Canada

Public health measures resume in Quebec today to curb the rise of COVID-19 cases

MONTREAL - Quebec is tightening public health measures again today as COVID-19 cases spike across the province. Premier Franois Legault announced tougher measures last week to combat the Omicron varia...

Dec 20, 2021

More restrictions, more boosters in provinces today as Omicron threat looms

Canada's battle to contain the Omicron variant continues on multiple fronts today, with three provinces reintroducing public health restrictions and a fourth expanding eligibility for COVID-19 vaccine...

Dec 20, 2021

Midterms promise political headache for president, but possible reprieve for Canada

WASHINGTON - It's conventional political wisdom that's as old as the hills in the United States: the party that controls the White House seldom does well in the midterms. But Glenn Youngkin's convinci...

Dec 20, 2021

Federal government stays mum as Manchin says 'No' to Biden bill with EV tax credits

WASHINGTON - The Prime Minister's Office isn't saying anything about a key U.S. senator's decision to put President Joe Biden's controversial electric-vehicle incentives on ice. West Virginia Sen. Joe...

Dec 19, 2021

Raptors game against visiting Magic postponed due to Orlando COVID-19 outbreak

TORONTO - Another Toronto Raptors game has been postponed due to COVID-19. The Raptors' game against the visiting Orlando Magic on Monday has been pushed back indefinitely, due to the number of Magic ...

Dec 19, 2021

COVID-19 cases surge as provinces scramble to re-impose restrictions

Large parts of Canada are starting to hunker down again as a fifth wave of COVID-19 appears to be building, with thousands of new cases being reported across the country. Ontario this morning announce...

Dec 19, 2021

'She is no more': Icefield rollover survivor who lost wife wants report released

CALGARY - A man who lost his wife when an all-terrain tour bus rolled at the Columbia Icefield in the Rocky Mountains is pressing the RCMP for answers about what happened. Three people were killed and...

Dec 19, 2021

Business is up heading into 2022, but so too are worries about paying off COVID debt

OTTAWA - The 40-strong team of workers at the Canadian Federation of Independent Business that takes calls from the association's members has been hearing a lot about loans. Federal loans, specificall...

Aaron Schulze Dec 19, 2021

Inside the CSIS probe that identified a Canadian mole who spied for Moscow

OTTAWA - An investigation by Canada's spy service concluded that money, ego and career frustrations were the likely reasons a veteran RCMP officer passed highly sensitive secrets to Russian intelligen...

Dec 19, 2021

Hunting guides turn to ecotourism as COVID-19 keeps American hunters away

OTTAWA - Hunting guides, hit hard by COVID-19 restrictions on travel keeping foreign customers out of the country, are turning to ecotourism, including wildlife viewing, snowmobiling and guided hikes,...

Dec 19, 2021