Canada

'It's going to come down to one block': Building an igloo for Nunavut arts festival

IQALUIT - Solomon Awa thinks he's probably built about 150 igloos, or igluit in Inuktitut, over his lifetime, starting when he was 15. Now in his 60s, Awa is considered a master igloo builder in Nunav...

Mar 22, 2021

Federal NDP calls on government to eliminate for-profit long-term care

The federal New Democrats are seeking the support of the House of Commons in calling on the government to eliminate for-profit long-term care. The NDP is tabling a motion today that calls on the gover...

Mar 22, 2021

Vaccine rollout set to shift into high gear with major surge in expected deliveries

OTTAWA, Ont. - Canada's COVID-19 vaccination drive is poised to shift into high gear this week as the federal public health agency prepares to take delivery of the largest number of doses since the la...

Josh Hall Mar 22, 2021

Fewer COVID cases in people 80 and up, Tam says as vaccine programs expand

Canada's chief public health officer says the expansion of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout has resulted in a drop in the number of infections in people over the age of 80. Dr. Theresa Tam says on Twitter...

Mar 21, 2021

St. John's, N.L., diocese to sell property to settle Mount Cashel abuse claims

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Roman Catholic parishes in the St. John's area heard today that resolving the harm caused to victims of abuse at Mount Cashel orphanage is going to bring about a major restructuring...

Mar 21, 2021

Families push for memorial to recognize police officers who died by suicide

TORONTO - Five years ago, Dilnaz Garda stood frozen in place at a procession line at her brother's funeral. His colleagues, Toronto police officers, walked up to her one-by-one. "I'm in my own living ...

Mar 21, 2021

Survey suggests one in two people of colour have experienced online racism in Canada

VANCOUVER - Noor Fadel says most people assume that the night she was attacked by a racist man on a SkyTrain in Vancouver in 2017 was the worst night of her life. In fact, the nights that followed wer...

Mar 21, 2021

B.C.'s northern spotted owl breeding facility welcomes disabled California relative

LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA, B.C. - A northern spotted owl found injured near San Francisco has arrived at a British Columbia breeding facility where the adult male is expected to find a mate and potent...

Mar 21, 2021

Watchdog's report finds RCMP discriminated against Colten Boushie's mother

REGINA - RCMP officers showed up at the funeral of a slain Indigenous man, perpetrated racial discrimination against the victim's mother and caused unnecessary suffering for his family over the course...

Mar 20, 2021

Advocates urge action as Montreal police confirm taxi slaying was conjugal violence

Montreal police are confirming the discovery of two bodies inside a taxi cab in northeastern part of the city Friday was the result of conjugal violence. Police say today that investigators believe a ...

Mar 20, 2021