Canada

A look at some of the Canadians who have lost their lives to COVID-19

COVID-19 has sickened tens of thousands of Canadians from coast to coast and killed thousands. "While we can start to become numb to these numbers as time goes on, each one of these individuals had a ...

May 13, 2020

Research says T. rex was built for long distances, not sprints

New research suggests that Tyrannosaurus rex, one of the most feared predators in the Age of Dinosaurs, was built for endurance, not speed. A paper published today supports theories that the mass...

May 13, 2020

'Stay off our lands:' RCMP attendance at Indigenous ceremony raises ire of chief

SASKATOON - An Indigenous leader is telling the RCMP to stay off reserve land after armed officers were dispatched to break up a sacred ceremony. "These are First Nations lands. This is Indian land. S...

May 13, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 12:43 p.m. on May 13, 2020: There are 71,490 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 39,225 confirmed (inclu...

May 13, 2020

Canada wants to extend U.S. travel ban; PM not yet ready to consider future plan

WASHINGTON - Justin Trudeau says it's still too early for Canada to confront the challenges that will come with reopening the shared border with the United States. The prime minister sa...

May 13, 2020

Watchdog blasts compensation regimes for disabled veterans, calls for overhaul

OTTAWA - Veterans ombudsman Craig Dalton is calling for a wholesale overhaul of how the federal government compensates and supports injured ex-soldiers. In a report released today, the watch...

May 13, 2020

Trudeau cites uncertainty around pandemic as reason for budget delay

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau isn't saying when his government will provide a budget or fiscal update, citing economic uncertainty around COVID-19. The government's first budget since th...

May 13, 2020

'Stay off our lands:' RCMP attendance at Indigenous ceremony raises ire of chief

SASKATOON - An Indigenous leader is telling the RCMP to stay off reserve land after armed officers were dispatched to break up a sacred ceremony. "These are First Nations lands. This is Indian land. S...

May 13, 2020

Indigenous group files legal challenge over 'inadequate' COVID-19 funding

OTTAWA - An national Indigenous organization that represents First Nations, Inuit and Metis living off-reserve and in urban centres is taking the federal government to court over what it alleges ...

May 13, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 8:15 a.m. A new emergency order allows the Ontario government the control the management of long-term care...

May 13, 2020