Canada

U.S. planning to share AstraZeneca doses but will prioritize based on urgent need

WASHINGTON - The White House says it is making plans to share up to 60 million doses of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine. But press secretary Jen Psaki says none of the doses are currently read...

Apr 26, 2021

Trans Mountain ordered to delay pipeline construction in B.C. bird nesting area

VANCOUVER - Environment and Climate Change Canada has ordered a halt to construction of the Trans Mountain pipeline through a forest in Burnaby, B.C., until the end of bird nesting season. The departm...

Apr 26, 2021

COVID-19 death of girl, 13, in Brampton, Ont., sparks grief, anger, generosity

TORONTO - A 13-year-old girl's death from COVID-19 at her home in Brampton, Ont., while her mother lay in hospital with the disease sparked an outpouring of grief, anger and community generosity on Mo...

Apr 26, 2021

Quebec provincial police begin wearing body cameras in 12-month pilot project

RIMOUSKI, Que. - A pilot project that is equipping Quebec provincial police officers with body cameras begins today and will involve officers in four regions of the province. Ten officers in Rimouski,...

Apr 26, 2021

Opposition parties support sending COVID-19 aid to India; no specifics from Canada

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh both say Canada should send aid to India as it struggles with a deadly surge in COVID-19 cases.U.S. President Joe Biden pledged t...

Apr 26, 2021

Federal Court judge dismisses bid to halt hotel quarantines

OTTAWA - A group of air travellers has lost a Federal Court bid for an interim injunction to prohibit hotel quarantines for returning passengers. Justice William Pentney says in a written ruling that ...

Apr 26, 2021

Nunavut confirms first cases of COVID-19 variant first identified in U.K.

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Nunavut has confirmed its first cases of the COVID-19 variant first identified in the United Kingdom. Patterson says 21 swabs have come back from testing in southern Canada and are ...

Apr 26, 2021

Additional restrictions coming to some provinces struggling with COVID-19 spikes

MONTREAL - Several provinces are imposing new restrictions as authorities across Canada struggle to contain surging COVID-19 cases. Nova Scotia is reporting a single-day record for new COVID-19 cases ...

Apr 26, 2021

Police probing fire at Montreal mansion under construction owned by Pornhub co-owner

Montreal police are investigating after a mansion under construction owned by Feras Antoon, co-owner of pornography website Pornhub, burned to the ground Sunday night. Const. Julien Levesque says poli...

Apr 26, 2021

More than 1,000 dockworkers at Port of Montreal begin strike today

MONTREAL - More than 1,000 dockworkers at the Port of Montreal began a strike this morning - a move that the port authority says will mean a total shutdown of all port operations. The Montreal Port Au...

Apr 26, 2021