Canada

Star-studded event to mark what would have been Jack Layton's 71st birthday

TORONTO - Family and friends of former federal NDP leader Jack Layton will host a virtual event next month to mark what would have been his 71st birthday. The event will involve a concert on Aug. 22 w...

Jul 18, 2021

'I have to do my part': Canadians across the country walking for a cause and to heal

By putting one foot in front of the other, sometimes slowly and sometimes with quicker strides, Bilal Malik says he desperately hopes the government will listen to what he has to say. The 36-year-old ...

Jul 18, 2021

Harvard student, Queen's prof, collaborating to rapidly identify Lyme-infected ticks

OTTAWA - Harvard University microbiology student Indumathi Prakash was just seven years old when a tick bite near her home in Massachusetts gave her Lyme disease and left her to spend most of her chil...

Jul 18, 2021

Fire experts prescribe Indigenous cultural burns to reduce wildfire risk in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Wildfire experts say British Columbia must spark far more prescribed burns, akin to how Indigenous communities have managed forests, to mitigate the risk of huge blazes. "We're not burning...

Jul 18, 2021

Three Innu First Nations say they are ready to take measures to stop Quebec pipeline

MONTREAL - There won't be any more negotiations over a proposed natural gas pipeline crossing Indigenous lands in northern Quebec, say Innu leaders who oppose it. The Innu First Nations of Mashteuiats...

Jul 17, 2021

Quick facts about the three Nova Scotia party leaders ahead of Aug. 17 election

HALIFAX - Here are a few quick facts about the three Nova Scotia party leaders ahead of the Aug. 17provincial election. At dissolution, the Liberals had 24 seats in the legislature while the Progressi...

Jul 17, 2021

Ground-penetrating radar search for graves begins in Delmas, Saskatchewan

DELMAS, SASKATCHEWAN - A group of Saskatchewan First Nations is beginning their search for unmarked graves at the grounds of the former Delmas/Thunderchild Indian Residential School. The Battlefords A...

Jul 17, 2021

'We're back': Montreal festival promoters happy to return but looking to next year

MONTREAL - In downtown Montreal, it's festival season. In the city's entertainment district, a musical act was conducting a sound check on stage Friday evening - the second day of the French-language ...

Jul 17, 2021

N.S. Premier Rankin to visit lieutenant-governor this morning as election looms

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin appears set to launch a provincial election campaign this morning with a visit to the lieutenant-governor. The premier's office has announced Rankin will be v...

Jul 17, 2021

BoC's Macklem: early lessons to be learned from navigating pandemic's economic impact

OTTAWA - Whenever Tiff Macklem needs a break, he jumps on the exercise bicycle he bought during the pandemic and does a hard workout to clear his mind. The bike has helped the Bank of Canada governor ...

Jul 17, 2021