Canada

A 'rapidly escalating COVID-19 situation is developing in the Yukon,' top doctor says

WHITEHORSE - Yukon's top doctor says a "rapidly escalating COVID-19 situation" is threatening the territory's health-care system and residents must take steps to control the spread. Acting chief medic...

Nov 8, 2021

'We're excited': Canadians explain why they headed south as border restrictions ease

NIAGARA FALLS - Canadians fully vaccinated against COVID-19 were able to cross the land border into the U.S. on Monday as pandemic restrictions eased. Here's a look at why some were making a trip sout...

Nov 8, 2021

Deja doc: Calgary surgeon saves 2 men with CPR, then performs their heart operations

CALGARY - Dr. Corey Adams should perhaps buy himself a superhero costume. Adams, a cardiac surgeon at the University of Calgary's Libin Cardiovascular Institute, has saved two men in the past 18 month...

Nov 8, 2021

Champagne says Canada only wants 'trusted' AI partners as Huawei decision looms

OTTAWA - Industry Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne says Canada only wants to deal with "trusted partners" in future artificial intelligence ventures. Champagne's comments to The Canadian Press send...

Nov 8, 2021

Lack of demographic data leaving potential gaps in COVID-19 vaccine policy

OTTAWA - Several advocacy groups are concerned that a dearth of data about who is getting COVID-19 vaccines and who is not could be causing people of certain races or socio-economic backgrounds to fal...

Nov 8, 2021

Slain Mexican activist's supporters contest federal watchdog's refusal to probe case

OTTAWA - Family and supporters of a Mexican activist who was killed after opposing a Canadian company's mining project are challenging a federal ombudsman's decision not to investigate the matter. The...

Nov 8, 2021

More than 19K Canadian lives ended than if pandemic never happened: Stats Can

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says more than 19,000 Canadians lost their lives during COVID-19 than would have been expected had the pandemic never happened. The report highlights the deadly toll COVID-1...

Nov 8, 2021

Warming oceans may absorb less carbon and that could impact climate goals: scientist

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The head of an Atlantic Canadian research organization says oceans may be absorbing less carbon dioxide than they used to, and that could have serious ramifications for climate targ...

Nov 8, 2021

Deputy PM Freeland writes to Air Canada's board about CEO's comments on French

OTTAWA - Canada's deputy prime minister has written to Air Canada's board of directors, urging that its CEO improve his French and that his knowledge of the language be included in his annual performa...

Nov 8, 2021

Canada must help Tigrayans in Ethiopia, call for transitional government: Advocates

TORONTO - Advocates from the Tigrayan community in Canada are calling on Ottawa to open its embassy in Addis Ababa to their relatives, who are seeking protection amid a conflict with the Ethiopian gov...

Nov 8, 2021