Canada

Saskatchewan to announce today when businesses shut by COVID-19 can reopen

REGINA - Saskatchewan residents are to learn more today about which businesses closed due to COVID-19 will be allowed to reopen next month. Premier Scott Moe announced in a televised address Tues...

Apr 23, 2020

Sentencing for Alberta teen found guilty of shooting German tourist

CALGARY - A sentencing hearing is to be held today for a youth found guilty of shooting a German tourist in the head on a highway west of Calgary in 2018. Last October, a judg...

Apr 23, 2020

Police have 'good idea' guns used in N.S. mass shooting were not licensed

HALIFAX - Police say the man who went on a murderous rampage through five Nova Scotia communities was likely using unlicensed firearms, and investigators are trying find out h...

Apr 23, 2020

Preventive measures at Alberta meat plants came too late to stop outbreaks

CALGARY - The rapid spread of COVID-19 at Canada's meat-packing plants isn't a surprise, say union and health officials. Fabian Murphy, president of the Agriculture Union, which represents federal mea...

Apr 23, 2020

Easing COVID-19 restrictions presents challenges between provinces: experts

Infectious disease experts say provinces looking to relax restrictions related to COVID-19 need to consider their neighbours. Prince Edward Island, where the caseload is low, is aiming to ease measure...

Apr 23, 2020

'We have flattened the curve:' Saskatchewan may reopen some businesses in May

REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says some businesses that were closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic could reopen next month. In a televised address from the legislature Wednesday, a first ...

Apr 22, 2020

Man with dementia among increase in reported hate crimes in Vancouver: police

VANCOUVER - An assault on a 92-year-old Asian man with dementia in Vancouver is being investigated as a hate crime and police say they have recently noticed an increase in reports of ha...

Apr 22, 2020

Test more correctional officers to ease burden in federal prisons, union says

OTTAWA - The national president of a union representing federal prison workers says widespread testing of correctional officers for COVID-19 would help ease the strain on staffing levels. Jeff Wilkins...

Apr 22, 2020

Canada-U.S. border cracks open to asylum-seekers under new closure arrangement

OTTAWA - The Canada-U.S. border has opened slightly to asylum seekers under the new framework unveiled this week extending the historic shutdown. Those who have been crossing irregularly into Canada a...

Apr 22, 2020

Kids’ health issues may go untreated for longer out of COVID-19 fears

OTTAWA - Pediatricians across the country say far fewer parents are seeking emergency care for their children, likely over concerns about exposing their kids to COVID-19 in hospitals. Some hospit...

Apr 22, 2020