Canada

Federal prison service improperly listened to inmate calls with lawyers: auditors

OTTAWA - An internal audit found that federal prison staff improperly intercepted communication between an inmate and their lawyer in 10 per cent of cases reviewed, amounting to possible breaches of s...

Jun 02, 2021

Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?

As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have begun planning to give second doses in the coming weeks. More than 24 million people across Canada have now...

Jun 02, 2021

Canadians can expect more remains to be found at residential school sites: Sinclair

The former chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission says Canadians should be prepared for the discovery of more children's remains at other residential school sites across the country. Reti...

Jun 01, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, June 1, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 307,826 new vaccinations administered for a total of 24,169,1...

Jun 01, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, June 1, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, June 1, 2021. There are 1,383,214 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,383,214 confirmed cases (31,164 active,...

Jun 01, 2021

Commons holds special debate on remains of 215 children found at residential school

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says it is Canada's fault that 215 Indigenous children were buried in an unmarked, mass grave at a one-time residential school in Kamloops, B.C. He says Canadian...

Jun 01, 2021

Survivor of B.C. residential school breaking silence and calling for action

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - News of the remains of 215 children being discovered at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia jolted Clayton Peters, whose seven years of torment there have been...

Jun 01, 2021

COVID-19 deaths brought Canadian life expectancy down, Quebec most affected: StatCan

MONTREAL - The federal statistics agency says the COVID-19 pandemic led to a drop in Canada's life expectancy in 2020. Statistics Canada says it estimates that life expectancy across the country decli...

Jun 01, 2021

O'Toole releases Pride video as handful of MPs oppose bill to ban conversion therapy

OTTAWA - A video promoting June as Pride month coupled with a concerted push to end the gay "blood ban" is what the Conservative Party of Canada looks like under Erin O'Toole as he works to prove once...

Jun 01, 2021

Canadian military-goods exports dropped last year as sales to Saudi Arabia fell

OTTAWA - The federal government reports the value of Canadian military-goods exports fell last year as its sales to Saudi Arabia dropped. Canada's annual report on exports of military equipment says i...

Jun 01, 2021