Canada

Saskatchewan government drops contract with WE Charity over controversy

REGINA - Saskatchewan is the latest province to cut ties with WE Charity, as the organization deals with fallout from a controversial contract with the federal government. The Saskatchewan Party gover...

Aug 05, 2020

Feds look to finalize deal with airlines amid contact-tracing concerns

OTTAWA - As Ottawa and airlines talk about contact tracing, federal officials are trying to sort out how much information companies should provide, and how the data should flow. Concerns about the lev...

Aug 05, 2020

Leadership apologizes after report finds systemic racism at human rights museum

WINNIPEG - Leadership at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights is apologizing after an independent report found employees experienced systemic racism and other mistreatment while working at the Winnipe...

Aug 05, 2020

Lebanese-Canadian group raises money while grappling with tragedy of Beirut blast

Lebanese-Canadians who watched in horror as an explosion levelled part of Beirut are now working to raise funds for hospitals treating the thousands of injured. The president of the Lebanese Club of O...

Aug 05, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Aug. 5

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 1:29 p.m. on Aug 5, 2020: There are 118,036 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 60,000 confirmed (including 5,687 deaths, 50,886 resolve...

Aug 05, 2020

Feds earmark $3.3B for provinces, territories for COVID-19 infrastructure

OTTAWA - The federal government is moving ahead with plans to make it easier for provinces and territories to spend billions of dollars on infrastructure projects to address the challenges posed ...

Aug 05, 2020

Calgary Zoo worried giant pandas 'in jeopardy' as bamboo supply running out

CALGARY - Time and food supplies are running out for two giant pandas at the Calgary Zoo. Er Shun and Da Mao arrived in Calgary in 2018, along with cubs Jia Panpan and Jia Yueyue, after...

Aug 05, 2020

COVID-19 fallout: Ottawa announces details of support program for fishermen

HALIFAX - The federal government has announced details of a $469-million program aimed at helping Canada's fish harvesters deal with the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic. Fisherie...

Aug 05, 2020

Canada signs deals with Pfizer, Moderna to get doses of COVID-19 vaccines

OTTAWA - Canada is signing deals with pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and U.S.-based biotech firm Moderna to procure millions of doses of their experimental COVID-19 vaccines. Procurement Minister Anita A...

Aug 05, 2020

'I didn't want to die': Beirut resident recalls moments of panic after blast

Rawane Al Zahed remembers running through her home to check on her family after she heard blasts rip through Beirut and felt the ground shake beneath her feet. Al Zahed, who has filed paperwork to joi...

Aug 05, 2020