Category Archives: Canada

Court of Appeal upholds Quebec law restricting advertising of vaping products
MONTREAL - Quebec's highest court is upholding the province's right to subject vaping products to the same laws governing tobacco. In a unanimous decision published Monday, the panel of three Court of...
Nov 16, 2021

Search for temporary leader to lead troubled Green Party begins this week
OTTAWA - The Green party is looking for an interim leader to take the helm before a fresh leadership election among its members. The troubled party, which has been beset by infighting and sniping, has...
Nov 16, 2021

Sen. Josée Forest-Niesing home after month in hospital fighting COVID-19
OTTAWA - A senator who contracted COVID-19 despite being double vaccinated has returned home after a month in hospital. However, Sen. Jose Forest-Niesing is facing a potentially lengthy recovery due t...
Nov 16, 2021

Climate making disasters like B.C. rain more frequent and more intense: scientists
Scientists say climate change is likely playing a role in this week's catastrophic flooding in British Columbia. Highways are blocked and communities have been evacuated after bucketing rain caused mu...
Nov 16, 2021

CSIS info-sharing with RCMP in extremist probe 'very limited,' security watchdog says
OTTAWA - A new security watchdog report says long-standing, systemic problems hampered co-operation between Canada's spy service and national police force on the investigation of an extremist threat. ...
Nov 16, 2021

Health Canada receives submission to approve Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine for kids
OTTAWA - Health Canada says it has received a submission from Moderna to authorize use of its COVID-19 vaccine for children aged six to 11. The agency says it will prioritize the review of the submiss...
Nov 16, 2021

The latest news on mudslides and flooding in British Columbia for Nov. 16, 2021
The latest news on mudslides and flooding in British Columbia (all times Eastern): --- 11:35 a.m. Single-lane, alternating traffic is expected to begin moving on the Malahat Highway, the main link on ...
Nov 16, 2021

Joly, Freeland, Ng and Mendicino to take part in summit with Trudeau in D.C.
WASHINGTON - Canada's new foreign affairs minister will be among the federal delegation joining Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for the North American Leaders' Summit. Mlanie Joly is in Mexico City for ...
Nov 16, 2021

Police search for possibly armed man spotted in Sept-Îles in northeastern Quebec
SEPT-LES, Que. - Quebec provincial police are asking people in Sept-les, Que., to stay indoors with a manhunt underway after a possibly armed man was spotted. Police say the area where the suspect was...
Nov 16, 2021

Fuel in Iqaluit's water likely from 59-year-old underground tank: engineers
IQALUIT, Nunavut - Engineers say the source of fuel in Iqaluit's water is likely an underground fuel tank built in 1962. The 8,000 people who live in Nunavut's capital haven't been able to drink their...
Nov 16, 2021