Canada

Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard expected to appear in Toronto court today

TORONTO - A lawyer for former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard says his client was escorted by police on a flight to Toronto where he is expected to appear in court today to face sexual assault cha...

Oct 29, 2021

North America's first whale sanctuary is taking shape in rural Nova Scotia

HALIFAX - The plan to build North America's first wild refuge for whales retired from marine parks was poised to take a big step forward Friday in a remote corner of northeastern Nova Scotia. The Whal...

Oct 29, 2021

Managers shouldn't decide if employee vaccine views are valid: federal unions

OTTAWA - Friday is the deadline for employees in the core federal public service to declare their COVID-19 vaccination status, but unions say there are still many questions about how requests for acco...

Oct 29, 2021

Funeral for Montreal firefighter who died during rescue scheduled for today

MONTREAL - Mourners will gather today in Old Montreal for the funeral of a firefighter who died during a water rescue Oct. 17. Pierre Lacroix of the Montreal fire department drowned after the rescue b...

Oct 29, 2021

Trudeau to talk tulips, trade and safer skies as he meets with Dutch prime minister

THE HAGUE, Netherlands - Global security, trade and tulips will be on the agenda as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau addresses Dutch parliamentarians in The Hague this morning. Trudeau is in the Netherla...

Oct 28, 2021

Company hires contractor in effort to recover overboard containers off B.C.

VANCOUVER - The Canadian Coast Guard says the owner of a ship that lost 109 containers overboard in stormy weather last week has hired a contractor to try to recover the bins loaded with cargo. It say...

Oct 28, 2021

Alberta jobs minister says he only heard rumours before his chief of staff was fired

EDMONTON - Alberta's jobs minister says he heard rumours about his chief of staff raising a sexual harassment issue which she alleges led to her being fired by the premier's office. "A lot of that inf...

Oct 28, 2021

Alberta tables bill to help municipalities recoup unpaid oil and gas property taxes

EDMONTON - The Alberta government has introduced legislation that it says would help municipalities recoup some of the millions of dollars in unpaid property taxes they're owed by energy companies. "I...

Oct 28, 2021

Senators will need to be fully vaccinated to set foot in Senate chamber

OTTAWA - Senators will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 if they want to participate in person in Senate proceedings. Senate Speaker George Furey announced the new policy today following co...

Oct 28, 2021

Yukon to offer booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine starting with people aged 50 and up

WHITEHORSE - The Yukon government says booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine will be available starting Monday for eligible residents aged 50 and up. It says the booster shots will be rolled out in phases...

Oct 28, 2021