Canada

Advocates call for more rights for migrant workers amid deaths on the job

It's dawn in Batangas, a city more than a hundred kilometres north of the Philippine capital city of Manila, when Eric Gutierrez recalls memories of his college best friend Efren Reyes. Reyes was smar...

Jun 13, 2021

Trudeau to share details on Canada's COVID-19 vaccine-sharing plan after G7 summit

CARBIS BAY, United Kingdom - Canada is set to unveil details on how it will offer the world up to 100 million vaccine doses to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is wrappi...

Jun 13, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for June 12, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Saturday June 12, 2021. There are 1,401,006 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,401,006 confirmed cases (17,599 active...

Jun 12, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on June 12, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Saturday June 12, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 398,766 new vaccinations administered for a total of 28,624,...

Jun 12, 2021

Alberta launches COVID vaccine lottery with million-dollar prizes to encourage uptake

EDMONTON - Alberta is launching a multimillion-dollar lottery in a bid to encourage more residents to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Premier Jason Kenney unveiled some details of the "Open for Summer Vaccine...

Jun 12, 2021

Officer dies tragically while on duty in Saskatchewan: RCMP

REGINA - RCMP in Saskatchewan say an officer died tragically while on duty early this morning. Police say in a news release that the death is related to an investigation in the communities of Wolseley...

Jun 12, 2021

Quebec, Ottawa name facilitator to help communities with residential school searches

MONTREAL - The Quebec and federal governments are appointing a point person to help the province's Indigenous communities get answers on former residential schools. Quebec Indigenous Affairs Minister ...

Jun 12, 2021

How Jagmeet Singh channelled outrage for speech on Islamophobia and London attack

OTTAWA - Jagmeet Singh was pacing. The New Democrat leader, who typically starts his day with music or meditation followed by a virtual meeting with his team, was poised to address the House of Common...

Jun 12, 2021

Canada's vaccine contracts allow for doses to be donated, in some cases resold

OTTAWA - Most of the federal contracts for COVID-19 vaccines allow for Canada to donate some of its doses to other countries or international aid organizations, and in at least three cases, say doses ...

Jun 12, 2021

Calls grow for Ottawa to review settlement decisions for residential school survivors

Lawyer Teri Lynn Bougie still cries when she talks about the final message on her answering machine years ago from a residential school survivor, back when she was battling with federal government law...

Jun 12, 2021