Canada

Evolving science reason for inconsistent messaging on COVID-19: Tam

OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says messages on how to keep safe during the COVID-19 pandemic might seem inconsistent, but that's because the epidemiology is different across the countr...

Oct 22, 2020

EU reimposes travel restriction on Canada amid rising pandemic numbers

OTTAWA - The European Union's council has re-imposed a travel restriction on Canada as it battles a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. The move reverses a decision in June that lifted entry restric...

Oct 22, 2020

A short snap election would pose voting hurdles, says chief electoral officer

OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer says that in the event of a snap election during the pandemic, Canadians would have better access to the polls with a longer campaign - even though a shorter ...

Oct 22, 2020

Unsatisfied with PM's answer, Blanchet vows to press Trudeau on prof's use of slur

OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet says he plans to ask Prime Minister Justin Trudeau later today for his position on a the suspension of a professor who used a derogatory word for Bla...

Oct 22, 2020

Ottawa provides $100 million to research ways to cut GHG emissions in oil and gas

CALGARY - The federal government says it will provide $100 million from its strategic innovation fund over four years to accelerate the development and use of technologies to lower the oil and gas ind...

Oct 22, 2020

Prime minister is asked to help with search for NFLD man who disappeared in B.C.

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The case of a Newfoundland and Labrador man who recently went missing in British Columbia reached the prime minister Wednesday during a virtual town hall with members of Memorial Un...

Oct 22, 2020

Navy investigating unexplained breakdown on brand-new Arctic patrol vessel

OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Navy says it is investigating an unexplained breakdown on its brand-new, $400-million Arctic patrol ship. The problem first emerged last week as HMCS Harry DeWolf's crew wa...

Oct 22, 2020

Crash-prone ferry MV Apollo, slated for new life as Quebec tourist site, to be junked

MONTREAL - The crash-prone ferry MV Apollo, which officials on Quebec's North Shore had hoped to sink and turn into an underwater diving attraction, is likely headed for the scrapyard. A non-profit or...

Oct 22, 2020

Elections watchdog announces charges against former leader of defunct Bridge party

OTTAWA - Canada's elections watchdog says the former leader of the defunct Bridge Party of Canada and another individual are facing charges under both the Canada Elections Act and the Criminal Code. E...

Oct 22, 2020

Jurors in Fredericton mass murder trial hear recordings of accused killer

FREDERICTON - A lawyer for the accused Fredericton mass shooter says his client repeatedly demanded to be released and often refused to take legal advice during their meetings together in 2019. Defenc...

Oct 22, 2020