Canada

Ontario, Quebec report 4,296 new COVID-19 cases

OTTAWA - Ontario and Quebec are both reporting more than 2,000 new cases of COVID-19 one day after a highly contagious new variant of the virus was confirmed in Canada. Ontario is reporting 2,005 case...

Dec 27, 2020

Visit restrictions contributed to depression among care home residents: doctor

VANCOUVER - A plastic barrier sits on a table between Debbie Drew and her father during their visits in the reception area of a long-term care home where the first Canadian died of COVID-19. Nine mont...

Dec 27, 2020

Ontario confirms two cases of COVID-19 variant first discovered in U.K.

Ontario has confirmed its two first Canadian cases of a more contagious variant of COVID-19 first identified in the United Kingdom.The province's associate chief medical officer of health said today t...

Dec 26, 2020

New lockdown measures begin in Ontario as some provinces move Boxing Day online

MONTREAL - Ontario began a provincewide lockdown on Saturday as several provinces are opting for online or scaled-down Boxing Day shopping to limit the spread of COVID-19. The province has reported mo...

Dec 26, 2020

New lockdown measures begin in Ontario as some provinces move Boxing Day online

MONTREAL - Ontario began a provincewide lockdown on Saturday as several provinces are opting for online or scaled-down Boxing Day shopping to limit the spread of COVID-19. The province has reported mo...

Dec 26, 2020

'A better job than we’ve ever done:' Nunavut researchers turn to citizen scientists

IQALUIT - There are more than 60 words to describe sea ice in Inuktitut. For Nunavut's hunters, the words are critical when travelling across a frozen ocean highway by snowmobile or dog team. In Pond ...

Dec 26, 2020

Spirit of Christmas still alive as hundreds of Canadians give the gift of giving

ckpgThe most wonderful time in a not-so-wonderful year has arrived and Canadians from coast to coast aren't letting the pandemic put a damper on their Christmas spirit. Many have found creative ways t...

Tanner King Dec 25, 2020

'Shift in perspective:' Indigenous place names moving Canada from colonial past

EDMONTON - To Terri Suntjens, symbolism means everything. That's why she decided to get involved with the City of Edmonton's initiative to rename its wards. Suntjens, who is from the Saddle Lake Cree ...

Dec 25, 2020

A look at the Indigenous names for Edmonton's 12 wards

EDMONTON - The City of Edmonton approved a bylaw earlier this month to change the names of its 12 wards to Indigenous ones. Here are the new names and their meanings: Nakota Isga (Ward 1): (NAH'-koh-t...

Dec 25, 2020

Spirit of Christmas still alive as hundreds of Canadians give the gift of giving

The most wonderful time in a not-so-wonderful year has arrived and Canadians from coast to coast aren't letting the pandemic put a damper on their Christmas spirit. Many have found creative ways to ce...

Dec 25, 2020