Canada

'Come out with your hands up.' Witness describes Nova Scotia killer's disturbing ruse

HALIFAX - Chilling details of a Nova Scotia couple's close encounter with a mass murderer have emerged from RCMP documents released this week, including a bizarre account of how the killer tried to co...

Dec 10, 2020

Provinces awash in second wave, sharpen focus of vaccine rollout plans

TORONTO - Canada's initial rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine came into clearer focus Thursday as Ontario announced it would go ahead with its first immunizations on Tuesday, while high case counts conti...

Dec 10, 2020

Brits fear 'damage' if Canadian politicians delay ratification of trade deal

OTTAWA - The British government is concerned and disappointed that Canada's Parliament won't be able to formally ratify their new trade agreement ahead of a Jan. 1 deadline. British trade officials sa...

Dec 10, 2020

Health workers report burnout amid second wave, ask public to obey health rules

VANCOUVER - Sophia Gabiniewicz is well accustomed to dealing with stress as a registered nurse in the intensive care unit at St. Paul's Hospital in Vancouver. But she says it rose to a new level as th...

Dec 10, 2020

Montreal's St-Laurent Boulevard hit by Christmas tree-stealing 'Grinch'

MONTREAL - The merchant's association on Montreal's St-Laurent Boulevard says it has been the victim of a Christmas tree-stealing "Grinch." Tasha Morizio, the head of the merchant's association, says ...

Dec 10, 2020

Syrian refugees take citizenship oath on fifth anniversary of first arrivals

OTTAWA - A group of Syrian refugees is taking the Canadian citizenship oath in an online ceremony today to mark the fifth anniversary of when the first plane carrying Syrian refugees arrived in Canada...

Dec 10, 2020

Crackdown on land protests in 2020 infringes on liberties, future activism: experts

TORONTO - Months after a group of Haudenosaunee people set up camp on a construction site near Caledonia, Ont., an provincial court granted Haldimand County an order permanently forbidding people from...

Dec 10, 2020

'Dereliction of duty': Ombudswoman slams Quebec long-term care COVID-19 response

MONTREAL - An ombudswoman's report has found that Quebec's long-term care system failed in its duty to ensure the safety and dignity of residents during the first wave of COVID-19. The report by Marie...

Dec 10, 2020

Revised rules for running federal election during pandemic proposed in new bill

OTTAWA - The federal Liberals are proposing to spread voting over three days if there's a federal election during the COVID-19 pandemic. A bill tabled in the House of Commons today would also add near...

Greg Fry Dec 10, 2020

U.S. calls for release of Kovrig, Spavor as pair marks two years in Chinese prison

OTTAWA - The United States is marking the second year of the imprisonment of two Canadians in China by calling for their immediate release. A statement from the acting American ambassador to Canada, K...

Dec 10, 2020