Canada News

Air Canada deal reached

Apr 12, 2021 / 10:54 pm

After months of negotiations, Ottawa has reached a multibillion-dollar rescue deal with Air Canada that will give the government an equity stake in the...

Sajjan targets Chinese claims

Apr 12, 2021 / 6:59 pm

Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan took aim at recent Chinese military expansions into the South China Sea on Monday, even as he pushed back against Conservative...

Alberta Speaker apologizes

Apr 12, 2021 / 3:15 pm

The Speaker of the Alberta legislature is apologizing for publicly condemning the government’s new COVID-19 health restrictions. Nathan Cooper, in a...

Too much pot packaging?

Apr 12, 2021 / 3:13 pm

This October marks three years since the Cannabis Act (otherwise known as Bill C-45) was implemented in Canada, effectively legalizing recreational marijuana in...

Privileges for mass killer

Apr 12, 2021 / 2:09 pm

The Alberta Court of Appeal has restored some privileges for a mentally ill man who stabbed to death five young people at a Calgary house party seven years ago....

Liberals shut down probe

Apr 12, 2021 / 2:07 pm

A parliamentary committee is set to conclude its study into allegations of sexual misconduct in the Canadian military after a Liberal motion to do so passed....

Silence for shooting victims

Apr 12, 2021 / 1:33 pm

Nova Scotia's premier is inviting people in the province to participate in two minutes of silence this Sunday at 3 p.m. for those lost in last year's...

Small biz watches for help

Apr 12, 2021 / 10:27 am

A group representing thousands of the country's small businesses says many hope the Trudeau Liberals heed their concerns and reshape aid in the upcoming...

COVID hospitalizations rise

Apr 12, 2021 / 10:24 am

The number of COVID-19-related hospitalizations is continuing to rise in Quebec and Ontario, prompting concerns about the capacity of those province's...

Greenhouse emissions up

Apr 12, 2021 / 10:20 am

A new report shows Canada's greenhouse gas emissions increased slightly in 2019, the same year Ottawa established a national price on carbon. The national...

Cleaning up after violence

Apr 12, 2021 / 7:22 am

Business owners in Montreal were cleaning up and assessing the damage today following an anti-curfew protest that turned violent. Hundreds gathered in defiance...

1 million vax doses on way

Apr 12, 2021 / 7:09 am

The federal government is expecting Moderna to make good on a previously promised batch of 855,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses that were expected last week, but have...

COVID-19: latest numbers

Apr 12, 2021 / 6:50 am

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of Monday April 12, 2021. Canada: 1,060,157 confirmed cases (73,447 active, 963,395 resolved, 23,315...

Math scores falling

Apr 12, 2021 / 4:00 am

Canadian kids are getting worse at math. A new report from B.C.'s Fraser Institute finds declining math scores nationwide since 2003. Students in every...

100's defy 8 p.m. curfew

Apr 11, 2021 / 7:52 pm

Hundreds of protesters set fires and smashed windows through a swath of downtown Montreal on Sunday in defiance of a newly adjusted curfew intended to stem...

Conspiracy theorists gather

Apr 11, 2021 / 6:28 pm

An expert investigating hate groups says a weekend gathering outside an Alberta church charged with violating COVID-19 regulations is exemplary of the...

Cdn forces supported assault

Apr 11, 2021 / 4:55 pm

Some Canadian soldiers supported a major military offensive last month that U.S. and Iraqi officials say killed dozens of fighters loyal to the Islamic State of...

Pandemic derailing dreams

Apr 11, 2021 / 4:51 pm

Thomas Greenwood was on track to compete for Canada at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris — until the COVID-19 pandemic derailed his training, all...

Singh targets Liberals

Apr 11, 2021 / 4:43 pm

Jagmeet Singh took aim at the Liberal government Sunday, firing an opening salvo that sounded strikingly like a campaign battle cry ahead of a possible election...

Gathering outside GraceLife

Apr 11, 2021 / 1:00 pm

Hundreds of people are gathered outside an Alberta church charged with refusing to follow COVID-19 health rules. On the first Sunday since GraceLife Church was...