Category Archives: Canada
Girl, 10, coming to Canada killed at Taliban checkpoint
A 10-year-old girl who was approved to come with her family to Canada from Afghanistan was killed when gunfire erupted at a Taliban checkpoint. Eleanor Taylor of the group Aman Lara, an organization t...
Dec 17, 2021
A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada
A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada and the restrictions being brought in to try to stem the spread of the Omicron variant: - Canada is bringing back a requirement for everyone entering the c...
Dec 17, 2021
Infant dies of COVID-19 in Montreal, hospital says baby was born healthy
MONTREAL - An infant has died of COVID-19 at a Montreal hospital. The Sainte-Justine children's hospital says the baby, who was less than two months old, died of the disease on Thursday. The hospital ...
Dec 17, 2021
Quebec woman who murdered stepdaughter must spend at least 13 years in prison
TROIS-RIVIRES, Que. - A Superior Court judge has sentenced a Granby, Que., woman convicted of murdering her seven-year-old stepdaughter to life in prison with no chance of parole for 13 years. During ...
Dec 17, 2021
Capacity limits, parties cancelled as B.C. tries to hold back Omicron spread
VICTORIA - British Columbia is placing restrictions on events and gatherings until the end of January in an effort to limit the fast-spreading COVID-19 Omicron variant. Measures range from limits on v...
Dec 17, 2021
Northwest Territories loosens COVID-19 isolation requirements, increases testing
YELLOWKNIFE - Northwest Territories parents with partially vaccinated children no longer need to self-isolate for COVID-19 when they return from travel. N.W.T. chief public health officer Dr. Kami Kan...
Dec 17, 2021
Manitoba judge to rule on battle over Progressive Conservative leadership
WINNIPEG - A judge is to rule today in a fight over the leadership of Manitoba's governing Progressive Conservatives. Shelly Glover, who finished a close second in the party's Oct. 30 leadership race,...
Dec 17, 2021
Justin Trudeau shares father's dislike of clause allowing override of charter rights
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shares his late father's disdain for the constitutional "notwithstanding clause" and he's not ruling out asking the Supreme Court to weigh in on Quebec's pre-emp...
Dec 17, 2021
Politics versus practicalities: the cross-border battle over Biden's EV tax credits
WASHINGTON - The tax-credit scheme that President Joe Biden is proposing to encourage U.S. consumers to buy more electric vehicles might never be implemented in its current form, say veterans observer...
Dec 17, 2021
Canadians urged to get COVID-19 booster jabs as Omicron concerns grow
The push for Canadians to get their vaccine booster shots is ramping up as the COVID-19 Omicron variant spreads across the country, triggering more pandemic restrictions in some provinces. Starting Mo...
Dec 17, 2021