Canada

Quebec coroner's inquest begins into deaths at long-term care homes during first wave

JOLIETTE, Que. - A coroner's inquest into long-term care deaths in Quebec during the COVID-19 pandemic's first wave opened today with testimony describing staff shortages and employees moving from one...

Mar 29, 2021

Apology issued after newspaper editorial compares COVID restrictions to Holocaust

MOOSE JAW, Sask. - The owner of a newspaper in Saskatchewan has apologized for an editorial that compared COVID-19 restrictions to the Holocaust. Glacier Media says in a statement that the March 24 ed...

Mar 29, 2021

Opposition blasts Liberals for sending House leader instead of PM staff to talk WE

OTTAWA - Federal opposition parties are expressing frustration and anger after the Liberal government sent its House leader to answer a parliamentary committee's questions today on a now-dead WE Chari...

Mar 29, 2021

Canada should be ready to weather any export issues to deal with China: O'Toole

WINNIPEG - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says Canada has to work closely with its allies to counterbalance China's actions while recognizing that could mean risks to Canadian exports. O'Toole was s...

Mar 29, 2021

Denis Coderre says he's running again against Valerie Plante for mayor of Montreal

MONTREAL - Denis Coderre says he's running again against the woman who made him a one-term mayor in 2017. Coderre announced his run Sunday on the popular talk show "Tout le monde en parle," where he i...

Mar 29, 2021

Facebook Canada head rejects idea of Australia-style news payment rules

OTTAWA - The head of Facebook Canada says rules requiring it to pay publishers for news content linked on its site would be a worst-case scenario for the social media behemoth. At a parliamentary comm...

Mar 29, 2021

Finance Department sees issues with Facebook's digital currency, documents show

OTTAWA - Internal Finance Department documents show officials have deep concerns about the effect of Facebook's planned digital currency on Canada's financial stability. Officials wrote in the briefin...

Mar 29, 2021

New guidelines coming on Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine as PEI suspends use

CHARLOTTETOWN - Health Canada is set to issue new recommendations on the use of the Oxford-AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, Canada's Health Minister said Monday, as Prince Edward Island suspended its use...

Mar 29, 2021

Final report on deadly Snowbird crash in B.C. flags pilot actions

OTTAWA - A final report on last year's deadly Snowbird crash in British Columbia is flagging the pilot's actions in the moments after his plane struck a bird while taking off. Flight-safety investigat...

Mar 29, 2021

Global response needed to ensure economic recovery from COVID-19 pandemic: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling for a co-ordinated global response to ensure a smooth economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. At a virtual meeting organized by the United Natio...

Mar 29, 2021