Canada

Beaver secretion found as part of ancient throwing dart in Yukon

WHITEHORSE - Researchers say they've discovered castoreum, a secretion beavers use to mark their territory, in a 6,000-year-old throwing dart in the Yukon. The researchers from the Canadian Conservati...

Jun 15, 2021

Days after Kamloops remains discovery, Tk'emlups families gather to unite, move ahead

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - An extraordinary gathering of Indigenous family leaders occurred in the days following the discovery of what are believed to be the remains of 215 children at the site of the former K...

Jun 15, 2021

Trudeau to visit Pfizer on final day of international pandemic trip, begin quarantine

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is spending the last day of his first international trip in more than a year visiting a plant that played a pivotal role in Canada's early rollout of the COVID-1...

Jun 15, 2021

Lawyers supporting compensation for Indigenous kids taken into care present arguments

OTTAWA - A case involving Indigenous children taken into foster care by what all parties call Canada's "broken child-welfare system" will begin its second day of hearings at Federal Court today. A fed...

Jun 15, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Monday, June 14, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:00 p.m. ET on Monday June 14, 2021. There are 1,403,285 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,403,285 confirmed cases (15,954 active, 1,...

Jun 14, 2021

Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin files court challenge of his firing from vaccine rollout

OTTAWA - The military commander who was removed from his post as the head of vaccine logistics last month is alleging his dismissal involved political interference by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and...

Jun 14, 2021

Canada wants 'robust' investigation into origins of COVID-19: Health Minister Hajdu

Health Minister Patty Hajdu says Canada will work with its international partners to make sure there is a "robust" and ongoing investigation into the origins of the novel coronavirus. The communique t...

Jun 14, 2021

Veteran Liberal MP Wayne Easter won't seek re-election in long-held P.E.I. riding

OTTAWA - Veteran Liberal MP Wayne Easter has decided not to run for a tenth term in Parliament. The one-time cabinet minister says he won't seek re-election in the Prince Edward Island riding of Malpe...

Jun 14, 2021

Experts divided on whether COVID-19 rules should be eased for fully vaccinated adults

As provinces accelerate their efforts to get their populations fully vaccinated against COVID-19, some people are calling for the federal government to issue clear guidance on what people can do once ...

Jun 14, 2021

Pfizer, AstraZeneca preventing hospitalizations from Delta variant in Britain

OTTAWA - A new study in England suggests the Pfizer-BioNTech and Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccines are extremely good at keeping people from ending up in the hospital with COVID-19, even after just one dose...

Jun 14, 2021