Canada

Canadian Armed Forces members at risk of COVID-19 while on duty to get extra pay

OTTAWA - The federal government is going to pay a bonus to Canadian Armed Forces members at risk of exposure to COVID-19 because of their duties. National Defence says troops deployed to long-ter...

Jun 19, 2020

Via Rail to require passengers to wear face masks as of Tuesday

MONTREAL - Via Rail says passengers will be required to wear masks as of Tuesday to reduce the risk of spreading COVID-19 when physical distancing can't be maintained. The Montreal-based passenger rai...

Jun 19, 2020

Canadian Human Rights Museum in Winnipeg apologizes for censoring gay displays

WINNIPEG - Leadership at the Canadian Museum for Human Rights in Winnipeg is apologizing for censoring displays about LGBTQ history at the request of some school groups. Six members of the executive t...

Jun 19, 2020

B.C. investigates claims of hospital racism where staff guessed alcohol level

VANCOUVER - British Columbia Health Minister Adrian Dix says an investigation has been launched into allegations of "abhorrent practices" by some emergency room staff who are accused of play...

Jun 19, 2020

Commons rule on MP arrests not followed, Trudeau says over charges against MP

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a rule in the House of Commons that the Speaker must be informed when a member of Parliament is arrested is not being followed and should be addre...

Jun 19, 2020

Charlottetown statue of Sir John A. MacDonald covered in red paint

CHARLOTTETOWN - A statue of Sir John A. MacDonald in Prince Edward Island has become the latest in a series of defaced of sculptures and monuments depicting historical figures across Canada ...

Jun 19, 2020

Either you love Canada or you don't: Kenney rebukes separatists

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney is delivering a sharp rebuke to would-be Alberta separatists by saying "either you love your country or you don't." Kenney says he understands frustrations&nb...

Jun 19, 2020

N.L. liquor corp. reviewing Old Sam Rum in light of racist branding concerns

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The Newfoundland and Labrador Liquor Corp. says it is reviewing a locally bottled brand of rum that appears to depict a laughing Black man as its logo. A carefully wo...

Jun 19, 2020

Feds relaxing new fuel standards in short term, but making them tougher by 2030

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is scaling back the government's planned Clean Fuel Standard in the short term to give the fossil fuel industry a bit more time to recover from the pan...

Jun 19, 2020

Nunavut court approves teacher sex abuse class action against governments

IQALUIT, Nunavut - A Nunavut court has approved a class-action lawsuit against the federal government and two territories over sex abuse of Inuit children by a teacher. Maurice Cloughley has already s...

Jun 19, 2020