Canada

Elected Wet'suwet'en councillor calls for inclusivity in consensus building over deal

VANCOUVER - A Wet'suwet'en elected councillor says she has "high hopes" that internal conflict over governance issues and a pipeline can be resolved respectfully but she's also concerned som...

Mar 05, 2020

Transit providers take measures to safeguard against COVID-19

Some Canadian transit agencies are quietly taking steps to protect customers against the novel coronavirus that's been sounding alarm bells around the world. Several say they have stepped up efforts t...

Mar 05, 2020

It's up to all Wet'sewet'en people to work through agreement: Bellegarde

VANCOUVER - Assembly of First Nations National Chief Perry Bellegarde says it's up to all Wet'sewet'en people to work through the draft agreement struck on Sunday between their hereditary chiefs ...

Mar 04, 2020

Amber Alert issued for 14-year-old boy abducted in Toronto, police say

TORONTO - An Amber Alert has been issued for a 14-year-old boy who Toronto police say was abducted in the northwestern part of the city. Police said in a tweet Wednesday night that they...

Mar 04, 2020

Via Rail calling back employees as service resumes to normal schedule

MONTREAL - Via Rail Canada says most of the 1,000 employees affected by the suspension of service last month due to blockades will be called back to work as most normal service resumes on Sa...

Mar 04, 2020

Woman with presumed case of COVID-19 in critical condition in B.C.

VICTORIA - A woman in her 80s with a presumptive case of the novel coronavirus is in critical condition at a Vancouver hospital. Dr. Bonnie Henry, the provincial health officer, says the woman develop...

Mar 04, 2020

Canadian troops on alert as novel coronavirus outbreak spreads to Iraq

OTTAWA - Canadian military personnel in Iraq are on high alert following reports the novel coronavirus is spreading within the country. Chief of the defence staff Gen. Jonathan Vance says troops have ...

Mar 04, 2020

Freeland chairs cabinet committee on 'whole-of-country' response to coronavirus

OTTAWA - The Minister of Everything has one more hot potato on her plate. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tapped Chrystia Freeland to chair a cabinet committee aimed at co-ordinating the federal gov...

Mar 04, 2020

Trudeau calls for input from industry, citizens, Indigenous groups on climate

TORONTO - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on industries, citizens, and Indigenous groups to help shape the future of Canada's climate policy. Speaking at a major mining conference i...

Mar 04, 2020

Saskatchewan premier says coronavirus not a factor in election call

REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says he made a mistake when he gave the novel coronavirus outbreak as a reason why he's not committed to a provincial election in October. Moe&nb...

Mar 04, 2020