Canada

Children and youth with special needs 'left out' of pandemic response: B.C. watchdog

VANCOUVER - A report from British Columbia's representative for children and youth says the pandemic has exacerbated long-standing problems with the support system for children with special needs, lea...

Dec 03, 2020

Ex-Hasidic couple lose case against Quebec government over inadequate education

MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has ruled against a former Hasidic couple who took the Quebec government to court for failing to ensure they received the education to which they were entitled...

Dec 03, 2020

Gaining trust: History of Indigenous experiments [poses challenge in COVID health

WINNIPEG - Some leaders and health professionals say they are facing a challenge during the COVID-19 pandemic of persuading Indigenous people to trust a health system that has a history of experimenti...

Dec 03, 2020

Head of regional health authority where Indigenous woman died removed from post

MONTREAL - Two months after the death of Joyce Echaquan in a Quebec hospital, the head of the regional health authority that runs the hospital has been removed from his post. The departure of Daniel C...

Dec 03, 2020

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):12:05 p.m.Nova Scotia is reporting 11 new cases of COVID-19 today.The number of active cases in the province s now stands at 119,...

Dec 03, 2020

Crash victims' families told approval of 737 Max by Transport Canada looks 'imminent'

OTTAWA - The father of a young woman who died in the Boeing 737 Max crash last year says federal officials told victims' families approval of the beleaguered aircraft is "imminent." Chris Moore, who l...

Dec 03, 2020

COVID-19 puts pressure health-care system as armed forces plan vaccine rollout

Ontario is reporting an increase in people in hospital with COVID-19, adding more pressure on the health-care system as more details are expected about how the Canadian Armed Forces are planning to ro...

Dec 03, 2020

Liberals' failure to be transparent on vaccines fuelling anxiety: O'Toole

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says the Liberal government's failure to be transparent about plans to roll out the COVID-19 vaccine is fuelling anxiety among Canadians. Thousands of Canadia...

Dec 03, 2020

Cree student awarded Order of the White Rose in memory of Polytechnique victims

MONTREAL - An Indigenous engineering student is this year's recipient of the Order of the White Rose from Polytechnique Montreal in memory of the victims and survivors of the 1989 anti-feminist attack...

Dec 03, 2020

Key witness for defence to testify for fourth day in van attack trial

TORONTO - The key witness for the defence in Toronto's van attack trial is set to testify for the fourth straight day today.Psychiatrist Dr. Alexander Westphal has stopped short of saying Alek Minassi...

Dec 03, 2020