Canada

Federal settlement for thalidomide survivors gets court's approval

OTTAWA - A federal judge has locked in a compensation program for Canadians born with birth defects because of the drug thalidomide. Thalidomide was approved in Canada to treat morning sickness in pre...

May 08, 2020

Office highrise elevators COVID pinch point; long line-ups and delays feared

TORONTO - As tens of thousands of Canadian workers start preparing for a post-lockdown return to their offices, elevators have become a hot-button issue amid concerns about the potential for long line...

May 08, 2020

Canada pushes African debt relief to ward off COVID-19 economic crisis: minister

OTTAWA - Canada's development minister says the government is pushing international actors to provide debt relief in Africa and other less-developed regions to help fight threats of hunger, econo...

May 08, 2020

Supplies, food a concern as northern Saskatchewan deals with COVID-19 outbreak

REGINA - Questions about access to food and supplies are emerging as health officials and community leaders work to contain an outbreak of COVID-19 in Saskatchewan's far north. The region has see...

May 08, 2020

Ottawa police seek exam answers following alleged paper pilfering

Ottawa police want the public's help with some vexing exam questions. The police service's criminal investigations unit is asking for assistance identifying two men who are allegedly responsible ...

May 08, 2020

Outside police agency to review how officers handled run-in with costumed worker

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - An outside police agency is to investigate the actions of officers who forced a restaurant worker in a "Star Wars'' storm-trooper costume to the ground in southern A...

May 08, 2020

Despite jarring jobs numbers, Canada, U.S. charting different courses

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it's a fundamental principle of life in Canada that no one should have to go to work if they don't feel safe doing so. Trudeau made the comments today a...

May 08, 2020

The latest developments on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest news on the COVID-19 global pandemic (all times Eastern): 11:30 a.m. The federal government's emergency wage-subsidy program will be extended beyond its early-June endpoint. The p...

May 08, 2020

Nova Scotia families seek to certify class action against mass killer's estate

HALIFAX - A lawyer representing families of victims of a Nova Scotia mass shooting in a potential class action lawsuit says his clients are hoping to gain "a form of justice" ...

May 08, 2020

Former N.S. guard faces 13 charges including sex assaults at women's prison

TRURO, N.S. - A year-long police investigation has resulted in 13 criminal charges against a former correctional officer whose alleged assaults of inmates at a federal prison for women in Nova Scotia ...

May 08, 2020