Canada

'This is torture:' Proposed law in Montana looms over Canadian on death row

RED DEER, Alta. - The fate of a Canadian man who has been on death row in Montana for 38 years could become more tenuous as the state gets closer to removing obstacles that prevent it from resuming ex...

Apr 5, 2021

Keep your guard up, Tam urges Canadians as COVID-19 disrupts Easter for second year

Canada's chief public health officer is urging people to keep their guard up as COVID-19 disrupts Easter celebrations for a second year. Theresa Tam wrote on Twitter that Canadians need to be careful ...

Apr 4, 2021

Former bank governor Mark Carney among featured speakers at Liberal convention

OTTAWA - Mark Carney, long touted as a potential Liberal leader one day, will be a keynote speaker at the federal party's convention later this week. It's a political coming out party of sorts for the...

Apr 4, 2021

Guardians of Edehzhie: Protecting the land during the pandemic

There was a time last year when the guardians of Edehzhie would head out on the land in the Northwest Territories and worry what their communities might look like when they returned. That was when COV...

Apr 4, 2021

No plans to change warships despite PBO cost warning, top official says

OTTAWA - Canada's top military procurement official says there are no plans to change directions on the construction of a fleet of new Navy warships despite a recent warning about escalating costs fro...

Apr 4, 2021

Canada's COVID-19 case count surpasses one million

Canada has recorded more than a million cases of COVID-19 since the virus arrived in the country more than a year ago. The national tally inched past the bleak threshold on Saturday when British Colum...

Apr 3, 2021

North Vancouver residents to hold drive-thru vigil after stabbings at library

VANCOUVER - Residents of North Vancouver are planning a candlelight vigil tonight to honour a young woman who was fatally stabbed at a local library along with six others who were injured there.The dr...

Apr 3, 2021

Health Canada recalls masks containing graphene as it assesses risks to people

Health Canada has issued a recall on disposable masks containing a material made of tiny particles it says could pose a danger if inhaled. The agency is advising people not to wear masks with graphene...

Apr 3, 2021

Wire theft in Mexico triggers at least 70 layoffs at Quebec factory, more possible

MONTREAL - Dozens of workers at a factory in La Pocatiere, Que. have lost their jobs after a theft at a plant in Mexico. French rail manufacturer Alstom says at least 70 of its employees will be laid ...

Apr 3, 2021

Officials seek to convince skeptical public of vaccine safety

OTTAWA - Canada's deputy chief public health officer wouldn't hesitate to roll up his sleeve if the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine were offered to him tomorrow, he said this week. Dr. Howard Njoo, along w...

Apr 3, 2021