Category Archives: Canada

Canadians reluctant to remove statues of historical figures now seen as racist: Poll
OTTAWA - A new survey suggests that while Canadians are divided over removing statues of politicians who harboured racist views or pushed racist policies, many oppose the "spontaneous" toppling of sta...
Sep 09, 2020

O'Toole set to helm first Conservative caucus meeting since winning leadership
OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole will lay out a mission statement for the Conservative party today at his first official caucus meeting since he won the leadership race last month. Hints of the tone and scope of...
Sep 09, 2020

Some B.C. students wary as they prepare for COVID-19 orientation this week
VANCOUVER - Students across British Columbia are getting ready for COVID-19 orientation sessions this week amid a flurry of new protocols aimed at reopening schools while the pandemic wears on. Educat...
Sep 09, 2020

Thousands of students return to schools as new COVID-19 cases emerge
Multiple provinces reported COVID-19 cases linked to schools just as thousands more students returned to class Tuesday, raising fears over what's in store for a segment of the population largely ...
Sep 08, 2020

Nightclubs ordered closed in British Columbia after spike in COVID-19 cases
VICTORIA - British Columbia's top doctor is ordering nightclubs and banquet halls to close to control the spread of COVID-19. Provincial health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says she's ordering the immedia...
Sep 08, 2020

Quebec parents lose first round in legal fight for online classes amid pandemic
MONTREAL - A group of Quebec parents has lost the first round of a legal fight to force the province's Education Department to provide an online learning option for all families who want it. Quebec Su...
Sep 08, 2020

Tam says she will pay close attention to review of pandemic-warning system
OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says she won't get ahead of an independent review of the early-warning unit in her agency that's meant to flag potential pandemics. Dr. Theresa ...
Sep 08, 2020

Canadians maintain strong trust in doctors and scientists during pandemic
OTTAWA - Canadians appear to still have solid faith in doctors and scientists nearly six months into the COVID-19 pandemic. A new survey done for Proof Strategies over the Labour Day weekend suggests ...
Sep 08, 2020

Canadian lawyers demand freedom for ailing, hunger-striking 'Mandela of Iran'
OTTAWA - The Canadian legal team for an imprisoned Iranian human-rights lawyer is calling for federal sanctions and United Nations intervention as she wages a life-threatening hunger strike entering i...
Sep 08, 2020

N.B. Liberal leader promises to put province's economic agency 'on steroids'
FREDERICTON - Liberal Leader Kevin Vickers says the province needs a growth agenda, not what he says are austerity and cuts promoted by Premier Blaine Higgs. Vickers told a business audience ...
Sep 08, 2020