Canada

National daycare system will need funding to lower fees, expand spaces, Hussen says

OTTAWA - The federal minister in charge of the government's push on child care says bringing down fees parents pay is a key ingredient in the Liberals' design for a national system. Social Development...

Dec 28, 2020

Canada surpasses 15,000 deaths related to COVID-19 with 37 new deaths in Quebec

Canada has surpassed 15,000 deaths related to COVID-19.The grim milestone was reached with the reporting of 37 new deaths in Quebec.A total of 15,001 Canadians have now died from COVID-19 since the pa...

Dec 28, 2020

What's at stake for the main political parties as an election looms in 2021

OTTAWA - For all the bluster among federal political leaders about not wanting an election any time soon, the political truth is as cold as a winter's wind: the potential for one is a reality in 2021....

Dec 28, 2020

'The value of your elders': First Nation using youth to spread COVID-19 message

MORLEY, Alta. - A First Nation in Alberta is turning to its youth to help spread the message to older members about the dangers of COVID-19.Three reserves in the shadow of the Rocky Mountains make up ...

Dec 28, 2020

Cheating a 'free-for-all' at virtual high schools, teachers say

It took less than a month for students attending virtual school to devise new ways to cheat. From texting friends on the sly to downloading apps that spit out answers, educators say the pandemic-induc...

Dec 27, 2020

Ontario, Quebec report 4,296 new COVID-19 cases

OTTAWA - Ontario and Quebec are both reporting more than 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 one day after a highly contagious new variant of the virus was confirmed in Canada. Ontario is reporting 2,005 case...

Dec 27, 2020

Visit restrictions contributed to depression among care home residents: doctor

VANCOUVER - A plastic barrier sits on a table between Debbie Drew and her father during their visits in the reception area of a long-term care home where the first Canadian died of COVID-19. Nine mont...

Dec 27, 2020

New lockdown measures begin in Ontario as some provinces move Boxing Day online

MONTREAL - Ontario began a provincewide lockdown on Saturday as several provinces are opting for online or scaled-down Boxing Day shopping to limit the spread of COVID-19. The province has reported mo...

Dec 26, 2020

New lockdown measures begin in Ontario as some provinces move Boxing Day online

MONTREAL - Ontario began a provincewide lockdown on Saturday as several provinces are opting for online or scaled-down Boxing Day shopping to limit the spread of COVID-19. The province has reported mo...

Dec 26, 2020

'A better job than we’ve ever done:' Nunavut researchers turn to citizen scientists

IQALUIT - There are more than 60 words to describe sea ice in Inuktitut. For Nunavut's hunters, the words are critical when travelling across a frozen ocean highway by snowmobile or dog team. In Pond ...

Dec 26, 2020