Canada

Virus behind COVID-19 spreads quickly and mutations make it unpredictable: experts

Putting an end to the COVID-19 pandemic will mean priming the immune systems of everyone on Earth but the virus is spreading quickly and may take years to "settle down," says an infectious disease spe...

Dec 09, 2021

With Taiwan, Ukraine and Jan. 6 as backdrop, U.S. hosts global Summit for Democracy

WASHINGTON - It's hard to imagine a more dramatic backdrop as President Joe Biden's virtual Summit for Democracy gets underway today: authoritarianism looming large over Ukraine, Taiwan - and the Unit...

Dec 09, 2021

Manitoba elder Dave Courchene Jr., founder of Indigenous education centre, dies at 71

WINNIPEG - A Manitoba elder who founded an internationally recognized centre that shares Indigenous knowledge and teachings died Wednesday at age 71. The Turtle Lodge Centre of Excellence in Indigenou...

Dec 08, 2021

Three NDP MPs sign petition criticizing B.C.'s NDP government over pipeline protests

OTTAWA - Three federal New Democrat MPs have signed a petition denouncing British Columbia's NDP government for its handling of an Indigenous protest at a pipeline work site and voicing distress at th...

Dec 08, 2021

Quebec committee says Alzheimer's patients should get access to doctor-assisted death

QUEBEC - A Quebec committee of elected officials says anyone diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease should be able to sign an advance request for medical aid in dying. That is the main recommendation prop...

Dec 08, 2021

Tories reject proposed compromise to allow MPs to see documents on fired scientists

OTTAWA - The Conservatives have rejected a proposed compromise to resolve a long-running dispute over the disclosure of secret documents related to the firing of two scientists at Canada's highest sec...

Dec 08, 2021

Politicians raise concerns about carbon pricing benefits given to oilsands companies

EDMONTON - Federal and provincial politicians are raising questions about Alberta government support provided to profitable oilsands companies that say carbon pricing hurts their competitiveness. A re...

Dec 08, 2021

Ex-Canadian Space Agency engineer faces charge for acting of half of Chinese firm

MONTREAL - The RCMP say a former Canadian Space Agency engineer has been charged with breach of trust for using his position to act on behalf of a Chinese company. Federal authorities say Wanping Zhen...

Dec 08, 2021

Quebec tables police reform bill aimed at improving oversight, regaining public trust

Quebec plans to broaden the powers of its police watchdog agency to include all alleged offences committed by officers as part of an omnibus bill tabled today. Public Security Minister Genevive Guilba...

Dec 08, 2021

Cracked Cyclones: One military helicopter repaired using reinforcement in the tail

HALIFAX - The Canadian military confirmed today that repairs have been completed on one of its 19 Cyclone helicopters recently found with cracks in its tail. The Royal Canadian Air Force issued a stat...

Dec 08, 2021