Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 developments in Canada

A look at the latest COVID-19 news in Canada: - A Canadian study suggests the antiviral medication remdesivir could have a "modest but significant effect" on COVID-19 patient outcomes, including decre...

Jan 19, 2022

Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard denied bail, will be detained in Toronto

TORONTO - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard will remain behind bars in Toronto as he awaits trial on sexual assault charges after an Ontario court rejected his bid to be released on bail. Nygard, wh...

Jan 19, 2022

China Mobile presses court for federal info to help fight national security case

OTTAWA - A Chinese state-owned telecom firm is pressing for disclosure of federal information to help the company fight Ottawa's order that its Canadian affiliate be sold or shut down on national secu...

Jan 19, 2022

Industrial development giving coyotes an edge in wolverine habitat: study

New research suggests industrial development is helping coyotes move into wolverine country and edge out the rare carnivore despite its fierce reputation. Lead researcher Gillian Chow-Fraser of the Un...

Jan 19, 2022

Quebec details plan to capture, fence in isolated caribou herds to protect them

MONTREAL - The Quebec government will deploy helicopters, net guns, specially built traps and tranquillizer darts to capture and fence in animals from two isolated wild caribou herds to save them from...

Jan 19, 2022

Coast Guard retiring key ocean science vessel, replacement delayed yet again

OTTAWA - The federal government is being forced to retire one of the Canadian Coast Guard's important science vessels, dealing a blow to the country's ocean research capabilities for at least the next...

Jan 19, 2022

Ottawa and First Nations in P.E.I. sign agreement to establish national park reserve

LENNOX ISLAND, P.E.I. - Parks Canada signed a provisional agreement today with two First Nations to establish a new national park reserve on a pristine chain of islands along the northwest coast of Pr...

Jan 19, 2022

Ukraine tensions: Frigate at 'high' readiness as it sets off for NATO mission

HALIFAX - A Royal Canadian Navy admiral says a frigate departing today for the Mediterranean is prepared for "any threat" as tensions with Russia mount. Due to COVID-19 restrictions, families weren't ...

Jan 19, 2022

Quebec needs action on health system, not another COVID-19 inquiry, commissioner says

MONTREAL - Quebec's health and welfare commissioner says the province doesn't need a public inquiry into the high death toll in long-term care homes during the pandemic's first wave. Joanne Castonguay...

Jan 19, 2022

PBO report questions need for Liberals' planned stimulus spending

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer is questioning whether the federal Liberals need to spend tens of billions in planned stimulus. In a report this morning, Yves Giroux says the federal guardra...

Jan 19, 2022