Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: - Ontario will soon begin easing COVID-19 restrictions, starting by boosting the size of social gathering and reopening businesses such as restaurants, gy...

Jan 20, 2022

B.C., Ottawa, First Nations sign Indigenous justice strategy support agreement

A British Columbia Indigenous leader says the signing of a joint federal, provincial and First Nations agreement is a critical step towards addressing the overrepresentation of Indigenous people in Ca...

Jan 20, 2022

Omicron wave of COVID-19 could be flattening on First Nations, says top doctor

OTTAWA - The top doctor for Indigenous Services Canada says he's cautiously optimistic the Omicron-driven wave of the pandemic may be flattening across First Nations. Dr. Tom Wong, the department's ch...

Jan 20, 2022

Quebec anti-corruption police investigating fake COVID-19 vaccine passports

MONTREAL - Quebec's anti-corruption unit says it is carrying out a "large-scale" investigation into cases of alleged fraud related to the production and sale of false COVID-19 vaccine passports. The p...

Jan 20, 2022

Canada announces grants to help companies use satellite data

The federal government says it's granting $8 million to companies to help them take advantage of satellite data. The 21 grants are to support projects from crop surveillance on the Prairies to sea ice...

Jan 20, 2022

O'Toole's boycott leaves security panel of parliamentarians with no Conservative MPs

OTTAWA - There are no Conservative MPs among the newly named slate of parliamentarians to oversee the security-and-intelligence community following the party's decision to boycott the body. The govern...

Jan 20, 2022

Canadian-led battlegroup in Latvia at 'high readiness' amid NATO-Russia tensions

OTTAWA - The Canadian commander of a NATO battlegroup in Latvia says his troops are at a state of "high readiness," as tensions between the military alliance and Russia continue to escalate. In an int...

Jan 20, 2022

Spike in deaths causes Yukon to declare overdose emergency

WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government has declared a substance-use health emergency after toxic drugs pushed overdose deaths to new peaks. Health Minister Tracy-Anne McPhee said Thursday the drugs are kil...

Jan 20, 2022

Canada Post rethinking mask policy forbidding workers to use their own N95s

OTTAWA - Canada Post says it is seeking "clarification" from the federal government about face masks after drawing criticism for refusing to let employees bring their own N95 masks to work. The Crown ...

Jan 20, 2022

Four people including baby found dead in Manitoba near U.S. border

WINNIPEG - Mounties in Manitoba say they have found the bodies of four people - including an infant and a teen - near the United States border. They say the four died from exposure during a blizzard a...

Jan 20, 2022