Canada

Feds expect Pfizer to start ramping up vaccine deliveries to Canada this week

OTTAWA - Canada's sluggish COVID-19 vaccination efforts are expected to get a big boost starting this week as the federal government prepares for a ramp up in the delivery of shots from Pfizer-BioNTec...

Feb 15, 2021

Canada, dozens of allies, declare arbitrary detentions immoral amid Kovrig, Spavor

OTTAWA - Canada and has created a coalition with 57 other countries to support a new international declaration denouncing state-sponsored arbitrary detention of foreign nationals for political purpose...

Feb 15, 2021

Reports of domestic, intimate partner violence continue to rise during pandemic

The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic did not stop a rising tide of reports of domestic violence, experts say, warning that the stress of life in lockdown continues to put victims at risk. Canada's...

Feb 15, 2021

A rural-urban divide: Data gives most detailed look yet at where CERB went

OTTAWA - Kelly Ernst recalls standing on sidewalks, waving to needy families in Calgary's northeast as they opened their doors to pick up food hampers. Ernst, vice-president for vulnerable populations...

Feb 15, 2021

Canadian military short thousands of troops as COVID-19 impedes training efforts

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces is dealing with a shortfall of several thousand troops as the COVID-19 pandemic forces the military to curb the training of new recruits. Canada's military is expect...

Feb 14, 2021

Ontario plans to expand vaccination as COVID cases stabilize in several provinces

Ontario is expanding its COVID-19 vaccination rollout to more target groups as the province and neighbouring Quebec each reported fewer than 1,000 new cases today. The Ontario government reported that...

Feb 14, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, Feb. 14, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday Feb. 13, 2021. There are 823,353 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 823,353 confirmed cases (36,656 active, 76...

Feb 14, 2021

OGOW means 'to know': Canadian man helping Somalis understand COVID-19

EDMONTON - Before Canadian Khalid Hashi and his team began their work in Somalia, the country of about 15 million people who mostly speak Somali and Arabic only had information about COVID-19 in one l...

Feb 14, 2021

Commons must decide whether to accept, reject Senate amendments to MAID bill

OTTAWA - A power struggle between the elected House of Commons and the appointed Senate could erupt this week over the emotional issue of medical assistance in dying. Senators have already approved fi...

Feb 14, 2021

How Canada can capitalize on U.S. auto sector's abrupt pivot to electric vehicles

WASHINGTON - The storied North American automotive industry, the ultimate showcase of Canada's high-tensile trade ties with the United States, is about to navigate a dramatic hairpin turn. But as the ...

Feb 14, 2021