Canada

COVID-19 cases rise in N.W.T. and Nunavut; Iqaluit declares state of emergency

IQALUIT - Nunavut's capital declared a state of emergency Monday and Yellowknife in the neighbouring N.W.T. closed its schools as news cases of COVID-19 sprang up in both territories. Iqaluit, a city ...

May 3, 2021

Nunavut imposes isolation for those travelling from N.W.T.

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut is suspending its common travel area with the Northwest Territories after a COVID-19 outbreak closed schools in Yellowknife. The N.W.T. on Monday reported eight confirmed ca...

May 3, 2021

Canada’s emergency notification system to be tested Wednesday

NOTE: Alberta has now opted out of Wednesday's test of the Alert Ready system.=== A test of the National Public Alerting System will take place later this week.On Wednesday, May 5, Canadians in certai...

May 3, 2021

Alberta's GDP fell 8.2% in 2020, hardest-hit province in Canada

LETHBRIDGE, AB - To say that this past year has been tough for the economy is an understatement.Stats Canada has released its full report on real GDP across the country for 2020 and Canada did not far...

May 3, 2021

Salty language by unmuted House leader heard during virtual question period

OTTAWA - Misadventures with webcams continued today in the House of Commons. Government House leader Pablo Rodriguez was caught swearing lustily during question period, as opposition MPs grilled the L...

May 3, 2021

First-ever image of COVID-19 variant supports faith in current vaccines, says UBC

VANCOUVER - The first images of a mutation on a COVID-19 variant of concern have been captured by researchers at the University of British Columbia who say the photos offer some reassurance about how ...

May 3, 2021

Garneau to quarantine in hotel after returning from G7 ministers' meeting in U.K.

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau will stay in a quarantine hotel for three days starting Wednesday after returning from the United Kingdom where he's attending the first in-person meetin...

May 3, 2021

Proud Boys Canada's demise could stiffen resolve of members, expert warns

OTTAWA - Targeting the Canadian chapter of the Proud Boys with anti-terror legislation has led to the group's apparent demise, but a leading expert says it might have little effect on the broader far-...

May 3, 2021

MPs open to changing committee rules after complaints from assault victims, advocates

OTTAWA - Federal politicians say they are open to changing the way witnesses are treated at parliamentary committees after some sexual violence survivors and advocates say they felt angered and, in so...

May 3, 2021

Quebec report on youth protection calls for charter of children's rights

MONTREAL - A commission investigating Quebec's youth protection system released its final report today, calling on the government to create a charter of children's rights. The commission's 552-page re...

May 3, 2021