Canada

Canadian Forces member charged in death of army reservist during training exercise

OTTAWA - The Canadian Forces says it has charged one of its members in the death of an army reservist from British Columbia during a training exercise at a military base in Alberta last year. The mili...

May 12, 2021

BQ calls on Liberals to avoid pandemic election, despite voting non-confidence

OTTAWA - After repeatedly voting non-confidence in the minority Liberal government, the Bloc Quebecois is now calling on the government to do everything possible to avoid an election during the COVID-...

May 12, 2021

U.K. study says expect more reactions from mixing Pfizer and AstraZeneca vaccines

Preliminary results of an ongoing study in the United Kingdom suggest alternating the Oxford-AstraZeneca and Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines causes more frequent mild to moderate symptoms, but there are no o...

May 12, 2021

Quebec's location and energy alternatives give it options if Line 5 closes: expert

QUEBEC - While political and business leaders across the country scramble to avoid a shutdown of Enbridge Inc.'s Line 5 pipeline, Quebec could be spared the most serious consequences if the oil stops ...

May 12, 2021

Vancouver mayor says no time for drug decriminalization redo

Vancouver's mayor says he understands that some drug users aren't happy with the city's proposed model for decriminalization but time is of the essence and the details can be worked out later. Kennedy...

May 12, 2021

Singh calls for halt on Canadian arms sales to Israel as violence escalates in region

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling on the federal government to halt arms sales to Israel amid escalating violence in the region. At a news conference today and again during question period,...

May 12, 2021

Saskatchewan RCMP officer arrested in death of man in wooded area

PRINCE ALBERT, Sask. - Police in northern Saskatchewan say they have taken an RCMP officer into custody in connection with a homicide. Investigators with the Prince Albert Police Service were called l...

May 12, 2021

Focus on helping right whales survive, not assigning blame: Canadian official

HALIFAX - A Canada-U.S. spat over who is responsible for the recent death of a critically endangered right whale has prompted a senior Canadian official to suggest there's got to be a better way of se...

May 12, 2021

Questions remain about the future of the Oxford-AstraZeneca shot in Canada

Questions remained Wednesday about the future of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine in Canada as Manitoba limited use of the shot and Ontario said it was deciding how it would use an incoming shipment res...

May 12, 2021

Final court dates set in Meng Wanzhou's case as her lawyers ask to bring new evidence

VANCOUVER - Lawyers for Huawei's chief financial officer say they will apply to introduce new evidence in her extradition case next month. A B.C. Supreme Court judge set June 29 and 30 for a hearing o...

May 12, 2021