Canada

Calls to reduce COVID isolation for seniors in care as it may do more harm than good

MONTREAL - After 10 days of preventive COVID-19 isolation in her room at a Montreal care facility, Joanne Bland's 84-year-old mother has more difficulty moving and expressing herself. "My mother, she ...

Jan 20, 2022

Hundreds of academics ask Freeland to scrap carbon capture tax credit

OTTAWA - More than 400 Canadian climate scientists and other academics are pleading with Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to scrap her plan to create a tax credit for companies that build carbon cap...

Jan 20, 2022

Iqaluit lab techs say they quit over long-standing issues, denied bonus

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Former laboratory technologists in Iqaluit say their not receiving a bonus given to Nunavut nursing staff led them to resign after years of burnout and a lack of support. Four of th...

Jan 20, 2022

Iqaluit water treatment plant shut down over fuel contamination

IQALUIT, Nunavut - The City of Iqaluit shut down its water treatment plant Wednesday after the water was contaminated last week with fuel for the second time. The city said a breach in the system is s...

Jan 19, 2022

A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: - A Canadian study suggests the antiviral medication remdesivir could have a "modest but significant effect" on COVID-19 patient outcomes, including decre...

Jan 19, 2022

Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard denied bail, will be detained in Toronto

TORONTO - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard will remain behind bars in Toronto as he awaits trial on sexual assault charges after an Ontario court rejected his bid to be released on bail. Nygard, wh...

Jan 19, 2022

China Mobile presses court for federal info to help fight national security case

OTTAWA - A Chinese state-owned telecom firm is pressing for disclosure of federal information to help the company fight Ottawa's order that its Canadian affiliate be sold or shut down on national secu...

Jan 19, 2022

Industrial development giving coyotes an edge in wolverine habitat: study

New research suggests industrial development is helping coyotes move into wolverine country and edge out the rare carnivore despite its fierce reputation. Lead researcher Gillian Chow-Fraser of the Un...

Jan 19, 2022

Quebec details plan to capture, fence in isolated caribou herds to protect them

MONTREAL - The Quebec government will deploy helicopters, net guns, specially built traps and tranquillizer darts to capture and fence in animals from two isolated wild caribou herds to save them from...

Jan 19, 2022

Coast Guard retiring key ocean science vessel, replacement delayed yet again

OTTAWA - The federal government is being forced to retire one of the Canadian Coast Guard's important science vessels, dealing a blow to the country's ocean research capabilities for at least the next...

Jan 19, 2022