Canada

Montreal lawyer who died in Italy plane crash remembered for his passion for politics

MONTREAL - Friends and family of a Montreal lawyer who died in a plane crash in Italy are remembering him for his career success, his passion for politics and his love of the outdoors. Julien Brossard...

Oct 05, 2021

Public service employees in British Columbia must get vaccinated against COVID-19

VICTORIA - An estimated 30,000 government employees in British Columbia will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The BC Public Service Agency said Tuesday the vaccination requirement is part...

Oct 05, 2021

Federal Court settlement approved for day scholars at Indian residential schools

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Indigenous leader says the approved Federal Court settlement of a class-action lawsuit for those who attended Indian residential school during the day will ensure compen...

Oct 05, 2021

No need to review ruling on Safe Third Country refugee pact, feds tell Supreme Court

OTTAWA - The federal government is telling the Supreme Court of Canada there is no need to review a decision that affirmed the constitutionality of a pact between Ottawa and Washington on asylum seeke...

Oct 05, 2021

Gasoline sales plunge to lowest level in 20 years during first year of pandemic

OTTAWA - Pandemic lockdowns that left Canadian cars sitting idle in driveways and garages for weeks on end last year pushed gasoline use to its lowest level in two decades. Statistics Canada data show...

Oct 05, 2021

RCMP officer says she feared for her life before Nunavut man was shot

GJOA HAVEN, Nunavut - One of two RCMP officers who confronted a 21-year old Inuk man the morning he was shot and killed by police in a remote Nunavut community says she feared for her life that day. C...

Oct 05, 2021

Top health official in P.E.I. keeping an eye on COVID-19 surge in New Brunswick

HALIFAX - Prince Edward Island's chief medical officer says she's keeping a close watch on New Brunswick, where a recent surge in COVID-19 cases is straining that province's health-care system. Speaki...

Oct 05, 2021

Survivors' group outraged at new job for general who wrote reference for sex offender

OTTAWA - A group representing survivors of military sexual assault is expressing outrage after a senior officer who wrote a reference for a convicted sex offender was quietly reassigned to a new job -...

Oct 05, 2021

Elections Canada announces vote recount in Quebec riding of Trois-Rivières

OTTAWA - Elections Canada says there will be a recount in a Quebec riding where the Bloc Qubcois narrowly fought off the Conservatives. The judicial recount will start today in Trois-Rivires, where th...

Oct 05, 2021

As small business sentiment drops, Liberals pressed to give benefits extra life

OTTAWA - A group representing thousands of small businesses countrywide says its members are increasingly sour on their financial prospects, underlined by uncertainty over the fate of federal pandemic...

Oct 05, 2021