Category Archives: Canada

OTTAWA - Erin O'Toole has lost a vote to remain leader of the Conservative Party of Canada. The party's members of Parliament met virtually today to cast secret ballots after about one-third of them s...

OTTAWA - Defence Minister Anita Anand says the government believes in the importance of bolstering NATO's eastern flank in response to Russia's military buildup, and that discussions are underway arou...

TORONTO - Eight patients on gurneys line a hallway of a Toronto emergency department one Tuesday afternoon in January. Three more rest down another hall. "Help me, help me," a patient moans. "Lady, be...

OTTAWA - More than 850 people have been assigned a special number to help avoid being inadvertently ensnared by Canada's no-fly list. A dozen of these travellers have been cleared to board an aircraft...

MONTREAL - A Montreal lawyer is in court today contesting a COVID-19 health order that prevents unvaccinated people from entering long-term care homes and private seniors homes to care for residents. ...

OTTAWA - The Canadian Medical Association and a group of domestic and international activists are calling on the federal government to do more to boost COVID-19 vaccination efforts in less developed c...

BEIJING - Charles Hamelin's teammates were speculating recently about who might carry Canada's flag into the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. Hamelin had a hard time keeping a straight face. ...

Nova Scotia's celebrity groundhog, Shubenacadie Sam, is predicting a long, cold winter ahead. The large rodent emerged briefly from her enclosure at a wildlife park north of Halifax this morning - Gro...

More provinces say they are preparing to loosen COVID-19 restrictions in the coming weeks, even as virus-related hospitalizations remain high. British Columbia's provincial health officer, Dr. Bonnie ...

COUTTS, Alta. - RCMP say more officers have been called in to help with an illegal blockade at a United States border crossing in southern Alberta, now in its fifth day. Mounties were prepared to make...