Category Archives: Canada
Families upset with lack of information about mystery New Brunswick brain illness
FREDERICTON - Families who fear their loved ones are afflicted with a mysterious neurological syndrome in New Brunswick say they're losing patience waiting for information from the health officials wh...
Apr 25, 2021
Montreal politicians debate whether to allow skyscrapers higher than Mount Royal
Montreal's Mount Royal looms both literally and figuratively above its namesake city, with the illuminated cross on its summit visible across much of the island and beyond. That visibility is by desig...
Apr 25, 2021
CP NewsAlert: Brooke Henderson wins LA Open, 10th career LPGA title
LOS ANGELES - Canada's Brooke Henderson has captured the LPGA Tour's HUGEL Air Premia LA Open. The Smiths Falls, Ont., native shot 4-under 67 in the final round on Saturday to claim her 10th career LP...
Apr 24, 2021
Homicide teams evidence policies prompt acquittal of B.C. man on murder charge
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge says the province's homicide investigation team's "systemic, flagrant disregard" for the charter rights of accused may impact hundreds of murder case...
Apr 24, 2021
Rates of hospitalization, ICU admission from COVID-19 rising across Canada: Tam
OTTAWA - Canada's Chief Public Health officer says the latest national data shows an ongoing rise in severe illness from COVID-19 is continuing to strain the country's health-care systems and workers....
Apr 24, 2021
Families separated by India, Pakistan flight suspensions worry about loved ones
Pankaj Kumar's wife, who is five-and-a-half months pregnant, was booked on a flight to Canada from India on Sunday. Now Kumar said his wife, Rupakshi Sharma, will be stuck in Punjab due to the federal...
Apr 24, 2021
Budget first small step in long, expensive path to upgrading North American defences
OTTAWA - It was only a few lines in the federal budget, and the money involved represents a rounding error in the overall scheme of things. For defence officials and experts who have been sounding the...
Apr 24, 2021
A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, April 23, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, April 23, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 368,302 new vaccinations administered for a total of 11,526,...
Apr 23, 2021
The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, April 23, 2021
The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, April 23, 2021. There are 1,164,581 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,164,581 confirmed cases (86,355 active...
Apr 23, 2021
National advisory committee recommends AstraZeneca vaccine for people 30 and older
OTTAWA - A national advisory panel recommends people 30 and older can get a shot of the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine if they do not want to wait for an alternative. The National Advisory Committee on Im...
Apr 23, 2021