Canada

Advocates create Canada-wide support list for sexual assault survivors

Two Somali-Canadian advocates have created an online resource specifically for racialized survivors of sexual assault, saying a centralized guide is necessary to fill gaps in both the health-care and ...

Jul 19, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, July 19

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:43 a.m. on July 19, 2020: There are 110,329 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 57,466 confirmed (including 5,655 deaths, 50,050 reso...

Jul 19, 2020

Lockdown fatigue, 'invincibility' causing more COVID-19 infections in young people

More young people are being infected with COVID-19, creating the potential for a severe outbreak, scientists warn. They say the change in demographics could be attributed to lockdown fatigue, in...

Jul 19, 2020

BQ caucus backs Blanchet against sexual misconduct allegations

OTTAWA - Bloc Quebecois MPs are standing behind their leader as he responds to allegations of sexual misconduct in the late 1990s. All 31 members of the BQ caucus have their names on a statement this ...

Jul 19, 2020

Military issues new orders in effort to crackdown on 'hateful conduct'

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces has issued new orders to military personnel as senior commanders seek to address allegations of having been soft on hate in the ranks. The orders aim to take a harde...

Jul 19, 2020

Military issues new orders in effort to crackdown on 'hateful conduct'

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces has issued new orders to military personnel as senior commanders seek to address allegations of having been soft on hate in the ranks. The orders aim to take a harde...

Jul 19, 2020

Glacier sightseeing bus rolls in the Alberta Rockies killing 3 and injuring others

JASPER, Alta. - Three people were killed and more than a dozen others were critically injured when a glacier sightseeing bus rolled at one of the most popular attractions in the Rocky Mountains, the C...

Jul 18, 2020

Canadians are reluctantly wearing masks as support for mandatory masking climbs

TORONTO - As fears of a resurgence in COVID-19 cases increase, many Canadians are reluctantly donning masks to stop the spread of the virus. This is according to a new Angus Reid poll which ...

Jul 18, 2020

Toronto protesters call for defunding police; damage statues, several arrests

TORONTO - Three protesters were arrested Saturday after supporters of Black Lives Matter threw paint on several statues, including one of Canada's first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, and call...

Jul 18, 2020

Over three dozen senators demand 'open, transparent' inquiry into N.S. shooting

OTTAWA - Over three dozen Canadian senators are calling for an inquiry into the mass shootings that left 22 people dead in Nova Scotia in April. The senators say in an open letter today that a transpa...

Jul 18, 2020