Canada

People in small Manitoba town mourning after well-liked teens killed by tornado

MELITA, Man. - The mayor of a small southwestern Manitoba town says everyone in the community is devastated after a tornado killed two well-liked teens. Bill Holden says residents in Melita are f...

Aug 10, 2020

Windsor-Essex moving into Stage 3 of Ontario's reopening plan on Wednesday

The last region in Ontario will move to the province's final reopening stage this week, the government announced Monday, as Premier Doug Ford urged its residents to continue to exercise...

Aug 10, 2020

Liberals defend decision to have Crown corporation run COVID-19 rent program

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are defending their decision to have the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. oversee a rent-relief program for small businesses struggling during the&nb...

Aug 10, 2020

Oilers 50/50 raffle delayed as team resolves errors, offers refunds

EDMONTON - A record-setting Edmonton Oilers 50/50 draw won't have a winner for several more days as officials work out problems with the online raffle. The community foundation says in a news rel...

Aug 10, 2020

'Clear work to do:' Lawyer named new head of embattled human rights museum

WINNIPEG - Isha Khan has spent her career upholding human rights. The Winnipeg lawyer may now be facing her most public battle as she takes the helm of a museum under fire for allegations of...

Aug 10, 2020

Quebec education minister to unveil updated COVID-19 back-to-school plan

MONTREAL - The Quebec government is set to unveil its COVID-19 strategy for a return to class today as schools prepare to reopen in less than a month. Education Minister Jean-Francois Roberge has...

Aug 10, 2020

Liberals turn over thousands of pages on WE decision

OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government has turned over thousands of pages of documents related to the WE controversy to a House of Commons' committee, which lawyers are now vetting for personal infor...

Aug 09, 2020

Liberals turn over thousands of pages on WE decision

OTTAWA - The federal Liberal government has turned over thousands of pages of documents related to the WE controversy to a House of Commons' committee, which lawyers are now vetting for personal infor...

Aug 09, 2020

'Do our lives count for less?': COVID-19 exposes cracks in disability aid

Karyn Keith says she isn't asking for much. All she wants is the same support she'd receive if she was out of a job because of the pandemic, rather than unable to work because...

Aug 09, 2020

Who can dismiss the Governor General? A look at protocols and possibilities

OTTAWA - With Gov. Gen. Julie Payette finding herself the focus of intensifying public scrutiny following reports about expensive personal renovations at Rideau Hall ...

Aug 09, 2020