Canada

Army apologizes after Nova Scotia residents receive fake letter warning of wolves

HALIFAX - The Canadian Armed Forces is apologizing after some residents of Kings County, N.S., received a phoney letter warning of wolves in the area. The letter, dated Sept. 19, said a pack of eight ...

Oct 13, 2020

Canada joins U.S.-led Artemis Accords to send human explorers back to Moon and beyond

WASHINGTON, Wash. - Canada has signed on to the Artemis Accords, a U.S.-led effort to establish global guidelines for sending explorers back to the Moon and beyond. NASA says space agencies in A...

Oct 13, 2020

COVID-19 won't spook away trick-or-treating if safety rules followed: health officers

OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says trick-or-treating should be possible this Halloween as long as little goblins take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Dr. Theresa Tam cau...

Oct 13, 2020

PM blasts Tories for push to keep WE probe alive, says government focused on COVID-19

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has blasted opposition parties for continuing their effort to dig into the WE Charity issue, and says his government is instead focused on helping Canadians thro...

Oct 13, 2020

Pandemic exposes need for basic income program, expert says

OTTAWA - A leading Canadian expert on government-funded basic incomes says the oft-debated idea could have averted much of the economic effects of COVID-19. Evelyn Forget says a basic income program w...

Oct 13, 2020

Quebec reports 815 new COVID-19 infections, smallest number in nearly two weeks

MONTREAL - Quebec is reporting 815 new COVID-19 infections today, the smallest daily number of new cases since the end of September. Health authorities are also reporting three deaths linked to the no...

Oct 13, 2020

Jury in N.B. murder trial hears audio recordings between police and shooting suspect

FREDERICTON - Jurors in the Matthew Raymond murder trial are listening to audio recordings police took of their conversations with the suspect in hospital after his 2018 arrest. Raymond is charged wit...

Oct 13, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern):11 a.m.There are 1,553 new COVID-19 cases in Ontario over the past two days and 12 new deaths.Health Minister Christine Elliott s...

Oct 13, 2020

Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon's rape trial begins in Montreal

MONTREAL - A trial begins today for entertainment mogul Gilbert Rozon, who is accused of rape and indecent assault for acts allegedly committed in 1980. The founder of the Just for Laughs comedy festi...

Oct 13, 2020

Actor Jon Cryer turns to B.C. ring-finder to search for lost wedding band

VANCOUVER - An actor is sharing his gratitude towards a Vancouver service specializing in finding lost rings after losing his own wedding band, kicking off a panicked search attempt. Jon Cryer, known ...

Oct 13, 2020