Canada

Quebec prosecutors won't appeal acquittals in Rozon, Salvail cases after review

MONTREAL - The Crown says it won't appeal the acquittals in the cases of Quebec media stars Gilbert Rozon and Eric Salvail. A spokeswoman for the director of criminal and penal prosecutions made the a...

Jan 15, 2021

In mandate letter, PM tells Freeland to spend on temporary measures until crisis ends

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is putting a caveat on orders to his finance minister to spend as needed until the end of the economic crisis caused by COVID-19. In a mandate letter to Finance ...

Jan 15, 2021

Canada says first COVID-19 vaccine for refugees in Jordan offers glimmer of hope

OTTAWA - Canada's international development minister says the world's first inoculation of a refugee with a COVID-19 vaccine this week is an important milestone in ending the pandemic everywhere. Kari...

Jan 15, 2021

Picturesque lighthouse at Nova Scotia's Peggys Cove to get viewing platform

HALIFAX - The rugged point of land upon which sits the Peggys Cove lighthouse will be getting a much-needed facelift this summer. Plans were announced today to build a large viewing platform to improv...

Jan 15, 2021

Trudeau leaves door open to tighter travel ban, eyeing COVID-19 mutations abroad

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is leaving the door open to tighter travel restrictions, including a possible ban on outbound air travel. Trudeau says the government is "always open to strength...

Jan 15, 2021

Mother faces negligence charge in death of 7-year-old girl in Laval, Que.

LAVAL, Que. - Police in Laval, Que., say the mother of a seven-year-old girl who died this month following alleged mistreatment has been arrested. The arrest took place Friday just before 7 a.m., and ...

Jan 15, 2021

Quebec to seek leave to appeal mosque shooter sentence at Supreme Court

Quebec says it will seek leave to appeal at the Supreme Court of Canada a lower court decision that reduced the sentence of convicted mosque shooter Alexandre Bissonnette. The province's highest court...

Jan 15, 2021

Pfizer-BioNTech cutting back vaccine deliveries to Canada due to production issues

OTTAWA - Global supply issues are temporarily delaying Canada's vaccine shipment from Pfizer-BioNTech, but Procurement Minister Anita Anand says they will be made up with accelerated deliveries in Feb...

Jan 15, 2021

Harvest Meats recalls sausages over undercooking

OTTAWA - Harvest Meats is recalling a brand of Polish sausages due to undercooking that may make them unsafe to eat. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says the recall affects customers in Alberta, B...

Jan 15, 2021

Rejection letter ESDC sent to Black organizations 'completely unacceptable': Hussen

OTTAWA - Activist Velma Morgan says several Black organizations were denied federal funding through a program designed to help such groups build capacity - after the department told them their leaders...

Jan 15, 2021