Canada

$5.6M in funding for 'vending machines' that dispense safer drugs to prevent ODs

VANCOUVER - The federal government has provided nearly $5.6 million in funding for five vending machines that will dispense medical-grade opioids in British Columbia, Ontario and Nova Scotia, in order...

Mar 2, 2021

Ontario waits for national guidance as B.C. pushes ahead with delayed second dose

VANCOUVER - Ontario is waiting for a recommendation from the National Advisory Committee on Immunization before delaying second doses of COVID-19 vaccine, while British Columbia is pushing ahead with ...

Mar 2, 2021

Mayor in Nunavut hopes curfew order, bylaw patrol will bring drop in COVID-19 cases

ARVIAT, Nunavut - The mayor of Arviat in Nunavut says his community has strictly followed a state of emergency order that includes a nightly curfew.Arviat, with a population of about 2,800, has nine a...

Mar 2, 2021

Time is now for 'stock-taking' to ensure robust North American supply chains: ADM

WASHINGTON - A federal official says the COVID-19 pandemic has demonstrated an urgent need for fortified North American supply chains. Michael Grant, assistant deputy minister for the Americas with Gl...

Mar 2, 2021

Canada can't 'power past coal' and keep exporting it, environment group says

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says there is no path to eliminating greenhouse-gas emissions without eliminating coal power but critics say Canada's leadership is tainted as long as ...

Mar 2, 2021

Survey reveals top COVID concerns of Red Deerians

The economy, social and health issues were the top COVID-19-related concerns raised by Red Deerians in a recent survey commissioned by The City of Red Deer.The online survey conducted in December by t...

Mar 2, 2021

Sending bank customer info to U.S. avoided potentially 'catastrophic effects': Canada

OTTAWA - The federal government is telling an appeal court it had to provide U.S. authorities with customer information from Canadian banks to avoid possibly "catastrophic effects" on Canada's economy...

Mar 2, 2021

B.C. coroner says increased drug toxicity responsible for another OD death record

VICTORIA - British Columbia's chief coroner says deadlier street drugs are behind another grim milestone in the province's overdose crisis as a record was set for the number of deaths in January. The ...

Mar 2, 2021

Federal NDP unveils election-style promises to support small businesses in pandemic

OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh is promising that a federal NDP government would provide more support for small businesses struggling during the pandemic, including paying a bonus to companies that hire new em...

Mar 2, 2021

'Door is open:' Ottawa ready to help pork producers affected by Olymel shutdown

The federal government says the door is open to help producers affected by the closure of a central Alberta pork plant where an outbreak of COVID-19 has infected hundreds of workers and resulted in th...

Mar 2, 2021