Canada

Yukon reports two Omicron cases, expands booster program to those aged 18 and over

WHITEHORSE - Two cases of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 have been found in Yukon as the territory moves to expand its booster program to those aged 18 and over, says the acting chief medical officer...

Dec 08, 2021

Report urges tax sale changes after B.C. woman loses home and $270,000 in equity

VICTORIA - A vulnerable woman from Penticton, B.C., who lost her home valued at $420,000 when the city sold it to collect $10,000 in overdue property taxes has prompted a call for change from the prov...

Dec 08, 2021

Supreme Court restores manslaughter conviction in Regina child starvation case

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the conviction of a foster father in the starvation death of one child and the near death of her sister who were both in his and his wife's care. The hi...

Dec 08, 2021

Hopes for promised return to peacekeeping dashed as Canada pledges money, not troops

OTTAWA - Canada emerged from a high-profile peacekeeping summit in South Korea this week having pledged millions of dollars in new funds to help the UN execute its missions around the world. Yet notab...

Dec 08, 2021

P.E.I. potato farm reps hand out spuds in Ottawa to highlight export ban to U.S.

OTTAWA - Representatives from Prince Edward Island farms handed out potatoes to the public today in front of Parliament Hill, to show gratitude to their supporters and raise awareness of the effects o...

Dec 08, 2021

Passenger pleads guilty to manslaughter in hit-and-run death of Calgary officer

CALGARY - A man charged in the hit-and-run death of a Calgary police officer has pleaded guilty to manslaughter. A jury trial was to begin this week for Amir Abdulrahman on a charge of first-degree mu...

Dec 08, 2021

Jewish federal employees form network to combat antisemitism in government service

OTTAWA - Jewish civil servants met the prime minister's special envoy on fighting antisemitism Tuesday to ask for support dealing with anti-Jewish abuse and slurs in the federal public service. The go...

Dec 08, 2021

Two men found dead in aftermath of fire at rooming house in Quebec City

QUEBEC - Police are investigating the suspicious deaths of two men found dead inside a home that caught fire in Quebec City early this morning. The fire started at about 1 a.m. in a rooming house in t...

Dec 08, 2021

Government launches second phase of skilled refugee pilot program

OTTAWA - The government has expanded a pilot that allows refugees to apply for permanent residency through conventional economic immigration streams by removing some of the barriers that would traditi...

Dec 08, 2021

NewsAlert: Canada should align with allies on Olympic diplomatic boycott: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it is important for Canada to align with its allies on a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics. Trudeau says Canada has been talking to allies f...

Dec 08, 2021