Canada

Five things to know about next week's Conservative policy convention

OTTAWA - Conservative party members will meet virtually next week for what officials say will be the largest convention in their history. The three-day event is the first since Erin O'Toole was electe...

Mar 11, 2021

Who have provinces pegged to receive COVID-19 vaccines in the coming weeks?

As COVID-19 vaccine supplies ramp up across the country, most provinces and territories have released details of who can expect to receive a shot in the coming weeks. Here's a list of their plans to d...

Mar 11, 2021

New York congressman urges Biden to consider easing Canada-U.S. border restrictions

WASHINGTON - One Capitol Hill lawmaker is ramping up the pressure on President Joe Biden to begin reopening the Canada-U.S. border. New York congressman Brian Higgins wants the White House to prioriti...

Mar 10, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Wednesday, March 10, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 86,900 new vaccinations administered for a total of 2,630...

Mar 10, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Wednesday, March 10, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 10, 2021. There are 896,739 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 896,739 confirmed cases (30,442 active,...

Mar 10, 2021

No resolutions concerning abortion to make it into policy debate at Tory convention

OTTAWA - Conservative party members will debate a range of policy proposals at next weekend's convention but so far, none will be about abortion. That's despite a flat-out push by anti-abortion groups...

Mar 10, 2021

Public safety minister grilled over quarantine hotel security after alleged assaults

OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Bill Blair is facing harsh questions over security under the federal quarantine program after reports of two incidents of alleged sexual assault. At a parliamentary com...

Mar 10, 2021

PMO knew existence of allegations against Vance, not specifics, in 2018: Trudeau

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his staff knew about the existence of an allegation of sexual misconduct by then-defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance in 2018, but that they only learned the s...

Mar 10, 2021

All adults in Yellowknife can join others in N.W.T. in getting COVID-19 vaccine

YELLOWKNIFE - All adults in Yellowknife can now book an appointment to receive their COVID-19 vaccine. Yellowknife is the last community in the Northwest Territories to make vaccinations available to ...

Mar 10, 2021

Pilot decision to fly to B.C. fish camp in poor weather cited by TSB in deadly crash

RICHMOND, B.C. - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says a decision to continue flying in poor weather to a remote British Columbia fishing lodge in July 2019 led to a float plane crash that ki...

Mar 10, 2021