Canada

Yukon to get first Moderna vaccine doses in January, with more in March

WHITEHORSE - Yukon says it will get Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine in January.Premier Sandy Silver says the territory will get enough of the vaccine for every adult who wants it.Health minister Pauline Fr...

Dec 10, 2020

Canadian police chiefs apologize for 1968 opposition to decriminalizing homosexuality

TORONTO - Canada's police chiefs are apologizing to LGBTQ communities for their opposition to decriminalizing homosexuality in the late 1960s. The Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police made the for...

Dec 10, 2020

CBSA chief says sharing of Meng's passcodes was 'serious' breach

VANCOUVER - A Canada Border Services Agency manager says she didn't launch an investigation into how Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou's cellphone passwords were shared with RCMP, but she informed the off...

Dec 10, 2020

Commons passes assisted-dying bill after Conservatives end filibuster

OTTAWA - A bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying was approved Thursday by the House of Commons after the Conservatives ended a days-long filibuster.Bill C-7 passed by a vote of 212-107,...

Dec 10, 2020

'Come out with your hands up.' Witness describes Nova Scotia killer's disturbing ruse

HALIFAX - Chilling details of a Nova Scotia couple's close encounter with a mass murderer have emerged from RCMP documents released this week, including a bizarre account of how the killer tried to co...

Dec 10, 2020

Provinces awash in second wave, sharpen focus of vaccine rollout plans

TORONTO - Canada's initial rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine came into clearer focus Thursday as Ontario announced it would go ahead with its first immunizations on Tuesday, while high case counts conti...

Dec 10, 2020

Brits fear 'damage' if Canadian politicians delay ratification of trade deal

OTTAWA - The British government is concerned and disappointed that Canada's Parliament won't be able to formally ratify their new trade agreement ahead of a Jan. 1 deadline. British trade officials sa...

Dec 10, 2020

Health workers report burnout amid second wave, ask public to obey health rules

VANCOUVER - Sophia Gabiniewicz is well accustomed to dealing with stress as a registered nurse in the intensive care unit at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver. But she says it rose to a new level as th...

Dec 10, 2020

Canada Post seeing “unprecedented” number of transactions at post offices

OTTAWA, ON - The holiday season is always busy for Canada Post, but this year is busier than ever according to the company.Canada Post says it's experiencing an "unprecedented" number of transactions ...

Dec 10, 2020

Montreal's St-Laurent Boulevard hit by Christmas tree-stealing 'Grinch'

MONTREAL - The merchant's association on Montreal's St-Laurent Boulevard says it has been the victim of a Christmas tree-stealing "Grinch." Tasha Morizio, the head of the merchant's association, says ...

Dec 10, 2020