Canada

'A very gentle soul': Inuit react to Canada's first Inuk Governor General

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Sitting with her four-year-old daughter on her lap, Crystal Martin-Lepenskie had tears in her eyes as she watched Mary Simon become Canada's 30th Governor General. Simon, an Inuk bo...

Jul 26, 2021

White House to maintain travel restrictions as Delta ravages unvaccinated Americans

WASHINGTON - The White House is expected to keep international travel restrictions in place as the United States battles a resurgent COVID-19 among unvaccinated Americans. With only about 57 per cent ...

Jul 26, 2021

Doctors, air pollution experts forecast worsening health effects of wildfire smoke

VANCOUVER - Health experts warn that a shift in mindset and new solutions are needed as exposure to smoke from bigger wildfires becomes a regular occurrence. While the longer-term health effects of ex...

Greg Fry Jul 26, 2021

Mary Simon set to be installed as 30th governor general, and first Indigenous

OTTAWA - Mary Simon will be installed later this morning as the country's new governor general and become the first Indigenous person to hold the role. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named Simon, an In...

Greg Fry Jul 26, 2021

Tory riding associations' war chests larger than other parties, analysis shows

OTTAWA - An in-depth analysis by The Canadian Press of federal parties' financing at the grassroots level shows Conservative candidates' riding-based war chests are flush with cash, dramatically outpa...

Jul 26, 2021

More than 250 wildfires continue to burn in British Columbia

VANCOUVER - The BC Wildfire Service says there are 257 wildfires currently burning in the province. That's one fewer than Saturday's update, but down from about 300 earlier in the week. There are now ...

Jul 25, 2021

Pandemic pares back pomp of Mary Simon's installation ceremony as governor general

OTTAWA - When Mary Simon walks into the Senate on Monday to be installed as the country's next governor general, she will find the upper chamber sparsely populated. The installation ceremonies for Sim...

Jul 25, 2021

Quebecers vaccinated against COVID-19 can register in Loto-Québec draws

MONTREAL - Quebec is starting its own vaccination lottery in an attempt to get 75 per cent of its eligible population fully immunized against COVID-19 by the end of August. Any Quebecer who received a...

Jul 25, 2021

Quebecer hopes act of 'horticultural disobedience' will urge others to rethink lawns

MONTREAL - This year, Dany Baillargeon is committing what he describes as "horticultural disobedience" by letting his front yard grow naturally - despite the risk of running afoul of local bylaws. The...

Jul 25, 2021

RCMP spied on Canadian nationalist committee as it pushed pro-independence agenda

OTTAWA - Canada's spy service closely monitored the burgeoning nationalist movement in the 1960s and '70s, poring over pamphlets, collecting reports from confidential sources and warily watching for s...

Jul 25, 2021