Canada

Police shootings in 2020: The effect on officers and those they are sworn to protect

A photo and an urn sit on Christie Zebrasky's kitchen table.Each time the Winnipeg woman goes to eat, she imagines her daughter's face and wonders whether she'll ever know what happened in the moments...

Dec 21, 2020

Four of 55 reviews into police shootings completed in 2020; one officer charged

Experts say it takes time to properly investigate a police shooting - even when the public is calling for quick results - but details on the outcome must be more transparent. Of 55 police shootings th...

Dec 21, 2020

B.C. lacks plans for rising seas, flooding: coastal adaptation researcher

VANCOUVER - Parts of British Columbia could see massive losses if the province doesn't start planning for flooding as ocean waters rise and storms surge due to climate change, says a researcher at the...

Dec 21, 2020

Emotional Dr. Theresa Tam very thankful for speed of COVID-19 vaccine delivery

OTTAWA - Canada's top public health officer has been a model of stoicism through the first year of COVID-19, but Dr. Theresa Tam still got a little choked up last week when the first Canadians were in...

Dec 20, 2020

World junior hockey championship pre-tournament games reduced because of COVID-19

EDMONTON - Canada won't play Sweden in a pre-tournament game before the world junior hockey championship in Edmonton because of Sweden's extended quarantine.Exhibition games scheduled for Sunday and M...

Dec 20, 2020

For Nova Scotia mother of scallop fisherman, a painful wait for her son lost at sea

For Lori Phillips, waiting for news of a son lost at sea is painful, as she says closure could begin with his body's return from the Bay of Fundy.An aerial search continued Sunday for some sign of the...

Dec 20, 2020

Canada has 'significant' concerns about China: Defence Minister

OTTAWA - Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says Canada and its allies have significant concerns about China, starting with its unpredictability, its refusal to play by the rules, and its expanding footpr...

Dec 20, 2020

Most Canadians optimistic about 2021 in light of COVID-19 vaccines: online poll

An online survey shows the majority of Canadians report feeling optimistic about the new year in light of the COVID-19 vaccines.A report commissioned by the Association for Canadian Studies and conduc...

Dec 20, 2020

Most Canadians optimistic about 2021 in light of COVID-19 vaccines: online poll

An online survey shows the majority of Canadians report feeling optimistic about the new year in light of the COVID-19 vaccines. A report commissioned by the Association for Canadian Studies and condu...

Dec 20, 2020

COVID-19 fears spark increased interest in home births, midwives say

TORONTO - Fear of contracting COVID-19 in hospitals or doctors' offices has prompted some moms-to-be to choose to take on midwives and have their babies at home, midwifery groups say. A recent survey ...

Dec 20, 2020