Canada

Human connections: 'Friendly Calls' program reaches out to lonely, isolated Canadians

HALIFAX - Wendy Goodall moved from Ontario to the sprawling prairies of southern Saskatchewan two years ago. Then the COVID-19 pandemic shrank her world. "I knew nobody here, except my daughter and he...

Dec 23, 2021

Saskatchewan premier reflects on loss, what he learned about himself in past year

REGINA - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is heading to his rural home for the holidays and says he looks forward to another family hockey game - even though he's known as Uncle Moe who can't keep up on...

Dec 23, 2021

High pathogenic Avian Influenza on N.L. exhibition farm, area under quarantine: CFIA

Canada's food safety watchdog says it has confirmed cases of high pathogenic Avian Influenza at an exhibition farm in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says in a release W...

Dec 22, 2021

Users of Access to Information Act complain of delays, secrecy and inconsistencies

OTTAWA - Canadians using the Access to Information Act have voiced concerns about excessive delays in producing government records and even a "culture of secrecy." The findings come in an interim repo...

Dec 22, 2021

Liberal MP censured for defying advice on non-essential travel

OTTAWA - A Liberal MP has been censured by his party's chief whip for defying advice not to travel out of the country unless essential. Chief government whip Steven MacKinnon says he is profoundly dis...

Dec 22, 2021

Halifax police seek two suspects after 8-year-old boy killed in shooting Tuesday

DARTMOUTH, N.S. - Halifax police are looking for two suspects after an 8-year-old boy was fatally shot while inside a car with an adult Tuesday afternoon. Const. John MacLeod today identified the chil...

Dec 22, 2021

Trudeau, Freeland push back at Biden on COVID-19 holiday gatherings

OTTAWA - The Trudeau government is pushing back at U.S. President Joe Biden's televised message to vaccinated Americans that they can gather safely for the holidays despite the spread of the Omicron v...

Dec 22, 2021

Agriculture Minister Bibeau announces emergency food funding top-up

OTTAWA - The federal government is spending another $30 million to help people at risk of going hungry, bringing total funding to $330 million. The top-up of the Emergency Food Security Fund will prov...

Dec 22, 2021

Ottawa loosens eligibility requirements on pandemic relief for businesses, workers

Canada's federal government offered a lifeline to businesses struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic by expanding eligibility for two benefit programs. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and several member...

Dec 22, 2021

Military procurement chief stands by naval helicopters despite recent problems

OTTAWA - The Defence Department's top procurement official says he would feel safe flying on one of the military's new naval helicopters despite the fleet's rash of recent problems. Assistant deputy m...

Dec 22, 2021