Canada

B.C. health officials call for culturally safe vaccination plan for Metis residents

VICTORIA - Health officials in British Columbia say there will be chaos and hiccups in the vaccine rollout, but they're trying to make the process as safe as possible for the province's Indigenous res...

Feb 20, 2021

Nova Scotia mass shooter's spouse worried he was looking for her when killings began

HALIFAX - The spouse of the gunman who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia told police that she has had guilty feelings and wonders whether others died because she ran away from her partner when his rampa...

Feb 20, 2021

Trudeau to hold first meeting with new U.S. President Biden virtually on Tuesday

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will hold his first meeting with newly minted U.S. President Joe Biden on Tuesday. Trudeau's office issued a statement saying the two leaders will hold their first bilate...

Feb 20, 2021

Women's groups in Yukon disappointed 'unfounded' sex assault project terminated

Women's groups are angry that talks meant to revive a committee reviewing unresolved sexual assault complaints in Yukon have ended before its findings could be presented. A report outlining how Mounti...

Feb 20, 2021

Federal workers paid $819 million to stay home during the pandemic under '699' clause

OTTAWA - More than one in three federal public servants were granted paid time off work during the first nine months of the COVID-19 pandemic, at a cost exceeding $800 million, according to a Treasury...

Feb 20, 2021

Nine Algonquin nations reject Ottawa land project labeled as "reconciliation" effort

OTTAWA - Nine Algonquin First Nations in Quebec are considering litigation to stop Ottawa from allowing another Algonquin group to build a new suburb on the outskirts of the city. Ottawa city council ...

Feb 20, 2021

Deep freeze, power crisis enveloping Texas sparks fresh climate-change falsehoods

WASHINGTON - The catastrophic cold snap that paralyzed the electrical grid in Texas has opened up a new front in the age-old battle between green-energy champions and their fossil-fuel rivals. One sid...

Feb 20, 2021

Federal plans to close fish farms stir emotions on Vancouver Island

VICTORIA - As a commercial fisherman and salmon farmer, James Walkus says he sees the merits of both industries and he's convinced the two can coexist. The 81-year-old Indigenous leader and entreprene...

Feb 20, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, Feb. 19, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 47,850 new vaccinations administered for a total of 1,402,139...

Feb 19, 2021

Canada-US border closed to non-essential travel until at least March 21

OTTAWA - The border between Canada and the United States will remain closed to non-essential travel for at least another month.Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced late Friday that the closure ...

Feb 19, 2021