Canada

Safe houses for Afghans who helped Canadian military and NGOs will be 'scaled back'

OTTAWA - Some Kabul safe houses, where hundreds of Afghans who helped the Canadian military and non-governmental organizations are waiting to flee to Canada, are set to be closed in two weeks because ...

Oct 22, 2021

Sen. Forest-Niesing hospitalized despite being fully vaccinated against COVID-19

OTTAWA - Sen. Jose Forest-Niesing is in hospital after contracting COVID-19, despite being fully vaccinated. Her office says the 56-year-old Sudbury senator is no longer in intensive care and is hopef...

Oct 22, 2021

Memorial to residential school victims removed from Parliament Hill

OTTAWA - A Parliament Hill memorial for Indigenous children who never returned from residential schools has been dismantled. The memorial - pairs of children's shoes, stuffed toys, messages and other ...

Oct 22, 2021

General appeals judge's ruling on reinstatement to COVID-19 vaccine campaign

OTTAWA - Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin is appealing after a Federal Court judge struck down his request for reinstatement as the head of Canada's COVID-19 vaccine distribution campaign. Fortin's legal team fi...

Oct 22, 2021

Montreal police make arrest in fatal stabbing of 16-year-old outside school

Montreal police say they've made an arrest in the fatal stabbing of teenager outside a high school this week. Police say a minor was arrested today and faces charges of second-degree murder and conspi...

Oct 22, 2021

Privacy czar probing complaints about federal public service vaccination requirement

OTTAWA - The federal privacy watchdog is investigating "a number of complaints" about the government's COVID-19 vaccination requirement for public servants. In a statement today, privacy commissioner ...

Oct 22, 2021

Defence Department vows to examine extremism in Canadian-trained foreign troops

OTTAWA - The Defence Department is vowing to review how the military screens for extremist views in the foreign troops it trains. The move comes after a report found that far-right extremists in the U...

Oct 22, 2021

Iqaluit to provide update on water crisis, hospital continues to postpone surgeries

IQALUIT, Nunavut - The City of Iqaluit is set to provide an update later today on the results of additional water testing. The city's 8,000 or so residents haven't been able to consume tap water for 1...

Oct 22, 2021

Bloc Québécois says Quebec's status as a nation means it must not lose a seat

OTTAWA - YvesFranois Blanchet says Quebec deserves more seats in Ottawa, not fewer, as proposed by Elections Canada. The Bloc Qubcois leader says as Quebec is officially recognized as a nation, it des...

Oct 22, 2021

Canada considers what to do with millions of unused COVID-19 vaccine doses

OTTAWA - Canada must decide what to do with millions of unused COVID-19 vaccine doses now that officials have confirmed they won't be needed to vaccinate children. Roughly 6.6-million doses have been ...

Oct 22, 2021