Canada

Review finds no evidence of alcohol game at B.C. ERs, but vast Indigenous profiling

VICTORIA - A former judge says she found widespread systemic racism in British Columbia's health-care system, but she could not confirm allegations of an organized game to guess the blood-alcohol leve...

Nov 30, 2020

Quebec urged to create national director of youth protection to oversee system

MONTREAL - A provincial commission looking into the protection of vulnerable children in Quebec is recommending the appointment of a youth-protection watchdog to oversee the entire provincial system. ...

Nov 30, 2020

Ontario premier pushes for clear delivery date for COVID-19 vaccines

Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he wants a clear delivery date for the province's share of COVID-19 vaccines, stressing that "the clock is ticking" when it comes to fighting the novel coronavirus. Ford...

Nov 30, 2020

Quebec booksellers' group apologizes, republishes post outlining premier's top reads

MONTREAL - An association of Quebec booksellers says it acted in haste when it removed an online list outlining reading recommendations from Premier Francois Legault. Legault shared some of his favour...

Nov 30, 2020

No text of Canada-U.K. trade deal, minister says as Dec. 31 tariff deadline looms

OTTAWA - Canada's International Trade Minister Mary Ng says she guarantee that MPs will see a bill to ratify the new provisional Canada-Britain trade agreement before Parliament breaks for Christmas o...

Nov 30, 2020

Nunavut to start lifting its two-week lockdown as COVID-19 cases recover

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is to start lifting a two-week lockdown on Wednesday as more people infected with COVID-19 recover. The lockdown that shuttered all schools and non-essential businesse...

Nov 30, 2020

Restoring civil liberties in Canada post-pandemic a concern for legal experts

TORONTO - Canadians willingly, unwillingly, and sometimes unknowingly, gave up some of their civil liberties over the past eight months to try and slow the spread of COVID-19. Legal experts who specia...

Nov 30, 2020

Get on with promised gun-control measures, advocates urge Trudeau government

OTTAWA - Advocates of stricter gun control are urging the Trudeau government to get on with promised reforms, saying they are months overdue. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has pledged new measures...

Nov 30, 2020

Wild winter, drastic swings in store for Canada this year: Weather Network

A prominent Canadian forecaster says the country's residents could experience everything from winter wonderlands to spring-like spells in the months ahead. The Weather Network says cooler Pacific Ocea...

Nov 30, 2020

Star defence witness to testify at Alek Minassian's murder trial

TORONTO - The defence's star witness is set to testify today at the trial of the man who killed 10 people in Toronto's van attack. Dr. Alexander Westphal is expected to say Alek Minassian is not crimi...

Nov 30, 2020