Canada

Special adviser Ralph Goodale reports on Canada's response to Iran plane crash

OTTAWA - Canada's special adviser on Iran's January shootdown of the Ukrainian Airlines jetliner that killed all 176 people on board is recommending special attention be paid to those who lost loved o...

Dec 15, 2020

Indigenous activist pleased to hear Cleveland plans to drop Indians team name

Indigenous activist Douglas Cardinal is applauding the Cleveland Indians for deciding to change their name. Cardinal filed human rights complaints in 2016 in an attempt to stop the team from using the...

Dec 15, 2020

Canada to receive early shipment of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine before year's end

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada has signed a contract to receive up to 168,000 doses of Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine before the end of December.The Moderna vaccine has not yet been ap...

Greg Fry Dec 15, 2020

Scallop boat, crew missing off Nova Scotia coast; debris and empty life-rafts spotted

DIGBY - Military aircraft and coast guard vessels are searching off the coast of southwestern Nova Scotia after a scallop boat was reported to have gone down in rough seas and empty life-rafts washed ...

Dec 15, 2020

As anxieties grow over CERB notices, Qualtrough says no requirement to repay now

OTTAWA - Employment Minister Carla Qualtrough says federal notices to emergency aid recipients are an attempt to verify information and avoid making tax time next year overly complicated. The Canada R...

Dec 15, 2020

Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard arrested in Winnipeg under Extradition Act

WINNIPEG - Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard has been arrested in Winnipeg. Court records show Nygard, who is 79, was arrested under the Extradition Act and is to appear in a Winnipeg courtroom this...

Dec 15, 2020

Parti Quebecois member Harold LeBel removed from caucus after sex assault complaint

QUEBEC - A Parti Quebecois member of the Quebec legislature has been arrested on allegations of sexual assault. Quebec provincial police arrested Harold LeBel today in Rimouski and he was being questi...

Dec 15, 2020

RCMP commits to changes on how it collects, uses information about protesters

OTTAWA - The RCMP has agreed to revamp its policies on the collection and use of information about protesters after a watchdog expressed fresh concerns, a notable shift from the police force's positio...

Dec 15, 2020

The latest news on COVID 19 developments in Canada on Dec. 15, 2020

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 10:35 a.m. Ontario is reporting a new single-day record of 2,275 new COVID-19 cases today. Health Minister Christine Elliott say...

Dec 15, 2020

NewsAlert: COVID chosen Canadian Press news story of the year for 2020

TORONTO - The deadly virus that swept Canada this year dominated headlines as it killed thousands of Canadians, sickened tens of thousands of others and prompted profound social and economic dislocati...

Dec 15, 2020