Canada

Rights group blasts Ottawa for not helping detained ISIL members, families

OTTAWA - An international human rights group is calling on the federal government to repatriate dozens of Canadian men, women and children who are being detained in squalid camps in northeastern Syria...

Jun 29, 2020

'A work in progress': Injured Broncos player continues rehab after lockdown

CALGARY - At first glance it appears that Ryan Straschnitzki, the former Humboldt Broncos hockey player paralyzed from the chest down two years ago in a Saskatchewan bus crash, is paying close attenti...

Jun 29, 2020

Tories ask auditor general to probe 'outsourcing' of $900M student aid program

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are calling for an investigation into the Liberal government's decision to have an international charity administer a $900-million program designed to help stud...

Jun 28, 2020

Despite pandemic, country figuring out different ways to celebrate Canada Day

The true north remains just as strong but might not feel quite as free with Canada Day celebrations being a little quieter and physically distant as people keep their guard up against COVID-19. F...

Jun 28, 2020

Despite pandemic, country figuring out different ways to celebrate Canada Day

The true north remains just as strong but might not feel quite as free with Canada Day celebrations being a little quieter and physically distant as people keep their guard up against COVID-19. F...

Jun 28, 2020

Tough talk, tariff threats resurface as USMCA readies for Wednesday debut

WASHINGTON - If the long-awaited debut of Canada's new trade pact with the United States and Mexico heralds a new dawn in North American relations, Robert Lighthizer sure has a funny way of showi...

Jun 28, 2020

A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown

Provinces and territories have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfo...

Jun 28, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:58 a.m. ET on June 28, 2020: There are 103,210 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 55,079 confirmed (including 5,448 deaths, 23,786 r...

Jun 28, 2020

Advocates call for community-led crisis intervention, not police

SURREY, B.C. - Deaths and injuries involving police during so-called wellness checks coupled with recent protests against police brutality are generating scrutiny over how officers respond t...

Jun 28, 2020

As Quebec reopens, small towns and provincial parks brace for larger crowds

MONTREAL - Bruno Guilbault says he can't remember seeing anything like it. The mayor of Rawdon, Que., about 60 kilometres north of Montreal, said municipal parks on the Ouareau River were "overfl...

Jun 28, 2020