Canada

Health minister says announcement coming on COVID-19 border measure changes

OTTAWA - Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the federal government will announce changes to COVID-19 prevention measures at the Canadian border "very soon." The government has faced mounting pressu...

Nov 16, 2021

Discussions to resolve B.C. pipeline blockade have reached a pivotal point: Miller

OTTAWA - Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Marc Miller says all parties are at a "critical junction" in the discussions toward a resolution on the blockade set up at the Coastal GasLink natural gas ...

Nov 16, 2021

Economic rights not limitless, Appeal Court hears in B.C. old-growth logging case

VANCOUVER - A lawyer representing protesters opposed to old-growth logging on southern Vancouver Island told a British Columbia Court of Appeal hearing that there are limits to a company's economic an...

Nov 16, 2021

Abbotsford, B.C., mayor worries for community as rescuers overwhelmed by flooding

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Fast-rising water levels from a river in Washington state have overwhelmed rescuers in Abbotsford, B.C., where 1,100 homes have been evacuated, in a province where thousands of peop...

Nov 16, 2021

Court of Appeal upholds Quebec law restricting advertising of vaping products

MONTREAL - Quebec's highest court is upholding the province's right to subject vaping products to the same laws governing tobacco. In a unanimous decision published Monday, the panel of three Court of...

Nov 16, 2021

Search for temporary leader to lead troubled Green Party begins this week

OTTAWA - The Green party is looking for an interim leader to take the helm before a fresh leadership election among its members. The troubled party, which has been beset by infighting and sniping, has...

Nov 16, 2021

Sen. Josée Forest-Niesing home after month in hospital fighting COVID-19

OTTAWA - A senator who contracted COVID-19 despite being double vaccinated has returned home after a month in hospital. However, Sen. Jose Forest-Niesing is facing a potentially lengthy recovery due t...

Nov 16, 2021

Climate making disasters like B.C. rain more frequent and more intense: scientists

Scientists say climate change is likely playing a role in this week's catastrophic flooding in British Columbia. Highways are blocked and communities have been evacuated after bucketing rain caused mu...

Nov 16, 2021

CSIS info-sharing with RCMP in extremist probe 'very limited,' security watchdog says

OTTAWA - A new security watchdog report says long-standing, systemic problems hampered co-operation between Canada's spy service and national police force on the investigation of an extremist threat. ...

Nov 16, 2021

Health Canada receives submission to approve Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for kids

OTTAWA - Health Canada says it has received a submission from Moderna to authorize use of its COVID-19 vaccine for children aged six to 11. The agency says it will prioritize the review of the submiss...

Nov 16, 2021