Canada

Montreal mayor, police chief announce new anti-gun squad, following rise in violence

Montreal's mayor and its police chief are announcing a new team of investigators who will target weapon traffickers, following a rise in gun-related crime across parts of the city. The new police unit...

Feb 11, 2021

O'Toole pushes U.S. envoy to Canada to preserve Line 5, Keystone XL pipelines

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole urged the acting American ambassador to Canada to tell Washington to preserve the Line 5 pipeline to the United States. O'Toole told Katherine Brucker that he...

Feb 11, 2021

Uncertainty surrounds election delay in Newfoundland and Labrador

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador is entering uncharted legal territory as the province's chief electoral officer has called for Saturday's provincial election to be delayed in 18 ridings b...

Feb 11, 2021

Manitoba premier says his government will buy prospective Canadian vaccine directly

WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government is committing to buy two million doses of a prospective Canadian vaccine that is currently in clinical trials. Premier Brian Pallister says his government has signed...

Feb 11, 2021

Forgotten story of Toronto neighbourhood illustrates lack of Black history education

Hidden in a downtown Toronto tourist hub is a rich, little-known history. The area now called the Discovery District -- home to such landmarks as Toronto City Hall, Nathan Phillips Square and the Eato...

Feb 11, 2021

Bloc leader spells out demands ahead of spring budget, stressing health care

OTTAWA - Bloc Qubcois Leader Yves-Franois Blanchet is laying out his demands ahead of the spring budget, with greater health transfers to provinces and more support for seniors at the top of his list....

Feb 11, 2021

Nunavut hunters agree to end protest at iron ore mine after offer of a meeting

Lawyers for Inuit hunters blocking an airstrip and road at an iron ore mine in Nunavut say the group will end its protest. The blockade started a week ago after seven hunters travelled two days and ov...

Feb 11, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 11:15 a.m. New Brunswick is reporting two new cases of COVID-19 and one more COVID-related death. Chief medical officer of healt...

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Cancelling school break, delayed election: Provinces mull ways to slow COVID spread

Newfoundland and Labrador's chief electoral officer is calling for the province's election to be delayed and Ontario officials are to decide whether to cancel March break as provinces mull ways to les...

Feb 11, 2021

Closing housing gap for urban Indigenous could cost $1.4 billion a year, PBO says

OTTAWA - A new report by the parliamentary budget officer says the federal government would have to spend about $1.4 billion more a year to close a housing gap facing urban Indigenous people. That cos...

Feb 11, 2021