Canada

Freeland to face grilling over business aid as part of deal to fast-track bill

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland will face a grilling tonight in the House of Commons over her government's latest bid to reshape aid to businesses hit hard by COVID-19. Opposition MPs will...

Nov 05, 2020

Federal leaders commemorate lost military members ahead of Remembrance Day

OTTAWA - Federal political leaders say Canadians can still honour the sacrifices of the country's veterans even without traditional Remembrance Day events. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, along w...

Nov 05, 2020

Human rights museum in Winnipeg releases framework to address racism

WINNIPEG - The Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg has laid out how it will move forward after allegations of racism, homophobia and censorship. Museum president and CEO Isha Khan says ...

Nov 05, 2020

Flu shot demand up and getting more supply won't be easy

OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada is working with suppliers to order more doses of flu vaccine but success will depend heavily on whether other countries ordered more than they can use.Publi...

Nov 05, 2020

St. Anne's residential school document fight to stay in Ontario, Appeal Court rules

TORONTO - An Ontario judge was wrong to order a legal fight involving victims of one of the country's most notorious residential schools and the federal government be heard in British Columbia, a high...

Nov 05, 2020

Quebec reports 28 new COVID-19 deaths, while Ontario adds 13 more fatalities

Canada's two biggest provinces are reporting more COVID-19 deaths today. Ontario has 998 new cases of the novel coronavirus in its latest update, along with 13 fatalities. It also says there are...

Nov 05, 2020

Trudeau slated to speak with Macron amid furor over his response to attacks in France

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is speaking with French President Emmanuel Macron today after criticism in both Canada and France that he has not done enough to defend free expression in respon...

Nov 05, 2020

The latest news on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 11:20 a.m. Ontario is reporting 998 new cases of COVID-19 today and 13 more deaths related to the virus. The province says it completed ...

Nov 05, 2020

Protection against cruel punishment doesn't apply to corporations: Supreme Court

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says only people, not corporations, benefit from the charter protection against cruel and unusual punishment. The decision comes today in a case involving a number...

Nov 05, 2020

Vancouver council waits until staff report in 2021 before making Olympic bid decision

VANCOUVER - City council will wait until early 2021 before deciding whether Vancouver should make a bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics. In a message posted on social media, Coun. Melissa De Genova says ...

Nov 05, 2020