Canada

Federal government stays mum as Manchin says 'No' to Biden bill with EV tax credits

WASHINGTON - The Prime Minister's Office isn't saying anything about a key U.S. senator's decision to put President Joe Biden's controversial electric-vehicle incentives on ice. West Virginia Sen. Joe...

Dec 19, 2021

Raptors game against visiting Magic postponed due to Orlando COVID-19 outbreak

TORONTO - Another Toronto Raptors game has been postponed due to COVID-19. The Raptors' game against the visiting Orlando Magic on Monday has been pushed back indefinitely, due to the number of Magic ...

Dec 19, 2021

COVID-19 cases surge as provinces scramble to re-impose restrictions

Large parts of Canada are starting to hunker down again as a fifth wave of COVID-19 appears to be building, with thousands of new cases being reported across the country. Ontario this morning announce...

Dec 19, 2021

Business is up heading into 2022, but so too are worries about paying off COVID debt

OTTAWA - The 40-strong team of workers at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business that takes calls from the association's members has been hearing a lot about loans. Federal loans, specificall...

Dec 19, 2021

Inside the CSIS probe that identified a Canadian mole who spied for Moscow

OTTAWA - An investigation by Canada's spy service concluded that money, ego and career frustrations were the likely reasons a veteran RCMP officer passed highly sensitive secrets to Russian intelligen...

Dec 19, 2021

Hunting guides turn to ecotourism as COVID-19 keeps American hunters away

OTTAWA - Hunting guides, hit hard by COVID-19 restrictions on travel keeping foreign customers out of the country, are turning to ecotourism, including wildlife viewing, snowmobiling and guided hikes,...

Dec 19, 2021

NHL postpones Leafs, Canucks games as COVID-19 cases grow

VANCOUVER - The NHL has postponed two games each for the Vancouver Canucks and Toronto Maple Leafs as COVID-19 case counts continue to jump throughout the league. A matchup between the Canucks and Lea...

Dec 18, 2021

Students, representatives worry about spread of COVID-19 at in-person exams at UBC

VANCOUVER - Students and their representatives at the University of British Columbia are calling for the cancellation of in-person exams as the province deals with a surge in cases of the Omicron vari...

Dec 18, 2021

Quebec Liquor Corp. warehouse staff OK deal; restocking shelves will take few weeks

MONTREAL - Quebec's liquor corporation says its warehouse workers have ratified a new contract, but it will be a few weeks more before store shelves are full again. Union members voted 86.3 per cent i...

Dec 18, 2021

COVID-19 cases mount, restrictions reintroduced amid Omicron variant threat

COVID-19 cases are continuing to soar across the country, with Ontario and Quebec each posting more than 3,000 new cases today fuelled by the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus. One day after se...

Dec 18, 2021