Canada

Canadian Judicial Council won't appeal harsh ruling of its investigation of judge

TORONTO - The Canadian Judicial Council says it will not appeal last week's Federal Court ruling that harshly criticized its investigation of a justice who accepted a temporary deanship of an Indigeno...

May 25, 2020

Salmon expected to begin arriving soon at Fraser River landslide: DFO

VANCOUVER - Parts of a pneumatic fish pump dubbed the salmon cannon have arrived at the site of a massive landslide along British Columbia's Fraser River, where Fisheries and Oceans Canada e...

May 25, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 5:30 p.m. ET on May 25, 2020: There are 85,698 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 47,984 conf...

May 25, 2020

Packed parks like Bellwoods avoidable with better communication, experts say

Images of a downtown Toronto park packed with young people seemingly flaunting physical distancing guidelines designed to slow the spread of COVID-19 have drawn sharp criticism from both politicians a...

May 25, 2020

Council of the Federation: COVID-19 prompts Quebec to put off premiers' meeting

Quebec is postponing the Council of the Federation meeting it was set to host this summer because of COVID-19. The summer premiers' gathering was set to take place from July 22 to July 24 at the Chate...

May 25, 2020

Payments for CERB top $40 billion as feds open doors for commercial rent help

OTTAWA - A key federal benefit for Canadians out of work, or seeing large drops in their earnings, in the COVID-19 pandemic has paid out over $40 billion in emergency aid. Federal figures posted Monda...

May 25, 2020

Gathering limits make a 'great time to be building a pipeline:' Alberta minister

EDMONTON - Alberta's energy minister says it's a good time to build a pipeline because public health restrictions limit protests against them. Sonya Savage made the comment Friday in a podcast hosted ...

May 25, 2020

Despite warm weather, Trudeau urges people to keep safe outdoors from COVID-19

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians have a responsibility to themselves and to the people around them to follow public health rules to slow the spread of COVID-19. He also says that ...

May 25, 2020

N.S. RCMP use warrants to find killer's cellphone, computer and other devices

HALIFAX - As police in Nova Scotia continue their investigation into a mass killing last month that claimed 22 lives, newly released documents reveal the RCMP have seized and searched the ki...

May 25, 2020

Trudeau, Singh pressed on party's decision to access COVID-19 wage subsidy

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced multiple questions today on why his party applied for a federal wage subsidy program for organizations facing economic hardship due to COVID-19. The Libera...

May 25, 2020