Canada

Montreal dockworkers begin weekend strikes as talks drag on

MONTREAL - Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal kicked off a series of weekend strikes today, adding to the overtime strike launched earlier this week as negotiations over a collective agreement drag o...

Apr 17, 2021

Prince Philip remembered as 'a man of great service' during Canada's memorial service

Canada's commemorative ceremony in honour of the late Prince Philip offered a scaled back pandemic-era tribute to a man remembered for his public service, commitment to youth and enduring support of h...

Apr 17, 2021

Alberta confirms country's second blood clot after AstraZeneca vaccine dose

Alberta has confirmed a rare blood clot case in a patient who received the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, the province's chief medical officer of health announced on Saturday. Dr. Deena Hinshaw said the ...

Apr 17, 2021

Angry criticism of new Ontario police powers as COVID-19 hospitalizations set record

TORONTO - New anti-pandemic powers that allow police in Ontario to stop any motorist or pedestrian and ask where they live and why they're not home drew furious criticism on Saturday as the number of ...

Apr 17, 2021

Risky pandemic behaviour off the clock could mean workplace discipline: lawyers

CALGARY - Employment lawyers say flouting COVID-19 public health orders when off the job or coming into work while knowingly sick could warrant discipline in the workplace - including termination in t...

Apr 17, 2021

China, Russia using their COVID-19 vaccines to gain political influence

OTTAWA - China and Russia have been using their locally produced COVID-19 vaccines to grow their international soft power by giving doses to desperate countries in order to have more political influen...

Apr 17, 2021

Canada's naked MP speaks out: leaked photo sends message 'anything goes' in politics

OTTAWA - The Liberal MP who inadvertently flashed his parliamentary colleagues says the fact that a screenshot of him in the nude was leaked to the media sends a troubling message about the corrosive ...

Apr 17, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Friday, April 16, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 7:30 p.m. ET on Friday, April 16, 2021. There are 1,106,062 confirmed cases in Canada. _ Canada: 1,106,062 confirmed cases (85,319 active...

Apr 16, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Friday, April 16, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 10:30 p.m. ET on Friday, April 16, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 320,425 new vaccinations administered for a total of 9,525,7...

Apr 16, 2021

Gay Liberal MP calls on O'Toole to disavow Tory MP's remark suggesting he's 'unclean'

OTTAWA - A gay Liberal MP is calling on Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole to disavow a remark by a Tory MP that appeared to suggest he and other LGBT people are "unclean." The exchange between Liberal ...

Apr 16, 2021