Canada

Lack of demographic data leaving potential gaps in COVID-19 vaccine policy

OTTAWA - Several advocacy groups are concerned that a dearth of data about who is getting COVID-19 vaccines and who is not could be causing people of certain races or socio-economic backgrounds to fal...

Nov 08, 2021

Slain Mexican activist's supporters contest federal watchdog's refusal to probe case

OTTAWA - Family and supporters of a Mexican activist who was killed after opposing a Canadian company's mining project are challenging a federal ombudsman's decision not to investigate the matter. The...

Nov 08, 2021

More than 19K Canadian lives ended than if pandemic never happened: Stats Can

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says more than 19,000 Canadians lost their lives during COVID-19 than would have been expected had the pandemic never happened. The report highlights the deadly toll COVID-1...

Nov 08, 2021

Warming oceans may absorb less carbon and that could impact climate goals: scientist

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The head of an Atlantic Canadian research organization says oceans may be absorbing less carbon dioxide than they used to, and that could have serious ramifications for climate targ...

Nov 08, 2021

Deputy PM Freeland writes to Air Canada's board about CEO's comments on French

OTTAWA - Canada's deputy prime minister has written to Air Canada's board of directors, urging that its CEO improve his French and that his knowledge of the language be included in his annual performa...

Nov 08, 2021

Canada must help Tigrayans in Ethiopia, call for transitional government: Advocates

TORONTO - Advocates from the Tigrayan community in Canada are calling on Ottawa to open its embassy in Addis Ababa to their relatives, who are seeking protection amid a conflict with the Ethiopian gov...

Nov 08, 2021

Environment Canada working to confirm possible weekend tornado over Vancouver

VANCOUVER - Environment Canada is examining all available evidence as meteorologists try to confirm if a rare and powerful tornado touched down Saturday on Vancouver's west side. The weather office co...

Nov 08, 2021

Erin O'Toole says COVID-19 vaccine comments by Tory MPs Gladu, Lewis are not helpful

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says comments about vaccines by some members of his caucus are not helpful and are spreading uncertainty about immunization against COVID-19. O'Toole told a n...

Nov 08, 2021

Quebec City mayoral candidate concedes after declaring victory on election night

MONTREAL - A Quebec City mayoral candidate who declared victory on election night has conceded. The party of Marie-Jose Savard issued a statement this morning congratulating rival Bruno Marchand for h...

Nov 08, 2021

Quebec seniors minister ill, won't appear at inquest into COVID long-term care deaths

MONTREAL - Quebec's seniors minister will not appear before a coroner's inquest investigating deaths in the long-term care system during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Marguerite Blais is on...

Nov 08, 2021