Canada

Hundreds defy Montreal's 8 p.m. curfew in violent, destructive protest

MONTREAL - Hundreds of protesters set fires and smashed windows through a swath of downtown Montreal on Sunday in defiance of a newly adjusted curfew intended to stem surging COVID-19 case numbers in ...

Apr 11, 2021

A look at COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada on Sunday, April 11, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada as of 9:30 p.m. ET on Sunday April 11, 2021. In Canada, the provinces are reporting 205,920 new vaccinations administered for a total of 7,991,727...

Apr 11, 2021

Expert says gathering outside Alberta church attended by many conspiracy theorists

SPRUCE GROVE, Alta. - An expert investigating hate groups says a weekend gathering outside an Alberta church charged with violating COVID-19 regulations is exemplary of the increasing number of far-ri...

Apr 11, 2021

The latest numbers on COVID-19 in Canada for Sunday, April 11, 2021

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 9:00 p.m. ET on Sunday April 11, 2021. There are 1,060,157 confirmed cases in Canada. Canada: 1,060,157 confirmed cases (73,447 active, 9...

Apr 11, 2021

Singh seeks to rally New Democrats as glitchy policy convention wraps up

OTTAWA - Federal New Democrat Leader Jagmeet Singh took aim at the Liberal government Sunday, firing an opening salvo ahead of a possible election later this year. Rounding off a three-day policy conv...

Apr 11, 2021

Three banned from fishing, holding licences in Canada after overfishing violations

NOOTKA, B.C. - Three people have been banned from fishing or holding a fishing licence anywhere in Canada after pleading guilty to overfishing on Vancouver Island in 2019.Nootka Sound RCMP investigate...

Apr 11, 2021

Canada nearing peak of second wave of COVID-19, Tam says as Ontario sets case record

Canada's chief public health officer says the country is nearing the peak of the second wave of COVID-19, as several provinces are struggling to contain new outbreaks. Dr. Theresa Tam's statement come...

Apr 11, 2021

Creating permanent memorial to Nova Scotia mass shooting victims a delicate task

PORTAPIQUE, N.S. - Creating a memorial for those killed in Nova Scotia's mass shooting is a delicate task at a time when families continue to grieve and communities are reluctant to revisit horror, sa...

Apr 11, 2021

Canadian special forces supported major Iraqi military assault on ISIL last month

OTTAWA - The commander of Canada's special forces says his soldiers supported a major military offensive last month that U.S. and Iraqi officials say killed dozens of Islamic State fighters. The two-w...

Apr 11, 2021

'You cannot claim any more:' Russia seeks bigger piece of Arctic Ocean seabed

IQALUIT, Nunavut - Russia wants to stretch out imaginary lines on the ocean floor - and below it - and that has one northern security expert worried about consequences for other Arctic countries like ...

Apr 11, 2021