Canada

Canadian Senators Group leader Scott Tannas travels to Hawaii

OTTAWA - Alberta Sen. Scott Tannas says he has travelled to Hawaii during the holidays. In an emailed statement to The Canadian Press, the leader of the Canadian Senators Group said he will shortly re...

Jan 13, 2021

Former PQ leader Andre Boisclair arrested on new sexual assault charge

MONTREAL - Former Parti Quebecois leader Andre Boisclair was arrested today for the second time and is facing a new charge of sexual assault. A spokeswoman for the provincial prosecution service, Audr...

Jan 13, 2021

Family of P.E.I. teen files civil lawsuit against sex offender, arts organizations

CHARLOTTETOWN - The family of a girl who was sexually abused by a Prince Edward Island actor involved in a theatre production in Charlottetown has filed a civil lawsuit against the perpetrator and two...

Jan 13, 2021

B.C. judge to reserve decision on Meng Wanzhou bail conditions

VANCOUVER - A judge says he will reserve his decision on whether to loosen bail restrictions for Chinese tech executive Meng Wanzhou. Meng's lawyers want her to be allowed to leave her Vancouver home ...

Jan 13, 2021

Racism towards Cowichan Tribes in COVID-19 fight is denounced by federal minister

VICTORIA - Federal Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller is denouncing racist comments being directed towards a British Columbia Indigenous community that's fighting a COVID-19 outbreak.Miller says...

Jan 13, 2021

Ontario expedites COVID-19 vaccinations in long-term care

Canada's largest province laid out its plan Wednesday to administer the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in all nursing and high-risk retirement homes by the middle of next month as it works to boos...

Jan 13, 2021

A chance to win: Nunavut community holds raffle for those getting COVID vaccinations

ARVIAT, Nunavut - The Nunavut community hit hardest by COVID-19 is offering cash prizes for people who get vaccinated. Arviat, a community of about 1,800 people on the western shore of Hudson Bay, had...

Jan 13, 2021

Husband of Quebec doctor who took her own life shines light on pandemic burnout

MONTREAL - The husband of a Quebec emergency room doctor who took her own life this month wants to shine a light on the mental health toll endured by those on the front lines of the COVID-19 crisis. D...

Jan 13, 2021

Bloc takes aim at new transport minister, pointing finger at 'Islamic movement' ties

OTTAWA - The Bloc Qubcois is seeking to sow doubt about Canada's new transport minister Omar Alghabra over his association with what it calls "the political Islamic movement." Leader Yves-Franois Blan...

Jan 13, 2021

Ottawa announces $1.2B more to help Indigenous communities fight COVID-19 pandemic

OTTAWA - Indigenous Services Minister Marc Miller says Ottawa will spend $1.2 billion in new funding to help Indigenous communities keep fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.That includes another $380 milli...

Jan 13, 2021