Canada

Surging infections in Manitoba a COVID-19 cautionary tale: experts

WINNIPEG - Manitoba was a beacon of hope when the first wave of COVID-19 hit Canada. The province had some of the lowest infection rates in the country and went weeks in the summer with no new cases. ...

Nov 07, 2020

Canada not on track to hit its first electric car target in 2025

OTTAWA - National cash rebates convinced more Canadians to buy an electric car in the last 18 months, but Transport Canada says it won't be enough to hit the first zero-emission vehicle sales targets ...

Nov 07, 2020

Black Canadians fought racism, discrimination to serve in Second World War

OTTAWA - When one starts asking questions about the experience of Black Canadians during the Second World War, it doesn't take long to land on the name Allan Bundy. That's because at a time when the C...

Nov 07, 2020

Thousands of mail-in ballots to be counted this weekend to finalize B.C.'s election

VICTORIA - Counting of the mail-in and absentee ballots from British Columbia's election will resume this morning. Elections BC had about 660,000 ballots to count and while a handful of ridings ...

Nov 07, 2020

B.C. officials to hold weekend COVID-19 update as cases spike

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's provincial health officer and health minister are holding a rare weekend news conference today amid a dramatic spike in COVID-19 cases. Dr. Bonnie Henry and Health...

Nov 07, 2020

Regardless of election, uniting the U.S. a mission impossible for next president

PHILADELPHIA - The mission for Joe Biden, should he prove to be elected: bring the United States back together. Even fictional superspy Ethan Hunt might think twice about that one. If they...

Nov 07, 2020

COVID challenge: Alberta premier urges end to house parties as infections rise

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney is strongly urging Albertans to stop holding house parties and get-togethers to bend the curve on sharply rising COVID-19 cases. Alberta has reported just over 1,400 ne...

Nov 06, 2020

New trial ordered for B.C. father 37 years after the murder of his two sons

OTTAWA - Canada's justice minister has ordered a new trial in the case of a British Columbia father convicted of two counts of second-degree murder nearly 40 years ago. Tomas Yebes was found guilty in...

Nov 06, 2020

Former RCMP officer testifies of 'tangible tension' between gaming enforcement teams

VANCOUVER - A former RCMP officer has told the inquiry into money laundering that there was "tangible tension" between the two British Columbia policing teams working to prevent illegal gaming in the ...

Nov 06, 2020

Quebec invests $15 million to improve cultural security of Indigenous patients

MONTREAL - Quebec is investing $15 million into the province's health-care system to increase cultural security among First Nations and Inuit communities. The concept of cultural security refers to a ...

Nov 06, 2020