Category Archives: Canada
Guardians of Edehzhie: Protecting the land during the pandemic
There was a time last year when the guardians of Edehzhie would head out on the land in the Northwest Territories and worry what their communities might look like when they returned. That was when COV...
Apr 04, 2021
No plans to change warships despite PBO cost warning, top official says
OTTAWA - Canada's top military procurement official says there are no plans to change directions on the construction of a fleet of new Navy warships despite a recent warning about escalating costs fro...
Apr 04, 2021
Canada's COVID-19 case count surpasses one million
Canada has recorded more than a million cases of COVID-19 since the virus arrived in the country more than a year ago. The national tally inched past the bleak threshold on Saturday when British Colum...
Apr 03, 2021
North Vancouver residents to hold drive-thru vigil after stabbings at library
VANCOUVER - Residents of North Vancouver are planning a candlelight vigil tonight to honour a young woman who was fatally stabbed at a local library along with six others who were injured there.The dr...
Apr 03, 2021
Health Canada recalls masks containing graphene as it assesses risks to people
Health Canada has issued a recall on disposable masks containing a material made of tiny particles it says could pose a danger if inhaled. The agency is advising people not to wear masks with graphene...
Apr 03, 2021
Wire theft in Mexico triggers at least 70 layoffs at Quebec factory, more possible
MONTREAL - Dozens of workers at a factory in La Pocatiere, Que. have lost their jobs after a theft at a plant in Mexico. French rail manufacturer Alstom says at least 70 of its employees will be laid ...
Apr 03, 2021
Officials seek to convince skeptical public of vaccine safety
OTTAWA - Canada's deputy chief public health officer wouldn't hesitate to roll up his sleeve if the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine were offered to him tomorrow, he said this week. Dr. Howard Njoo, along w...
Apr 03, 2021
Protests across Quebec after eight women killed in eight weeks
MONTREAL - Protesters marched through Montreal's Plateau borough Friday afternoon to denounce what many described as a "pandemic" of violence against women, after a slate of recent killings. Eight wom...
Apr 02, 2021
Canadians in COVID-19 hot spots face more restrictions as cases keep rising
OTTAWA - Canada's two most long-standing COVID-19 hot spots marked their second Good Friday in the COVID-19 era by either ushering in or preparing to impose new public health measures to curb resurgen...
Apr 02, 2021
Canada joins G7 in condemning Ethiopia violence, calling for humanitarian aid
OTTAWA - Canada and other G7 nations are denouncing what they describe as human rights violations and calling for immediate access for humanitarian aid groups in Ethiopia's conflict-ridden Tigray regi...
Apr 02, 2021