Canada

Green leadership race hits home stretch, winner to be announced in Ottawa Oct. 3

OTTAWA - One month before the Green Party of Canada picks its next leader, Toronto international-affairs expert Annamie Paul has widened her fundraising lead over her nearest competitor. The contest i...

Sep 02, 2020

Canada mulls global vaccine contribution as Trump turns back on alliance

OTTAWA - Canada is still considering a contribution to the international vaccine coalition known as COVAX, which aims to equitably distribute a COVID-19 vaccine to poorer countries that can'...

Sep 02, 2020

O'Toole names top Tories for Commons roles, with Bergen as deputy leader

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is naming Manitoba MP Candice Bergen his deputy. Bergen was first elected in 2008 and was a junior cabinet minister in Stephen Harper's government. She has be...

Sep 02, 2020

Quebec class action request filed on behalf of alleged victims of ex-hockey coach

MONTREAL - A Quebec law firm is launching a $10-million class-action lawsuit on behalf of the alleged victims of a former Montreal police officer and hockey coach who died awaiting...

Sep 02, 2020

Canada won't back down in softwood dispute with U.S., Trudeau vows

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is vowing to keep up the fight against the never-ending effort in the United States to slap countervailing duties on Canadian softwood lumber exports. The&nb...

Sep 02, 2020

Trudeau calls Payette 'excellent' governor general, says no plans to replace her

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has an "excellent" governor general in Julie Payette and that now is not the time to replace the former astronaut. The comments during an interview w...

Sep 02, 2020

Canadian population of at-risk species declined over last 50 years, WWF says

TORONTO - A wildlife organization says species that are at risk of global extinction have seen their Canadian populations decline by an average of 42 per cent in the last 50 years. The ...

Sep 02, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 2

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. EDT on Sept. 2, 2020: There are 129,425 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 62,614 confirmed (including 5,762 deaths, 55,438 reso...

Sep 02, 2020

From masks to cohorting, a guide to back-to-school rules across the country

Plans are being made across the country for how to safely send students back to school in the fall as the COVID-19 pandemic continues. Here is a look at what the various provinces have said ...

Sep 02, 2020

Trudeau conducts virtual regional outreach as pandemic shuts down travel

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't letting the COVID-19 pandemic stop his usual practice of travelling to various regions of the country during the summer - he's just doing it virtually...

Sep 02, 2020