Canada

Canadian troops in Latvia stay on target as COVID-19 upends other missions

OTTAWA - On a recent day in Latvia, a group of Canadian soldiers left a military base near the capital city of Riga. The column drove about 30 kilometres where they set up and, at one point over ...

May 21, 2020

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada

The latest numbers of confirmed and presumptive COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 4 a.m. ET on May 21, 2020: There are 80,142 confirmed and presumptive cases in Canada. _ Quebec: 44,775 confirmed (includ...

May 21, 2020

A look at how provinces plan to emerge from COVID-19 shutdown

Provinces have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19. Here is what some of the provinces have announced so far: Newfoundland and Labrador ...

May 21, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic highlights need for more public toilets, experts say

TORONTO - The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the need for more public toilets in communities across Canada, particularly as softening restrictions encourage people to spend more time outs...

May 21, 2020

'Is that all for me?' Girl, 5, who survived triple slaying of family comes home

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - A five-year-old girl who survived when her paternal grandparents and brother died in a triple slaying in Saskatchewan came home Tuesday to a welcome that astonished and del...

May 20, 2020

Pandemic response hampered by lack of data-sharing, committee hears

OTTAWA - Experts say difficulties gathering federal data on the spread of COVID-19 has hampered Canada's response to the pandemic. The scathing criticism of Canada's method of gathering crucial inform...

May 20, 2020

COVID-19: All Canadians should wear face masks to protect others when in public, Tam says

Canada's public health experts are now fully recommending Canadians wear non-medical face masks in public when they aren't sure they will be able to keep their distance from others.Dr. Theresa Tam sai...

May 20, 2020

American fugitive wanted for murder ordered deported in immigration board hearing

HALIFAX - An Immigration and Refugee Board member has ruled that an American fugitive wanted for murder in Texas will be deported, with a wide publication ban on details of his case. Board member Dian...

May 20, 2020

Adidas T-Shirt and runners commemorating Terry Fox run sell out in minutes

What started as a way to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Terry Fox's Marathon of Hope ended within minutes as runners and T-shirts sold out online. Adidas Canada had promoted the sale of Orio...

May 20, 2020

Canadian snowpack gets thinner every decade: Environment Canada study

It may not feel like it the morning after a blizzard, but Canada gets less snow than it used to. That's the conclusion of a 15-year study from scientists at Environment Canada, who have just published...

May 20, 2020