Canada

NDP aims to project unity, sincerity following internal dust-ups, extreme proposals

OTTAWA - Thousands of federal New Democrats will gather online Friday afternoon to kick off a three-day policy convention that has already exposed some internal party divisions.The 70 resolutions to b...

Apr 09, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Thursday, April 8, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 8, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 259,623 new vaccinations administered for a total of 7,251,...

Apr 08, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, April 8, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 8, 2021. There are 1,036,023 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,036,023 confirmed cases (64,291 activ...

Apr 08, 2021

Liberals hope for 'tame' convention, in contrast to rival parties' controversies

OTTAWA - Thousands of federal Liberals will gather online Thursday night for the start of a three-day national convention that promises to be downright dull compared to similar events held by the Cons...

Apr 08, 2021

Caucus dissent over COVID OK, breaking health rules means expulsion: Alberta premier

EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is drawing a line in the sand for 18 of his backbenchers who are openly criticizing public-health restrictions meant to face down COVID-19. Kenney says dissent ...

Apr 08, 2021

Ottawa mulls exempting more workers from Canada-U.S. border shutdown: Garneau

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau says Ottawa is looking at expanding the categories of essential workers allowed to travel across the Canada-U.S. border. He told a parliamentary committe...

Apr 08, 2021

Variants of concern higher than reported, but giving precise data challenging: BCCDC

VANCOUVER - A medical director at the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control says the number of active COVID-19 cases that are variants of concern is higher than what has been publicly reported i...

Apr 08, 2021

Canada has new ways to pressure Washington over softwood lumber duties: ambassador

VANCOUVER - Canada's ambassador to the United States says Canadian officials have new leverage as they urge Washington to negotiate a solution to the long-standing dispute over U.S. duties on softwood...

Apr 08, 2021

Top doctor in N.W.T. says first COVID-19 variant cases identified in territory

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories has detected its first COVID-19 variant cases.The territory says two recently announced infections have been identified as the B.1.1.7 variant first identified ...

Apr 08, 2021

Victims of gun violence slam feds over gun-control reform

TORONTO - The federal government's proposed gun-control laws are "toothless and cowardly," victims of gun violence in Ontario said Thursday. The Danforth Families for Safe Communities advocacy group a...

Apr 08, 2021