Canada

Transportation Safety Board to address Iran final report on shootdown of Flight 752

OTTAWA - The Transportation Safety Board, Canada's air-safety investigator, says it will comment this morning on a report from Iran on the downing of a passenger jet by its military in January 2020. T...

Mar 18, 2021

Canadian fashion mogul facing U.S. sex trafficking charges appeals bail ruling

WINNIPEG - A Canadian fashion leader facing charges of sex trafficking and racketeering in the United States is appealing a judge's decision to keep him behind bars. The judge who denied Peter Nygard'...

Mar 18, 2021

Vaccines bring hope to Quebec care homes, but life slow to return to normal

LAVAL, Que. - Denise Laurin smiles and rocks her arms in a cradling motion as she describes becoming a great-grandmother for the first time in February. "I'd love to take the little one in my arms," s...

Mar 18, 2021

Even as child-care fees rise, report says many daycares may close due to pandemic

OTTAWA - A new report on the cost of child care in Canada says many daycare providers are in dire financial straits, as the pandemic exposed how overly reliant the system is on soaring parental fees. ...

Mar 18, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, March 17, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 138,091 new vaccinations administered for a total of 3,40...

Mar 17, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, March 17, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 17, 2021. There are 919,239 confirmed cases in Canada. <b>_ Canada: 919,239 confirmed cases (31,60...

Mar 17, 2021

Quarantined B.C. farms where over 1,000 mink died resume breeding stock

VICTORIA - Two mink farms that are still quarantined after COVID-19 outbreaks have begun annual breeding programs along with seven other farms in British Columbia. The Agriculture Ministry said the pr...

Mar 17, 2021

Lametti warns Senate that more amendments to judicial training bill could doom it

OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti is warning the Senate that making further amendments to legislation requiring new judges to take training on sexual assault law could doom the bill to failing f...

Mar 17, 2021

Canadians not near death gain access to assisted dying as Senate passes Bill C-7

OTTAWA - The Senate has passed a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying, including eventually to people suffering solely from mental illnesses.By a vote of 60-25, with five abstentions, ...

Mar 17, 2021

'Two Michaels' detained in China have hearings Friday and Monday, says Garneau

WASHINGTON - The federal government says Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, who have been in custody in China for more than two years, will have court hearings in the coming days. Foreign Affairs Mini...

Mar 17, 2021