Canada

Chinese government interference derailed Canadian vaccine partnership: researcher

OTTAWA - A Canadian vaccine researcher says he believes that Chinese political machinations ended a vaccine partnership last summer. Dr. Scott Halperin, the director of the Canadian Centre for Vaccino...

Mar 11, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Thursday, March 11, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, March 11, 2021.There are 899,757 confirmed cases in Canada.<b>_ Canada: 899,757 confirmed cases (30,672 a...

Mar 11, 2021

No place for abusive behaviour in military, acting defence chief says

OTTAWA - The acting chief of the defence staff says there is no place for abusive and discriminatory behaviour in the Canadian Armed Forces. Lt.-Gen. Wayne Eyre told a defence conference today that wi...

Mar 11, 2021

B.C. says it can speed up COVID-19 vaccine roll out for elderly after slow start

VICTORIA - British Columbia's provincial health officer is allowing outdoor gatherings of up to 10 people. Dr. Bonnie Henry says restrictions on indoor gatherings and rules for restaurants, bars, reta...

Mar 11, 2021

Northwest Territories to bump minimum wage to $15.20 starting in September

YELLOWKNIFE - The Northwest Territories says it will increase its minimum wage to $15.20 an hour starting Sept. 1. The territory's minimum wage is currently $13.46 an hour and hasn't increased since 2...

Mar 11, 2021

Bloc Québécois MPs join Liberals to cut off debate on assisted-dying bill

OTTAWA - With the support of the Bloc Qubcois, the minority Liberal government has moved to ensure a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying is put to a final vote in the House of Commons...

Mar 11, 2021

Nova Scotia to restrict possession of police gear almost year after mass shooting

HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government is introducing restrictions on access to used police gear in reaction to last year's mass shooting by a gunman who wore an RCMP uniform and drove a replica police ...

Mar 11, 2021

Anniversary of COVID-19 pandemic passes unnoticed among mask-wearing Texans

AUSTIN, Texas - The one-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic is passing largely unnoticed in the Texas capital. Even though Gov. Greg Abbott has fully lifted statewide restrictions, people are pe...

Mar 11, 2021

No evidence Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine is behind blood clots, Canadian experts say

OTTAWA - Canadian health authorities are keeping a watchful eye on European investigations of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine after reports of blood clots following inoculations, but say there is no ev...

Mar 11, 2021

Supreme Court of Canada to review mandatory minimum penalties for armed robbery

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will examine minimum sentences for armed robbery, the second case involving mandatory firearms penalties the top court has recently agreed to hear. The latest deci...

Mar 11, 2021