Canada

Twenty years later, Canadians reflect on their efforts after the 9/11 attacks

Calgary firefighter Mark Turik recalls standing at Ground Zero in January 2002, watching a group of police officers as they surrounded a body pulled from the rubble of the World Trade Centre. He was t...

Aaron Schulze Sep 05, 2021

Kovrig, Spavor supporters march in support of freeing the prisoners, as China objects

OTTAWA - As Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor mark 1,000 days in separate Chinese prisons, their supporters are taking to the streets of Ottawa and beyond on Sunday to push for their freedom. China's ...

Sep 05, 2021

Canada, allies watchful of how China will fill Western void in Afghanistan

OTTAWA - With the United States and its allies, Canada included, having left Afghanistan firmly in the hands of the Taliban, another world power is stepping into the void to exert its influence on the...

Sep 05, 2021

Quebec judge refuses to suspend the obligation to wear a face covering

MONTREAL - A Quebec judge has rejected a request from three Quebecers who wanted the province's rules on face coverings due to the COVID-19 pandemic suspended. In a decision rendered Friday, Quebec Su...

Sep 04, 2021

Amber Alert: Quebec police continue search for boy, father missing since Tuesday

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say ground searches are continuing today for a three-year-old boy allegedly abducted by his father earlier this week. Provincial police say an Amber Alert triggered...

Sep 04, 2021

Canada, U.S. got smart about border 20 years ago, but not smart enough, say critics

WASHINGTON - The frontier between Canada and the United States used to be known as the world's longest "undefended" border - a misnomer that largely vanished in the chaos of Sept. 11, 2001. Other myth...

Sep 04, 2021

Business owners, police group call for clarity on B.C. vaccine card program

VANCOUVER - Business owners and law enforcement are asking for more support as British Columbia gears up to implement a COVID-19 vaccine card system in mid-September. As of Sept. 13, residents will ne...

Sep 04, 2021

Day 21 of federal election campaign happening on opposite sides of Canada

The Conservative and NDP leaders will be on opposite sides of the country for Day 21 of the federal election campaign. Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole is expected to make an announcement in Coquitlam...

Sep 04, 2021

Alberta announces $100 gift card as incentive to get fully vaccinated as cases surge

EDMONTON - Premier Jason Kenney, two months after declaring victory over COVID-19, is now offering $100 to Albertans who aren't fully vaccinated to curb nation-leading cases of the illness that have a...

Sep 03, 2021

Canada could see above 15K daily COVID-19 cases next month, Tam says

OTTAWA - Canada's chief public health officer says there is an urgent need for more people between 18 and 39 to get vaccinated against COVID-19 to reduce the impact of the Delta variant. "This is a cr...

Sep 03, 2021