Canada

'What kind of message does that send?' Nunavut works to change police oversight

IQALUIT, Nunavut - As Nunavut works to change the way police oversight works in the territory, concerns remain over how injuries or deaths involving RCMP officers are communicated to the public. The t...

Dec 27, 2021

Trudeau calls Tutu's death a loss of one of the world's 'strongest moral voices'

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the world has lost one of the strongest moral voices with the death of Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Tutu, South Africa's Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an unco...

Dec 26, 2021

Fewer shoppers look for deals as COVID cases overshadow Boxing Day

TORONTO - Boxing Day shoppers seeking bargains found muted sales along with "we're hiring" signs and only small groups of people allowed inside stores to maintain capacity limits due to the pandemic. ...

Dec 26, 2021

New gathering limits come into effect in Quebec as COVID-19 cases soar across Canada

New public health restrictions come into effect in Quebec Sunday as COVID-19 case counts soar across the country. The province is capping private gatherings at six people or two family bubbles, after ...

Dec 26, 2021

Flood disaster takes bite out of B.C. economy, sends infrastructure wake-up call

VICTORIA - Economic growth in British Columbia will face erosion from recent floods and slides that crippled transportation links, but the resilience of government and industry to keep supply chains o...

Dec 26, 2021

Why Canada gets less for more when it comes to building transit

OTTAWA - In early September, Conservative candidate Jennifer McAndrew stood outside a suburban Ottawa transit hub in the battleground riding of Kanata-Carleton to make a major campaign promise. "A Con...

Dec 26, 2021

Dreams of white Christmas come true in Vancouver, while cold grips Prairies

VANCOUVER - Known for rain and mild winters, British Columbia's west coast received an unexpected white Christmas as much of Western Canada shivered through extreme cold warnings and some parts of Ont...

Dec 25, 2021

Canadian scientists involved in James Webb space telescope say it's a dream come true

MONTREAL - As the world tuned in on Christmas morning to see NASA's James Webb Space Telescope lift off, Canadian scientists who played a crucial part in its creation were emotional. The collaboration...

Dec 25, 2021

B.C. pushes for black market cannabis to go legal, faces criticism from craft growers

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia government has convinced many illegal cannabis growers to begin selling legally in an effort to squeeze out illicit marijuana from the marketplace, but the efforts hav...

Dec 25, 2021

Turkey dinners and cancelled plans: Canadians weigh danger of COVID-19 over holidays

Christmas Day for many Canadians this year means fewer people gathered around a twinkling tree tearing open presents, but others say COVID-19 hasn't changed their holiday plans. Several provinces have...

Dec 25, 2021