Canada

Military issues new orders in effort to crackdown on 'hateful conduct'

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces has issued new orders to military personnel as senior commanders seek to address allegations of having been soft on hate in the ranks. The orders aim to take a harde...

Jul 19, 2020

Military issues new orders in effort to crackdown on 'hateful conduct'

OTTAWA - The Canadian Armed Forces has issued new orders to military personnel as senior commanders seek to address allegations of having been soft on hate in the ranks. The orders aim to take a harde...

Jul 19, 2020

Glacier sightseeing bus rolls in the Alberta Rockies killing 3 and injuring others

JASPER, Alta. - Three people were killed and more than a dozen others were critically injured when a glacier sightseeing bus rolled at one of the most popular attractions in the Rocky Mountains, the C...

Jul 18, 2020

Canadians are reluctantly wearing masks as support for mandatory masking climbs

TORONTO - As fears of a resurgence in COVID-19 cases increase, many Canadians are reluctantly donning masks to stop the spread of the virus. This is according to a new Angus Reid poll which ...

Jul 18, 2020

Toronto protesters call for defunding police; damage statues, several arrests

TORONTO - Three protesters were arrested Saturday after supporters of Black Lives Matter threw paint on several statues, including one of Canada's first prime minister, Sir John A. Macdonald, and call...

Jul 18, 2020

Over three dozen senators demand 'open, transparent' inquiry into N.S. shooting

OTTAWA - Over three dozen Canadian senators are calling for an inquiry into the mass shootings that left 22 people dead in Nova Scotia in April. The senators say in an open letter today that a transpa...

Jul 18, 2020

Bloc to back Liberals' bill extending wage subsidy, sending money to disabled

OTTAWA - The Bloc Quebecois says it'll support a bill to extend the federal emergency wage subsidy and make payments to people with disabilities to help with COVID-19 costs when the House of...

Jul 18, 2020

Health experts encourage creativity, social support as bars reopen across Canada

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - After photos of crowded night clubs caught the attention of public health officials, the noisy downtown bar district in St. John's, N.L. was a more controlled scene than usual ...

Jul 18, 2020

Quebec becomes first province to make masks mandatory in indoor public spaces

MONTREAL - Starting today, Quebec becomes the first province in Canada to require mask-wearing in all indoor public places. The new directive, which applies to people aged 12 and older, ...

Jul 18, 2020

Feds order supplies to give two doses of COVID-19 vaccine when its ready

OTTAWA - The federal government is ordering more than 75 million syringes, alcohol swabs and bandages so it can inoculate Canadians as soon as a COVID-19 vaccine is ready. Procurement Minister An...

Jul 18, 2020