, 2021

Canadian neonatal nurse fired after speaking at D.C. rally

TORONTO - A Canadian neonatal intensive care nurse who spoke at an anti-lockdown rally in Washington, D.C., has been fired. London Health Sciences Centre in London, Ont., confirms its termination of K...

Jan 19, 2021

Trudeau vows to keep up the fight to sway U.S. on merits of Keystone XL pipeline

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will continue to fight to convince president-elect Joe Biden's administration of the merits of the Keystone XL pipeline expansion. Trudeau says K...

Jan 19, 2021