Canada

COVID-19 death rates higher in neighbourhoods with more visible minorities: StatCan

OTTAWA - A new Statistics Canada report says communities with the most visible minorities had the highest mortality rates during the first wave of the novel coronavirus.The report's authors say it is ...

Oct 28, 2020

National Chief Perry Bellegarde says he's waiting for action on racism in RCMP

OTTAWA - National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations says he looks forward to learning more about how Public Safety Minister Bill Blair and RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki plan to ...

Oct 28, 2020

Quebec suspends private refugee sponsorships by organizations for one year

MONTREAL - Quebec is suspending all private refugee sponsorships by organizations because it says it has serious concerns with the integrity of the program. The province said today that until November...

Oct 28, 2020

Conversion therapy ban gets approval in principle, exposes Conservative divisions

OTTAWA - The House of Commons has given approval in principle to a bill that would outlaw the discredited practice of conversion therapy. But the 308-7 vote has exposed divisions within Conservative r...

Oct 28, 2020

Don Mazankowski, former Alberta MP and cabinet minister, dies at 85

OTTAWA - Don Mazankowski, a former Alberta MP and cabinet minister, has died at the age of 85. Speaker Anthony Rota announced the news in the House of Commons today and MPs held a moment of silence in...

Oct 28, 2020

Ontario ponders end to six-month abstinence requirement for liver transplants

TORONTO - A contentious requirement that would-be liver transplant recipients stay away from alcohol for six months could be scrapped, according to a new recommendation before the agency that runs Ont...

Oct 28, 2020

Long-term care deaths surged in COVID-19 first wave, Tam hopeful it won't repeat

Long-term care deaths accounted for nearly 80 per cent of COVID-19 cases in Canada during the first wave of the pandemic, but the country's chief public health officer thinks a repeat can be avoided a...

Oct 28, 2020

Junior hockey employment lawsuit on thin ice; judges refuse to OK $30-million deal

TORONTO - A $30-million settlement of three class actions over the alleged failure to pay junior hockey players the minimum wage has been thrown into jeopardy after three judges refused to sign off on...

Oct 28, 2020

Meng lawyer accuses RCMP officer of dishonesty in explanation about her arrest

A lawyer for Meng Wanzhou is accusing an RCMP officer of lying about why he didn't arrest the Huawei executive immediately at Vancouver's airport two years ago. Richard Peck told Const. Winston ...

Oct 28, 2020

Advocates call for migrant care worker protections, document alleged pandemic abuses

TORONTO - Migrant care workers are increasingly being exploited during the pandemic, an advocacy group said Wednesday as it called on the federal government to bolster protections for the workers and ...

Oct 28, 2020