Canada

COVID-19 depleted staff at Quebec long-term care home where 100 died, inquest hears

MONTREAL - A Quebec long-term care home hard hit during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic was plunged into a crisis as infections mounted among managers and staff, a coroner's inquest heard Tues...

Jun 15, 2021

Five MPs join national security and intelligence committee of parliamentarians

OTTAWA - The committee of parliamentarians that oversees the security and intelligence community is almost doubling in size with the addition of five MPs. The Prime Minister's Office has appointed Con...

Jun 15, 2021

B.C. ombudsperson labels youth confinement in jail 'unsafe,' calls for changes

VICTORIA - A three-year investigation by British Columbia's ombudsperson concludes the provincial government's practice of placing jailed youth in solitary confinement is "unjust and unsafe." Jay Chal...

Jun 15, 2021

Despite COVID-19 and un-Canadian temperatures, Habs fans are legion in Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS - Joe Fruchter is smiling - and sweating. Flanked by his children, Rachel and Bradley, the New York City lawyer is grinning ear to ear, about to watch a hockey game in person for the first t...

Jun 15, 2021

Green Leader Annamie Paul facing no-confidence motion from party brass

OTTAWA - Green Leader Annamie Paul is facing a no-confidence motion that could ultimately oust her from her perch atop the party. The leader of the Greens' Quebec wing, Alex Tyrrell, says the federal ...

Jun 15, 2021

Canada's vaccine targets based on models before troublesome Delta variant well known

OTTAWA - Canada is on the cusp of its hitting its first national vaccination target, but chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam says the Delta variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 might mean...

Jun 15, 2021

Liberal government moves to define 'elder abuse' to better target ways to stop it

OTTAWA - The federal government is launching a consultation on how it should define elder abuse, an exercise that would bring more targeted programs and policies for Canada's aging population. About o...

Jun 15, 2021

Study warns Alberta has failed to consider damage to foothills from coal mining

A lengthy new report commissioned by landowners near proposed Alberta coal mines concludes mines would create environmental liabilities that exceed their economic benefits. Written by respected Albert...

Jun 15, 2021

Quebec should wait before allowing more Habs fans in arena experts say

MONTREAL - Public health experts say Quebec should wait until more people have received a second dose of COVID-19 vaccine before increasing the number of fans allowed to attend Montreal Canadiens home...

Jun 15, 2021

Queen's U staff, associates accused of falsely claiming Indigenous identity

Queen's University has become embroiled in an increasingly public dispute over whether some of its faculty and other associates are falsely holding themselves out to be Indigenous, thereby harming the...

Jun 15, 2021