Canada

Edmonton police investigate two separate hate-motivated attacks against Muslim women

EDMONTON - Police in Edmonton say they are investigating two separate hate-motivated attacks against Muslim women on the same day. The first took place around noon on Wednesday at the University of Al...

Feb 05, 2021

B.C. extends restrictions as prime minister seeks to allay vaccine delay angst

The prime minister on Friday sought to quell angst over delays in vaccine delivery while British Columbia extended restrictions on gatherings to stem the spread of new, more transmissible variants of ...

Feb 05, 2021

Executives at Pornhub defend efforts at preventing child porn on their websites

MONTREAL - Representatives of Pornhub told a parliamentary committee today they don't know if they were contacted by a woman who says she struggled to have a video of her removed from the pornography ...

Feb 05, 2021

Alberta to restore some coal-mining policy protections: government spokesman

EDMONTON, Ky. - The Alberta government plans to restore at least some aspects of a coal policy it revoked last spring, a move that has provoked provincewide protest. Government spokesman Kavi Bal says...

Feb 05, 2021

Valentine's Day contest scrapped by Halifax Transit following public outcry

HALIFAX - A public backlash has forced the Halifax Transit authority to scrap plans for a Valentine's Day contest it called "Love in Transit." When the municipal agency asked the public to share stori...

Feb 05, 2021

Approving three more vaccines could double number of Canadians vaccinated this spring

OTTAWA - The number of Canadians who could be vaccinated in the spring could nearly double if Health Canada gives the green light to all three vaccines it is currently reviewing.Prime Minister Justin ...

Feb 05, 2021

Trudeau ducks questions on allegations against former defence chief

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says all Canadians deserve a safe workplace following allegations former defence chief Jonathan Vance engaged in inappropriate conduct. But the prime minister di...

Feb 05, 2021

Nunavut hunters block mine road, airstrip; say their voices aren't being heard

Nunavut hunters have blocked a road and an airstrip at a mine on northern Baffin Island in protest of a proposed expansion. The Mary River iron ore mine, owned by Baffinland Iron Mines Corp., wants to...

Feb 05, 2021

Manitoba man who rammed Rideau Hall gates pleads guilty to eight charges

OTTAWA - A man accused of ramming through a gate at Rideau Hall and heading toward Justin Trudeau's home while heavily armed pleaded guilty to eight charges in court today. Corey Hurren, a Manitoba mi...

Feb 05, 2021

PG's jobless numbers avoid a major COVID hit once again

PRINCE GEORGE - Last month we saw large parts of the country under lockdown in an effort to curb rising COVID-19 numbers. As expected, we paid the price on the jobs front with the economy losing 213,0...

Feb 05, 2021