Canada

Mouth wash test coming for school-aged children in British Columbia

VICTORIA - British Columbia is introducing a new saline gargle test for students from kindergarten to Grade 12 to help make it easier for children and teenagers to check whether they have COVID-19. Pr...

Sep 17, 2020

Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. to get new name to better reflect changing mandate

OTTAWA - The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. will be getting a new name in the coming months, part of a larger rebranding by the federal housing agency to better reflect its changing mandate.The hea...

Sep 17, 2020

Indigenous lawyer files lawsuit against firm representing day school survivors

WINNIPEG - An Indigenous lawyer has filed a lawsuit against the firm that represented survivors of Indian day schools, alleging she was not compensated for years of her work on the class-action case. ...

Sep 17, 2020

Suspicious activity found on 48,000 CRA accounts after cyberattacks: treasury board

OTTAWA - The Treasury Board of Canada says it has uncovered suspicious activities on more than 48,000 Canada Revenue Agency accounts following cyberattacks in July and August.The treasury says the pre...

Sep 17, 2020

N.S. premier seeks probe of possible criminality by police in Assoun case

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier says his government will ask for an independent investigation into the destruction of evidence by police in the case of a man who spent almost 17 years in prison b...

Sep 17, 2020

Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court upholds province's COVID-19 travel ban

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - A Newfoundland and Labrador Supreme Court judge has upheld the province's pandemic travel restrictions. Halifax resident Kimberly Taylor sued the Newfoundland and Labrador governmen...

Sep 17, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sept. 17

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 2:02 p.m. EDT on Sept. 17, 2020: There are 140,550 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 66,356 confirmed (including 5,791 deaths, 58,012 ...

Sep 17, 2020

Notley to stay on as Alberta NDP leader for 2023 provincial election

EDMONTON - Alberta Opposition NDP Leader Rachel Notley says she will run for premier again in 2023. Notley, who said in December she would stay on as leader, confirmed those plans&...

Sep 17, 2020

Broadcaster Marci Ien looks to win Liberal nomination in Bill Morneau's old riding

OTTAWA - Broadcaster Marci Ien says she is throwing her hat in the ring to win the Liberal nomination in the riding formerly held by Bill Morneau.Morneau represented Toronto Centre for the Liberals du...

Sep 17, 2020

Doctors, patient advocates say telemedicine spurred by pandemic is here to stay

The arrival of COVID-19 has taken the concept of telemedicine from a pipe dream to a fixture across Ontario, with many doctors expressing the hope that the change is here to stay long beyond the pande...

Sep 17, 2020