Canada

New privacy bill promises greater control for consumers, stiff fines for companies

OTTAWA - Federal privacy legislation introduced today would require companies to get consent from customers through plain language, not a lengthy legal document, before using their personal data. The ...

Nov 17, 2020

Tories push Liberals to decide 5G, Huawei amid China imprisonment of Kovrig, Spavor

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says Chinese telecom giant Huawei rose to dominance by stealing the technology of the defunct Canadian firm Nortel. O'Toole is levelling the industrial-espion...

Nov 17, 2020

'Not so good': Ocean organizations targets Canadian fishery management in audit

HALIFAX - An ocean conservation group says Canadian fisheries and the federal government have failed to make good on commitments to maintain the longevity of seafood populations. Oceana Canada release...

Nov 17, 2020

McGill men's sports teams to be called Redbirds after lengthy renaming process

MONTREAL - McGill University has chosen Redbirds as the new name for its men's varsity sports teams. The university made the announcement today, more than a year after doing away with the old Redmen n...

Nov 17, 2020

Ontario hits 12th straight day of 1,000-plus COVID cases as count rises across Canada

OTTAWA - The COVID-19 case count continues to climb at an alarming pace west of the Maritimes, despite tighter restrictions as some jurisdictions get ready for more drastic measures. New cases exceede...

Nov 17, 2020

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Nov. 17, 2020

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 10:35 a.m. Ontario is reporting 1,249 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 12 new deaths due to the illness. Health Minister Christi...

Nov 17, 2020

Goodall backs senator's proposed law to protect captive animals, ban elephant ivory

OTTAWA - Sen. Murray Sinclair says he has teamed up with primatologist Jane Goodall to propose a law to protect captive animals and ban imports of elephant ivory and hunting trophies into Canada. Sinc...

Nov 17, 2020

COVID-19 crisis cascading in U.S. as presidential election drama recedes

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Just as America's political crisis begins to ease, the COVID-19 pandemic is back rattling the country's windows with a vengeance. New cases and hospitalization rates are setti...

Nov 17, 2020

Navy could get converted Davie supply ships at fraction of price of building new: PBO

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office says Ottawa could buy two converted civilian vessels as support ships for the Royal Canadian Navy at a fraction of the price of building new ones. The budget w...

Nov 17, 2020

Alek Minassian's father to continue testimony at van attack trial

TORONTO - The father of the man who killed 10 people in Toronto's van attack will continue his testimony today. Alek Minassian has pleaded not guilty to 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts ...

Nov 17, 2020