Canada

Canada thanks early departing WTO chief for help on reform efforts

OTTAWA - Canada's trade minister is thanking the departing head of the World Trade Organization for his help trying the reform the troubled referee for global trade. Mary Ng highlighted the ...

May 14, 2020

N.S. premier says province would play 'support' role if Ottawa probes shooting

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's premier says his government would only play a "support" role if a public inquiry is called into a shooting rampage that took 22 lives in the province l...

May 14, 2020

Premier Francois Legault says Montreal not ready to reopen schools, businesses

MONTREAL - With the COVID-19 situation in Montreal still very fragile, the Quebec government said Thursday that elementary schools in the greater Montreal area will remain closed until late August. Pr...

May 14, 2020

Ontario stage one reopening includes stores, surgeries, tennis, dog grooming

TORONTO - Ontarians will be able to go shopping, play golf or tennis, and get their dogs groomed - but not visit family - starting next week as stage one of the province's reopening kicks in, Premier ...

May 14, 2020

Rare baby owl now being reared by its parents in unique B.C. breeding program

LANGLEY, B.C. - Members of a unique program in Langley, B.C., are celebrating the successful hatching of a northern spotted owl chick, bolstering a population that numbers fewer than 10 of the bi...

May 14, 2020

Kashechewan residents return from the land as flooding risk is downgraded

OTTAWA - Residents of a First Nation in northern Ontario plagued by annual spring flooding are being flown back to their community now that the threat of flooding has been downgraded. About 1,200 peop...

May 14, 2020

Toronto Zoo pivots to 'drive-thru experience' as safe alternative in COVID era

TORONTO - The Toronto Zoo will be a "drive-thru experience" when it gets the green light to open its gates to visitors, a spokeswoman said Thursday, while other zoos eye numerous options as they ...

May 14, 2020

Dark stain: Minister says Indigenous ceremonies to continue despite COVID-19

OTTAWA - Canada's Indigenous services minister says banning sacred ceremonies is a "dark stain" on the country's history and they will be allowed to continue despite restrictions put in place due...

May 14, 2020

International deal to protect ozone layer behind new contaminant problem: study

EDMONTON - A landmark environmental agreement that helped close the ozone hole in the 1990s may have led to new chemical contaminants. The Montreal Protocol, which came into force in 1989, banned the ...

May 14, 2020

CBSA reminds travellers of restrictions ahead of May Long Weekend

With the upcoming Victoria Day long weekend and the warmer weather ahead, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is reminding all travellers that the travel restrictions announced in March are still...

May 14, 2020