Canada

Trudeau says he hopes to see COVID-19 vaccines roll out in Canada in early 2021

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he hopes to see COVID-19 vaccines roll out in Canada early next year, but warns that won't bring an immediate resolution to the pandemic currently seeing a resurgenc...

Nov 09, 2020

Not criminally responsible: Alek Minassian's likely defence, explained

TORONTO - The trial for a man who killed 10 people when he drove a van down a busy Toronto sidewalk is expected to hear defence lawyers argue this week that 28-year-old Alek Minassian should be found ...

Nov 09, 2020

Rules tightened for visitors to N.S. from outside Atlantic after COVID-19 cases spike

HALIFAX - In a bid to subdue a small but sudden spike in COVID-19 cases, Nova Scotia has introduced strict new rules for people arriving in the province from outside the Atlantic region. With 15 new c...

Nov 09, 2020

Terry Fox among notable Canadians on shortlist for new $5 bill

OTTAWA - Terry Fox, who captivated a nation as he ran to raise awareness and money for cancer research, is among a group of notable Canadians shortlisted to appear on the new $5 bill. Fox is among the...

Nov 09, 2020

No evidence of COVID-19 community transmission in Nunavut community: health officer

Nunavut's chief public health officer says there is no evidence of community transmission in Sanikiluaq after the territory confirmed its second case of COVID-19 in the community on the weekend. ...

Nov 09, 2020

President-elect's long to-do list to include repairing damaged Canada-U.S. ties

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Joe Biden's to-do list just got a whole lot longer - and it's a safe bet it now includes patching the holes in Canada's relationship with the United States. But first, Biden has mor...

Nov 09, 2020

Evidence wraps up at sex assault trial of Quebec TV star Eric Salvail

MONTREAL - The evidence is now complete at the sexual assault trial of former Quebec television star Eric Salvail, with final arguments to be heard later this week. The Crown was expected to present t...

Nov 09, 2020

CERB, extra hours and bottle returns: supporting overseas family during the pandemic

Edeline Agoncillo sends up to $1,400 of her wages to the Philippines every month and keeps only a few hundred dollars for herself, even during the COVID-19 pandemic. The money Agoncillo sends without ...

Nov 09, 2020

Bains suggests Ottawa may draw on scorned federal loan program for airline bailout

OTTAWA - Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains says a federal loan program rejected by industry will be among the options Ottawa weighs as it sits down with airline executives over a government aid packag...

Nov 09, 2020

Whales and other marine mammals susceptible to COVID-19 through wastewater: study

HALIFAX - A new study says COVID-19 could be spread to whales and other marine mammal through improperly treated sewage and wastewater. Researchers at Dalhousie University in Halifax say while there h...

Nov 09, 2020