Canada

Quebec judge bans father from taking son to protests against COVID-19 health orders

QUEBEC - A Quebec judge has ruled a mother can have her young son vaccinated against the novel coronavirus without the father's consent and ordered the father not to take the child to COVID-19 protest...

Apr 20, 2022

Southern Alberta town council votes against ending century-old alcohol ban

RAYMOND, ALBERTA - The council of a southern Alberta town that has been dry for more than a century has voted against a motion to allow restaurants to serve alcohol. Six out of seven councillors in th...

Sheldon Spackman Apr 20, 2022

B.C. poultry farmers uniquely equipped to respond to possible avian flu

VANCOUVER - Poultry farmers in British Columbia are under pressure to protect their flocks as a highly contagious strain of avian flu sweeps over North America. Ray Nickel, spokesman for the B.C. Poul...

Apr 20, 2022

Slain Mexican activist's supporters take case to Supreme Court of Canada

OTTAWA - Family and supporters of a Mexican activist who was killed after opposing a Canadian company's mining project are asking the Supreme Court of Canada to review a federal ombudsman's decision n...

Apr 19, 2022

National Defence says fewer unvaccinated troops kicked out of military than reported

OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence is reporting limited progress on enforcing an order that all troops bare their arms, with fewer unvaccinated members having been forced to hang up their uni...

Apr 19, 2022

Miner signs deal with Alberta on turning coal proposal to renewable energy project

One of the companies that had planned to build an open-pit coal mine in the Rocky Mountains has signed an agreement with an Alberta government agency to work toward converting the project to renewable...

Apr 19, 2022

Survivors testify as trial of alleged Quebec sword attacker resumes after COVID delay

QUEBEC - A man who was out for a walk in Quebec City on Halloween night 2020 told a court today he first thought it was a joke when a man wearing a disguise and brandishing a sword approached him. But...

Apr 19, 2022

First deadline arrives for Conservative leadership race, 10 days until final one

OTTAWA - At least eight candidates have crossed the first threshold to having their names appear on the final ballot of the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race. British Columbia MP Marc Dalto...

Apr 19, 2022

Canada names Putin's two adult daughters in new round of sanctions over invasion

OTTAWA - The federal government has hit 14 more Russians with sanctions for their close ties with President Vladimir Putin, including his two adult daughters. Maria Vorontsova, 36, and her 35-year-old...

Apr 19, 2022

B.C. announces new supports to attract internationally trained nurses

VANCOUVER - British Columbia is looking to other places to solve its nursing shortage, starting with financial support to help internationally trained nurses get registered and licensed faster. The He...

Apr 19, 2022