Canada

B.C. to give update on 'profound' financial challenge of COVID-19

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is expected to give a financial update today on how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected its residents, businesses and the economy. Finance Minister Carol...

Jul 14, 2020

Canadians torn on scaling back COVID-19 benefits to save money: poll

OTTAWA - A new poll suggests Canadians are torn on whether the federal government should turn off the spending taps to keep the resulting deficit from flooding the nation's future. The Leger/Associati...

Jul 14, 2020

Terror suspect wages court fight for info in bid to stave off deportation

OTTAWA - A terror suspect is waging a new court fight against the federal government for information he says he needs to mount a full argument against deportation to his native Egy...

Jul 14, 2020

'A miracle:' 20 years after deadly tornado Alberta family thankful for survival

PINE LAKE, Alta. - Twenty years after a tornado swept through a campground at a scenic tree-lined lake in central Alberta, killing a dozen people and turning trailers into kindling, Heather Thomson ha...

Jul 14, 2020

Proposed class-action lawsuit led by former constable alleges racism in RCMP

VANCOUVER - One of the first Indigenous women to join the RCMP in Manitoba is the lead plaintiff in a proposed class-action lawsuit that alleges systemic racism within the force. Margor...

Jul 13, 2020

Diplomat says documents too sensitive to give to Meng's legal team

OTTAWA - The federal government is trying to block Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's access to some documents in her extradition case, arguing in court documents that disclosing sensitive informati...

Jul 13, 2020

Students at St. Francis Xavier University protest wording of COVID-19 waiver

HALIFAX - A group of students, alumni and some staff at St. Francis Xavier University are pushing back against a legal waiver that students are required to sign if they want to return to cla...

Jul 13, 2020

Statistics Canada analysis suggests small hit to inflation from pandemic

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says Canadians' buying patterns changed so much during the COVID-19 pandemic that its measure of consumer inflation went a little wobbly. The agency previously reported...

Jul 13, 2020

Quebec photographer launches facial recognition lawsuit over RCMP's database use

OTTAWA - A Quebec photographer wants a judge to order the RCMP to destroy all of the images of Canadians it obtained through a controversial facial-recognition tool. Ha Vi Doan's proposed class-a...

Jul 13, 2020

Northern schools face additional challenges for reopening — and staying closed

Teachers in Ontario's northern school boards are sounding the alarm about back-to-school plans, saying the region's vast geography and sparse population present challenges not considered in ...

Jul 13, 2020