Canada

Brace for boring: after Trump-Biden debacle, VP debate sure to be more staid affair

WASHINGTON, Wash. - Anyone looking for Trump-style fireworks from tonight's vice-presidential debate is likely to be disappointed. But it will still likely be one of the most watched presidentia...

Oct 07, 2020

Elections Canada seeks temporary new law for possible election during pandemic

OTTAWA - Canada's chief electoral officer is asking Parliament to quickly pass a temporary new law to give Elections Canada the tools it needs to conduct a federal election safely in the midst of the ...

Oct 06, 2020

Military reports more than 220 Canadian troops caught COVID-19

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces says 222 troops have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, including 24 active cases. The figures were released today in the first full updat...

Oct 06, 2020

Systemic racism facing Indigenous woman must be combated: former Tory leader Ambrose

OTTAWA - Combating systemic racism experienced by Indigenous women and girls requires better training and education starting in childhood, says former Opposition leader and ongoing advocate for girls'...

Oct 06, 2020

Appeal court quashes fine against Saskatchewan nurse who made critical Facebook post

Saskatchewan's highest court has overruled a disciplinary decision and $26,000 fine levied against a nurse who criticized her grandfather's care on Facebook. The Court of Appeal quashed the Saskatchew...

Oct 06, 2020

Mixed messaging on COVID-19 pandemic is leading to distrust in Ontario, experts say

TORONTO - Balancing the fight against COVID-19 with efforts to jump-start the economy in Ontario has highlighted communications problems that have sown confusion and could erode trust in public health...

Oct 06, 2020

'Why did it happen?' Sons of woman killed in 1997 crash want answers from Scott Moe

The sound of his mother's dying breath still haunts him. It was a May morning in 1997. Steve Balog was 18 and sitting beside his mother as she drove down a rural Saskatchewan highway when their ...

Oct 06, 2020

Man who was subject of wife's appeal in Nova Scotia assisted death case dies

HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia man whose wife tried to stop his medically assisted death in court has died in hospital. According to his obituary posted on a funeral home website, 83-year-old Jack Eugene Sor...

Oct 06, 2020

Mayor Kennedy Stewart proposes $30-million recommendation to help Vancouver homeless

VANCOUVER - Mayor Kennedy Stewart wants councillors to support a multimillion-dollar proposal to help those who are homeless in Vancouver during the pandemic. Stewart has released a recommendation to ...

Oct 06, 2020

Scott Moe apologizes on campaign trail to family of woman killed in his 1997 crash

SASKATOON - Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe has publicly apologized to the family of a woman killed in a 1997 highway crash he was involved in. The apology came during a campaign stop in Saskatoon...

Oct 06, 2020