Canada

LGBTQ businesses, hit hard by COVID-19, look for shifts in federal programs

OTTAWA - It had been a while since Alana Fiks had been able to open her shop in Winnipeg when she spoke about the impact of COVID-19. The co-owner of Black Market Provisions, which sells food and hous...

Feb 02, 2021

Tripping hazard: Protest penguins destroyed at Alberta legislature grounds

EDMONTON - A colony of 800 snow penguins was set up on the grounds of the Alberta legislature to send a strong message. But before student union representatives from Edmonton's two universities could ...

Feb 01, 2021

Trudeau, U.S. vice-president Kamala Harris talk COVID-19, Buy American and Montreal

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau spoke by phone today with U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris, her first call with a foreign leader since taking office. The Prime Minister's Office says the t...

Feb 01, 2021

Federal government provides $15 million for safer drug pilot programs in B.C.

VANCOUVER - Four pilot projects in Vancouver and Victoria have received $15 million in federal funding to provide safer drugs for people at risk of dying from overdose.Mental Health and Addictions Min...

Feb 01, 2021

O'Ree's hockey stick reminds Trudeau daily of the work needed to combat racism

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he keeps a signed hockey stick from "living legend" Willie O'Ree as a constant reminder of the work that remains to combat racism. Trudeau added himself to ...

Feb 01, 2021

Woman whose life was scarred by child porn video testifies about Pornhub at committee

OTTAWA - A young woman whose life was shattered by a video of her posted to Pornhub while she was still in middle school says the trauma of child pornography is unending, and that stricter rules are n...

Feb 01, 2021

Single-shot vaccine's other advantages may soon outweigh lower efficacy, Fauci says

WASHINGTON - The pre-eminent infectious disease expert in the United States is urging people not to sell short the single-shot COVID-19 vaccine. Dr. Anthony Fauci says Johnson and Johnson's vaccine ha...

Feb 01, 2021

Canada given only verbal reassurance from Europe on vaccine export controls: Ng

OTTAWA - International Trade Minister Mary Ng says European leaders have given multiple promises that new export controls on COVID-19 vaccines won't stop Canada's vaccine shipments. But Ng told MPs at...

Feb 01, 2021

Justice Minister David Lametti doesn't rule out referring MAID bill to Supreme Court

OTTAWA - Justice Minister David Lametti isn't ruling out the possibility of asking the Supreme Court to advise on the constitutionality of a bill to expand access to assisted dying. Testifying at the ...

Feb 01, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Monday, Feb. 1, 2021

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times eastern): 10:45 a.m. Ontario is reporting 1,969 new cases of COVID-19 and 36 more deaths attributed to the novel coronavirus. Health Minis...

Feb 01, 2021