Canada

Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet's spouse tests positive for COVID-19

OTTAWA - The spouse of Bloc Quebecois Leader Yves-Francois Blanchet says she is in self-isolation after testing positive for COVID-19.In a tweet, Nancy Deziel says she was tested Monday after losing h...

Sep 15, 2020

Air quality improves slightly in Vancouver from U.S. wildfires

VANCOUVER - Air quality in the Vancouver area has improved slightly but an advisory on smoke that drifted north from wildfires in the United States was still in effect on Tuesday. The advisory wa...

Sep 15, 2020

Manitoba turns shipping containers into nursing home visitation rooms

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is having shipping containers repurposed to serve as outdoor visitation rooms at personal care homes across the province. The containers are being fitted with electr...

Sep 15, 2020

Rampant COVID-19 school closures, lack of online learning plague poorer countries

OTTAWA - As fretful Canadian parents mull sending their children to school or opting for at-home learning, there are countries where no school at all is the only option. One is Lebanon, where th...

Sep 15, 2020

Liberals don't plan to cut military spending to rein in deficit: Sajjan

OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan is dismissing suggestions the federal government is planning to take an axe to military spending as it seeks to get the federal deficit under control during COV...

Sep 15, 2020

Daughter pays tribute to father who died of COVID-19 with memorial in Vancouver

VANCOUVER - The daughter of a man who died of COVID-19 paid tribute to him and other seniors who have lost their lives at a memorial she unveiled today. The memorial features a poster of physiotherapi...

Sep 15, 2020

Alberta premier says cross-country Energy East pipeline remains a possibility

CALGARY - Alberta's premier says new federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole was just stating the obvious when he indicated the Energy East pipeline project was off the table in a conversation with t...

Sep 15, 2020

COVID-19 testing sites see demand surge as cases rise, kids return to school

OTTAWA - Provinces are looking to expand COVID-19 testing as Canadians in many provinces wait long hours to be swabbed or can't get in for testing at all.Demand for testing surged in much of the count...

Sep 15, 2020

Threat of fall federal election eases as COVID-19 cases continue to rise

OTTAWA - The threat of a federal election seemed to be easing as the Liberal government and opposition parties prepared for a return to Parliament amid concerns Canada could already be dealing with a ...

Sep 15, 2020

Some Canadians believe officials exaggerate threat of COVID-19, poll suggests

OTTAWA - A new survey suggests there are Canadians who believe that warnings from public officials about the threat of COVID-19 are vastly overblown.Almost one-quarter of respondents in an online poll...

Sep 15, 2020