Canada

Yukon premier, cabinet to be sworn in Monday after striking agreement with NDP

WHITEHORSE - Yukon Premier Sandy Silver and his cabinet are set to be sworn in today after striking a deal with the New Democrats to work together to govern the territory. The election last month left...

May 3, 2021

Trial to begin for Alberta pastor accused of violating COVID-19 health orders

EDMONTON - The trial of an Alberta pastor accused of not following public health orders meant to curb the spread of COVID-19 is to begin today.Pastor James Coates of GraceLife Church spent a month in ...

May 3, 2021

Canada to receive 2M vaccine doses this week as Pfizer-BioNTech ramp up deliveries

OTTAWA - Canada is set to begin receiving more than 2 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine each week as the two pharmaceutical firms ramp up their deliveries and begin shipping shots from the ...

May 3, 2021

Shared smoking breaks, broken rules: What led to Nunavut's first COVID-19 cases?

IQALUIT - Broken isolation rules, shared cigarettes and fear of extended isolation periods are some of the findings in a report that sheds light on how Nunavut's first cases of COVID-19 suddenly appea...

May 3, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Sunday. May 2, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 9:30 p.m. ET on Sunday May 2, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 173,101 new vaccinations administered for a total of 13,825,476 d...

May 2, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, May 2, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 8:15 p.m. ET on Sunday May 2, 2021. There are 1,234,180 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,234,180 confirmed cases (83,744 active, 1,12...

May 2, 2021

Tories take aim at PM's top aide over Vance allegations as Sajjan dodges questions

OTTAWA - The federal Conservatives are taking aim at Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's top aide as they press the government over its handling of a sexual-misconduct complaint against general Jonathan V...

May 2, 2021

Alberta suspends legislature amid soaring COVID-19 cases, Quebec eases restrictions

EDMONTON - The current legislative session in one of Canada's most active COVID-19 hot spots is being temporarily suspended, while the province formerly hit hardest by the pandemic prepared to ease so...

May 2, 2021

Alberta suspends legislature for two weeks as COVID-19 cases soar to record levels

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney's government is suspending the spring sitting of the legislature due to soaring, record-breaking caseloads of COVID-19. Government House Leader Jason Nixon says...

May 2, 2021

Time is now for military to finally make real progress on sex misconduct, Arbour says

OTTAWA - Louise Arbour says she believes that after years of failed efforts and misfires, the time is finally ripe for real progress in the Canadian military's fight against sexual misconduct. And the...

May 2, 2021