Canada

A look at Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal Premier Andrew Furey

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Liberal Premier Andrew Furey was re-elected Saturday in Newfoundland and Labrador's pandemic-delayed election. Furey is an orthopedic surgeon who entered politics last year, but he ...

Mar 27, 2021

Canadian Blood Services says donations from those who have had COVID-19 are safe

CALGARY - Canadian Blood Services is reassuring the public that blood donated by anyone who has had COVID-19 or who has been vaccinated is safe. "Given that COVID is a respiratory virus, there's no im...

Mar 27, 2021

Canada's schools draw fewer international students due to pandemic travel rules

OTTAWA - Many international students have postponed or cancelled their plans to study in Canada since Ottawa decided last month to limit entry options to the country to just four airports and require ...

Mar 27, 2021

Mapping project illuminates links between poor environment, historical racism

A new tool that measures the environmental quality of any urban street in Canada - and maps it out in colour - illustrates vividly the many neighbourhoods in the country that have poor environment sco...

Mar 27, 2021

Winner of Newfoundland and Labrador's pandemic-delayed election to be known today

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Results are expected today in the pandemic-delayed Newfoundland and Labrador election - more than 10 weeks after the vote was called. The province's elections authority says the res...

Mar 27, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, March 26, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, March 26, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 217,025 new vaccinations administered for a total of 4,800,7...

Mar 26, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, March 26, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, March 26, 2021. There are 956,655 confirmed cases in Canada. <b>_ Canada: 956,655 confirmed cases (40,360 a...

Mar 26, 2021

'Inspirational:' First chief justice of Nunavut, Beverley Browne, dies at age 68

IQALUIT, Nunavut - The first chief justice in Canada's largest and youngest territory has died at age 68.Court officials say Beverley Browne, who was Nunavut's top judge for 10 years, died Wednesday i...

Mar 26, 2021

PHAC head says Privacy Act prevents explanation for firing of two scientists

OTTAWA - The president of the Public Health Agency of Canada is refusing to explain why two Canadian government scientists were let go 18 months after being escorted from Canada's highest-security lab...

Mar 26, 2021

Judge rejects fashion mogul Peter Nygard's appeal of decision that denied him bail

WINNIPEG - A Canadian fashion leader facing sex trafficking and racketeering charges in the United States will have to remain in jail after an unsuccessful attempt to appeal an earlier ruling that den...

Mar 26, 2021