Canada

COVID has turned Old Montreal, once a playground for tourists, into violent district

MONTREAL - For Fouad Filali, owner of Le Snateur restaurant in Old Montreal, the families with children who used to visit the historic district have been replaced by young people who sometimes are vio...

Jun 05, 2021

Canada may see more 'zombie fires' as climate warms and winters shorten: experts

VANCOUVER - Blazes that continue to burn through the winter in Canada were once thought to be a myth, but the so-called zombie fires may become more common as temperatures get warmer and less snow fal...

Jun 05, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, June 4, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, June 4, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 465,382 new vaccinations administered for a total of 25,389,69...

Jun 04, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, June 4, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, June 4, 2021. There are 1,389,508 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,389,508 confirmed cases (26,575 active, ...

Jun 04, 2021

Royal British Columbia Museum working with Indigenous groups on school records

VICTORIA - The acting head of the Royal British Columbia Museum's archives says the institution will work closely with Indigenous groups as it processes and documents records from a religious order th...

Jun 04, 2021

Tories foil bid to cut short debate on bill to regulate online streaming services

OTTAWA - An attempt by the Trudeau government to speed up controversial legislation to regulate online streaming services brought the House of Commons to a virtual standstill Friday. The minority Libe...

Jun 04, 2021

Alberta judge dismisses mistrial application, trucker to be sentenced in hotel death

EDMONTON - A judge has dismissed an Ontario truck driver's application for a mistrial after he was found guilty of killing a woman in his Edmonton hotel room. A sentencing hearing was to start this we...

Jun 04, 2021

Nunavummiut demand justice in homicide of 'Grizzlies' actor Emerald MacDonald

IQALUIT - About 30 people gathered in a school parking lot as wet snow fell to demand justice for Emerald MacDonald, the 24-year-old actress who was found dead at a cabin outside Kugluktuk on May 3. R...

Jun 04, 2021

Parti Québécois loses another member as Sylvain Roy quits to sit as Independent

QUEBEC - The Parti Qubcois lost another member of its caucus Friday as Sylvain Roy quit the sovereigntist party to sit as an Independent. The departure of Roy, who represents the riding of Bonaventure...

Jun 04, 2021

Cape Breton First Nation reaches understanding with DFO to set 700 lobster traps

ST. PETER'S, N.S. - A Cape Breton First Nation has successfully negotiated an interim "understanding" with the federal Fisheries Department that will allow it to set a total of 700 lobster traps begin...

Jun 04, 2021