Canada

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Tuesday, May 11, Tuesday, May 11, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 340,259 new vaccinations administered for a total of 16,597,9...

May 11, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Tuesday, May 11, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 11, 2021. There are 1,299,572 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,299,572 confirmed cases (78,039 active,...

May 11, 2021

'Bucktooth bandits': Police trace stolen lumber to beaver dam

PORCUPINE PLAIN, Sask. - Mounties in east-central Saskatchewan have cracked what they are calling an "extremely Canadian case."RCMP officers from the Porcupine Plain detachment were called to a rural ...

May 11, 2021

Jewish group 'extremely disturbed' by reports of Hitler Youth flags in Alberta towns

A prominent Jewish organization says it is "extremely disturbed" by reports of Hitler Youth flags being displayed in two Alberta towns within days of each other. The Friends of Simon Wiesenthal Center...

May 11, 2021

All parties in the Commons give approval in principle to pandemic election bill

OTTAWA - All parties have given approval in principle to a bill aimed at ensuring a federal election could be safely conducted, if need be, during the COVID-19 pandemic.Bill C-19 has passed at second ...

May 11, 2021

Veteran Conservative MP Diane Finley resigns seat in House of Commons

OTTAWA - Longtime Conservative MP Diane Finley has resigned her seat in the House of Commons. Finley announced last summer that she would not seek re-election. She told the Commons today that she is r...

May 11, 2021

Advocates call for mental health help for jurors on anniversary of Stafford verdict

OTTAWA - Advocates fighting for better mental health and financial supports for Canadians who serve on juries say they are concerned about the stalled progress of a bill that would allow jurors to dis...

May 11, 2021

Montreal suburb backtracks on plan to charge for picnic table reservations

MONTREAL - A Montreal suburb is backtracking on a plan to charge members of the public to reserve picnic tables in two of its most popular parks. The city of Dorval issued a notice today saying it wil...

May 11, 2021

Flooding forces 700 people out of homes in Fort Simpson, N.W.T.

FORT SIMPSON, N.W.T. - About 700 residents have been forced from their homes in Fort Simpson, N.W.T., after the island community started to flood over the weekend due to the break up of ice on the Mac...

May 11, 2021

Feds invest $12B in Ontario public transit projects in GTHA

TORONTO - Ontario and the federal government have struck an agreement that will see Ottawa kick in $12 billion to help build several transit projects in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area over the ...

May 11, 2021