Canada

A look at COVID-19 reopening plans across the country

As COVID-19 vaccination rates increase and case numbers drop across the country, the provinces and territories have begun releasing the reopening plans for businesses, events and recreational faciliti...

Jun 26, 2021

UBC Faculty of Medicine apologizes for harms to Indigenous Peoples

VANCOUVER - The University of British Columbia's Faculty of Medicine is making a formal apology for its role in past and present harms to Indigenous Peoples and it is committing to expand its response...

Jun 25, 2021

Officer suspended for inappropriate relationship dropped as Sajjan's assistant

OTTAWA - A reserve military officer who was ordered suspended from the Vancouver police three years ago for an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate is no longer working for Defence Minister H...

Jun 25, 2021

At least four Canadians 'may be affected' by Miami building collapse: Global Affairs

OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says it has received preliminary reports of at least four Canadian citizens who "may be affected" by the collapse of a seaside condominium tower in Miami. The department...

Jun 25, 2021

Fully vaccinated against COVID-19? Here's five things health officials say you can do

OTTAWA - The Public Health Agency of Canada released guidelines Friday on what people can do if they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says people are ...

Jun 25, 2021

Iqaluit mayor wants land tax exemption on churches removed over residential schools

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Iqaluit's mayor says he plans to make a motion to remove a land tax exemption for churches in Nunavut's capital city. Kenny Bell says he decided to do so after the Cowessess First N...

Jun 25, 2021

News hound, animal lover, former CP bureau chief Jill St. Louis dies at 66

VANCOUVER - Jill St. Louis, a former Vancouver bureau chief at The Canadian Press who thrived in a fast-breaking news environment and was a friend to anything with four legs, has died after a battle w...

Jun 25, 2021

'Staying alive is an obsession:' Family of survivors reflect on residential schools

The weeds of residential schools are tangled throughout the family tree of Clayton Episkenew and many other Indigenous people in Canada. "I have come a long way but at times feel guilty that I am here...

Jun 25, 2021

Four tornadoes touched down in Quebec on Monday: Environment Canada

MONTREAL - Environment Canada says Quebec was hit by four tornadoes on Monday afternoon, including a fatal twister that left a man dead north of Montreal. The agency said today in its weather summary ...

Jun 25, 2021

Graffiti on Saskatoon cathedral after unmarked graves found

SASKATOON - The front of a Saskatoon cathedral was tagged with graffiti following the discovery of hundreds of unmarked graves at a former residential school site in Saskatchewan. Red hand prints and ...

Jun 25, 2021