Canada

Asylum claims being filed in Canada continue to rise slightly despite pandemic

OTTAWA - The number of asylum claims being filed in Canada continues to rise slightly despite ongoing global travel restrictions. The latest figures from the Immigration Department show 1,500 claims f...

Jul 24, 2020

Privy Council Office launches review of complaints about Governor General

OTTAWA - The Privy Council Office says it is launching an independent review of allegations that Gov. Gen. Julie Payette mistreated past and current employees at Rideau Hall. The CBC reported Tuesday ...

Jul 23, 2020

COVID-19 tracing app starts beta testing after three-week delay

OTTAWA - A Canadian smartphone app meant to warn users if they've been in close contact with someone who tests positive for COVID-19 is now in beta testing. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in ...

Jul 23, 2020

Disabled Canadians struggle to be paired with service animals amid pandemic

If the past three months without a service dog have been a challenge for Ann Moxley, the next year seems poised to be a struggle. The Victoria resident, who lives with physical disabilities, used to r...

Jul 23, 2020

Canada's travel rules unfair to first-year foreign students, U.S. parents say

WASHINGTON - Parents of students in the United States who hoped to begin their university studies in Canada this fall are frantically trying to convince the federal government to relax rules...

Jul 23, 2020

Bus driver with one eye wins discrimination case; judge nixes licence rule

TORONTO - A city bus driver whose licence was revoked after she lost her eye to cancer has won her battle to have the relevant provincial regulations declared unconstitutional. In her ruling this...

Jul 23, 2020

Indigenous leaders call for systemic review of RCMP practices

OTTAWA - First Nations and Inuit leaders are urging Ottawa to launch an independent, civilian review of RCMP practices to start addressing the number of violent incidents between Mounties an...

Jul 23, 2020

Hutterite leader says COVID-19 outbreaks leading to stigmatization

A Manitoba Hutterite minister is telling the province to stop identifying colonies where members have tested positive for COVID-19 because it is leading to stigmatization. Paul Waldner from the CanAm ...

Jul 23, 2020

Six-year-old girl in Montreal dies after stabbing in east-end home

MONTREAL - A six-year-old girl who was stabbed overnight in an east-end Montreal residence has died. Montreal police said today they are considering her death a homicide. The girl'...

Jul 23, 2020

Chief of defence staff Jonathan Vance announces impending retirement

OTTAWA - Gen. Jonathan Vance, who led the military through a major pivot after the war in Afghanistan, announced Wednesday he is stepping down as chief of the defence staff.The country's top soldier s...

Jul 23, 2020