Canada

'No celebrations': Indigenous communities, leaders share Canada Day frustrations

VANCOUVER - Jess Housty can't remember the last time Canada Day was celebrated in the Heiltsuk Nation. Housty lives in the coastal B.C. town of Bella Bella where the Heiltsuk Nation is ...

Jun 30, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 2 a.m. ET on June 30, 2020: There are 103,918 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 55,390 confirmed (including 5,485 deaths, 24,602 ...

Jun 30, 2020

Poll suggests COVID-19 not changing Canada Day for many Canadians

OTTAWA - COVID-19 means the true north is not entirely free this Canada Day, but a new survey suggests that's not going to change how many people mark the holiday. Leger Marketing and the Associa...

Jun 29, 2020

B.C. says show us evidence safe to fly if airlines drop in-flight distancing

VICTORIA - British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says he wants to see the evidence that it's safe for the country's two largest airlines to drop their in-flight distancing policies during t...

Jun 29, 2020

Coroner finds organizational problems in death of 24-year-old during Montreal marathon

MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner who looked into the death last year of a 24-year-old runner in a Montreal half-marathon is raising several issues with communication and organization at the ...

Jun 29, 2020

Feds reviewing COVID-19 aid to prep for potential second wave, Trudeau say

OTTAWA - The federal government's ongoing review about the good, bad and possibly ugly parts of its response to COVID-19 will feed into plans for an improved response to a potential second wave of the...

Jun 29, 2020

Ottawa granted extension to overhaul medical assistance in dying legislation

MONTREAL - Quebec Superior Court has granted the federal government a five-month extension to revise its legislation on medical assistance in dying, giving Ottawa until just before Christmas to confor...

Jun 29, 2020

Veterans Affairs hiring more staff to tackle growing backlog of disability cases

OTTAWA - The federal government is hiring hundreds more temporary staff to tackle the growing backlog of applications from disabled veterans asking for help. The plan was unveiled today as new figures...

Jun 29, 2020

Alberta cuts business tax, boosts infrastructure spending to reboot economy

EDMONTON - Alberta is cutting business taxes and pumping $10 billion into infrastructure projects to springboard its economy out of the financial crisis caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Prem...

Jun 29, 2020

Ejection seat tangled with parachute in Snowbirds crash: Investigators

OTTAWA - A military investigation has found the ejection seat of one of its iconic Snowbirds planes tangled with the pilot's parachute as he tried to escape from the aircraft before it crashed in the ...

Jun 29, 2020