Canada

Federal Court says class action on COVID-19 airfare refunds a matter for other courts

OTTAWA - The Federal Court has punted consideration of airfare refunds, which customers say they are owed following hundreds of thousands of cancelled flights, to provincial courts. Justice Michael Ma...

Nov 26, 2020

Patients, not doctors, should initiate conversations on assisted dying: Qualtrough

OTTAWA - Disability Inclusion Minister Carla Qualtrough says she's open to amending a bill on assisted dying to prevent health practitioners from discussing medical assistance in dying with a patient ...

Nov 26, 2020

Federal task force considers a national flood insurance program

OTTAWA - A new federal task force will look at the possibility of a low-cost national flood insurance program as well as options for moving people who live in areas at highest risk from surging spring...

Nov 26, 2020

Trouble brewing ahead of start to Nova Scotia fall lobster season: Indigenous leader

HALIFAX - The Indigenous leader at the centre of a dispute over Nova Scotia lobster says the recent seizure of lobster traps in St. Marys Bay by federal officers could lead to trouble on the water nex...

Nov 26, 2020

Provinces push Freeland to delay bump in CPP premiums in economic update

OTTAWA - Provincial finance ministers have quietly prodded Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to put a pause on planned increases in premiums workers and businesses pay into the Canada Pension Plan.Th...

Nov 26, 2020

Health Canada expects first COVID-19 vaccine to be approved next month

OTTAWA - The chief medical adviser at Health Canada says Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine candidate could be approved in Canada next month. Dr. Supriya Sharma says the Health Canada review is most advanced f...

Nov 26, 2020

Canadians who say they've been targeted by foreign agents want co-ordinated response

OTTAWA - Canadians who say they have been victims of threats and intimidation by Chinese, Iranian and Russian foreign agents argue domestic police forces are ill-equipped to deal with their concerns.T...

Nov 26, 2020

Ontario to release new COVID-19 projections as Ottawa pledges support for Nunavut

Canada's two biggest provinces have each reported more than 1,400 new COVID-19 infections as Ottawa pledged funds to help Nunavut deal with its soaring caseload. Ontario, which is expected to un...

Nov 26, 2020

The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada on Nov. 26, 2020

The latest news on COVID-19 in Canada (all times Eastern):10:45 a.m.Ottawa has pledged $19 million to Nunavut as the territory continues to grapple with a COVID-19 outbreak. Most of the money, $11.36 ...

Nov 26, 2020

Vancouver council unanimously endorses drug decriminalization, seeks federal approval

VANCOUVER - Councillors in Vancouver have voted unanimously to ask the federal government to decriminalize possession of small amounts of illicit drugs. Mayor Kennedy Stewart put forward the motion ea...

Nov 26, 2020