Canada

COVID-19 testing down as positive case numbers soar in most provinces

OTTAWA - Two months after the City of Ottawa scrambled to expand its COVID-19 testing options to deal with a massive spike in demand, it is now set to cut back on hours at testing sites this weekend b...

Nov 13, 2020

B.C. top doctor says Santa 'probably' immune to COVID but Christmas will be different

VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor has some good news about Christmas. Dr. Bonnie Henry says Santa Claus is "probably" immune to COVID-19, but Christmas will still look a little different this y...

Nov 13, 2020

Former B.C. minister Kash Heed can cross examine witness at money laundering inquiry

VANCOUVER - Former British Columbia cabinet minister Kash Heed has been granted limited participant status at the public inquiry into money laundering so he can cross-examine a former RCMP officer. Co...

Nov 13, 2020

N.L. public health has COVID advice for the holiday mummering tradition

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador public health officials have issued advice for those looking to stay COVID-safe while marauding around town with underwear on the outside of their clothes....

Nov 12, 2020

First Nation to file series of lawsuits against N.S. government, commercial fishers

INDIAN BROOK, N.S. - A Mi'kmaq First Nation that encountered violence after it opened a self-regulated lobster fishery says it will sue non-Indigenous fishers and the Nova Scotia government for allege...

Nov 12, 2020

Inquiry hears money laundering concerns at B.C. casinos rose as 2010 Olympics neared

VANCOUVER - A former British Columbia gaming official says concerns were raised as larger amounts of suspicious cash with possible links to money laundering began showing up at casinos while the provi...

Nov 12, 2020

Bill to ban conversion therapy being turned into political fundraising tool

OTTAWA - A proposed bill banning forcing someone into therapy to alter their sexual orientation is turning into a political fundraising tool. Conservative MP and failed leadership candidate Dere...

Nov 12, 2020

RCMP charges former executive in Toronto with bribing a foreign official

OTTAWA - The RCMP has charged a former business executive with bribing a public official from Botswana. The Mounties allege Damodar Arapakota, a former executive of Toronto-based IMEX Systems Inc., pr...

Nov 12, 2020

New restrictions take effect in Manitoba as Ontario awaits new COVID-19 projections

Manitoba is entering the first day of a partial lockdown meant to stem a surge in COVID-19 cases while Ontario is set to release new projections after setting a record for daily infections. Mani...

Nov 12, 2020

Sir John A. Macdonald High School near Halifax changing its name to be more inclusive

HALIFAX - The principal of Sir John A. Macdonald High School outside Halifax confirmed today the school's name will be changed because of the role Canada's first prime minister played in developing th...

Nov 12, 2020