Canada

Five federal inmates test positive for COVID-19 as case counts spike across Canada

OTTAWA - The Correctional Service of Canada says five inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 in Quebec, Manitoba and Alberta. It says contract tracing is underway and testing is being offered at th...

Nov 11, 2020

Lottery corp.'s anti-money laundering chief tells inquiry about his police concerns

VANCOUVER - A former police officer who heads the British Columbia Lottery Corporation's anti-money laundering programs says he was concerned and surprised about the response from police agencies over...

Nov 10, 2020

Manufacturer moves to bring 'life-changing' cystic fibrosis drugs to Canada

Mark Lindsay wishes his daughter, Chantelle, were here to see the fruitions of her fight to bring transformational new therapies for cystic fibrosis to Canada. But Lindsay knows the 23-year-old, who d...

Nov 10, 2020

Yukon government says it doesn't support permit for exploration in Arctic wilderness

WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says it does not support a permit for an oil drilling exploration project in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Environment Minister Pauline Frost says the explorat...

Nov 10, 2020

Singh says government must move to counter hate groups, which have tripled since 2015

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says the Liberal government must do more to tackle the growing threat of hate groups. The past five years have seen a proliferation of neo-Nazi groups and online cont...

Nov 10, 2020

Bill 21 supporters testify that religious symbols send wrong message to kids

MONTREAL - Students require a neutral environment in which to learn and one where equality between men and women is put first, parents supporting Quebec's secularism law testified in court Tuesday. Na...

Nov 10, 2020

Alberta farmers file what may be first class-action lawsuit over unpaid oil leases

CALGARY - An Alberta farm family has filed what could be the first class-action lawsuit against an energy company for not making its lease payments. In a statement of claim filed in Calgary, Reinhold ...

Nov 10, 2020

Trump likely 'taking names' on Biden congrats after Trudeau outreach: expert

OTTAWA - The current president of the United States has warranted nary a mention from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau since Democrat Joe Biden became president-elect on Saturday. While that might be set...

Nov 10, 2020

Trudeau 'deeply disappointed' by Liberal MP's employing her sister in riding office

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is "deeply disappointed" by how Toronto MP Yasmin Ratansi handled her office. Ratansi said Monday she's leaving the Liberal caucus after admitting ...

Nov 10, 2020

Ahead of federal spending update, cities make plea to Liberals for more housing cash

OTTAWA - The mayors of Canada's biggest cities are asking the federal government to put more money in poverty-reduction measures to stamp out homelessness in their communities. The group from the Fede...

Nov 10, 2020