Canada

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

Quiet Salish Sea gives scientists chance to study endangered killer whales

A significant drop in sea traffic brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has created what scientists call a rare opportunity to study how quieter waters affect southern resident ...

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

Protesters denounce changes to Quebec experience program

MONTREAL - A few hundred demonstrators protested changes to the Quebec experience program in Montreal, calling on the province's new immigration minister to overturn changes that came into e...

Jun 27, 2020

P.E.I. sees rise in anti-outsider sentiment as COVID-19 travel restrictions ease

CHARLOTTETOWN - Canada's smallest province, which once branded itself the "gentle island," is seeing some not-so-gentle attitudes emerging toward people perceived to be from other provinces ...

Jun 27, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 11:25 a.m. ET on June 27, 2020: There are 102,954 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 55,079 confirmed (including 5,448 deaths, 23,...

Jun 27, 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 27, 2020

Metis leader says children in care left out of Manitoba's pandemic response

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba Metis Federation's president says the province has left vulnerable foster children out of pandemic response plans. "When this pandemic came into play the province did not give ...

Jun 27, 2020

Poll suggests how abortion, climate policies affect support for Conservatives

OTTAWA - A failure to clearly articulate positions on social conservative issues and a weak climate change plan are often cited as reasons the federal Conservatives failed to woo enough voters to win ...

Jun 27, 2020

Metis leader says children in care left out of Manitoba's pandemic response

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba Metis Federation's president says the province has left vulnerable foster children out of pandemic response plans. "When this pandemic came into play the province did not give ...

Jun 27, 2020