Canada

Sen. Murray Sinclair, former head of TRC, set to leave the upper chamber next January

OTTAWA - Sen. Murray Sinclair is planning to leave the upper chamber at the end of January. The Manitoba senator says he wants to spend more time writing a memoir and to focus on his work as a legal m...

Nov 27, 2020

News media lobby group asks MPs for rules to get compensation from Google, Facebook

OTTAWA - A lobby group for Canada's newspapers and magazines is asking MPs to enact new rules to let its members negotiate compensation from social-media giants that post their content.News Media Cana...

Nov 27, 2020

Ford slams anti-lockdown protesters outside his home as 'buffoons;' begs them to stop

TORONTO - An angry Premier Doug Ford lashed out on Friday at anti-lockdown protesters outside his home, accusing them of intimidating nearby residents and saying their actions wouldn't sway him. His n...

Nov 27, 2020

When COVID-19 vaccines could be available: What we know so far

OTTAWA - Vaccines are now a bright spot of hope on the COVID-19 pandemic horizon. But much about them, and their rollout in Canada, remains up in the air. Here's what we know so far: What are the lead...

Nov 27, 2020

Former NATO commander tapped to lead COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts

OTTAWA - A Canadian general who commanded NATO troops in Iraq has been tapped to lead the rollout of an eventual COVID-19 vaccine across the country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named Maj.-Gen. Dany...

Nov 27, 2020

Trudeau says $542M bound for Indigenous bodies to set up child-welfare services

OTTAWA - The federal government is sending $542 million to Indigenous groups to help them set up welfare services for children and families, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. The Canadian gov...

Nov 27, 2020

Ousted from Labrador Inuit government, ex-politician questions 'blood quantum' method

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A former member of Labrador's Inuit government is questioning the methods used to quantify whether he is sufficiently Indigenous after he was removed from his government roles last ...

Nov 27, 2020

Stolen raven: Montreal-area zoo urging those who took 'Kola' to return him

MONTREAL - Officials at Montreal's Ecomuseum Zoo want their stolen raven returned immediately. There's still no sign of Kola, a common raven, who was taken during a break-in sometime between Mon...

Nov 27, 2020

Liberals face pressure for concrete ideas, economic plan in spending update

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are being warned that they need to provide a detailed plan on navigating the health and economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic in a key spending document next week. ...

Nov 27, 2020

Ice-dancers Moir and Virtue among 114 Order of Canada inductees

OTTAWA - Champion ice-dancers Scott Moir and Tessa Virtue are among 114 athletes, artists, scholars and community leaders named to the Order of Canada today. Gov. Gen. Julie Payette's office announced...

Nov 27, 2020