Canada

Manitoba judge rules church can't hold drive-in services forbidden by health order

WINNIPEG - A Manitoba judge rejected a church's request Saturday to hold drive-in services despite the province's COVID-19 restrictions on public gatherings and in-person religious events. "The onus t...

Dec 05, 2020

Scaled-back, virtual ceremonies to mark 31st anniversary of Polytechnique killings

MONTREAL, France - The anniversary of the attack that cut short the lives of 14 women at Ecole Polytechnique has become a day to reflect and call for action to end gender-based violence, but this year...

Dec 05, 2020

COVID-19 cases hit new records as Tam urges vigilance, promises vaccine on the way

Canada's top doctor says there is some good news on the horizon despite an unsettling new wave of COVID-19 cases and deaths across the country. Dr. Theresa Tam says there is "still a long road ahead" ...

Dec 05, 2020

Fort McMurray residents still cleaning, considering options after spring flooding

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - More than seven months ago, Cora Dion and her husband fled Fort McMurray for the second time in four years as a spring flood threatened their home in northern Alberta. They retu...

Dec 05, 2020

Negotiating contracts for vaccines in development needed flexibility: Anand

OTTAWA - Procurement Minister Anita Anand says that as soon as she knows when the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine will arrive in Canada, she will share that information with Canadians. But Anand told T...

Dec 05, 2020

Speaker Rota reflects on first year presiding over unprecedented virtual Parliament

OTTAWA - Anthony Rota is marking his first anniversary as Speaker of the House of Commons by, as he puts it, having his throat slit. He's having surgery this coming week to remove his thyroid gland, w...

Dec 05, 2020

Ex-MP says no 'backroom' dealings involved in subcontract for 10,000 ventilators

OTTAWA - A former Liberal MP whose medical company was subcontracted as part of a $237-million ventilator deal with the federal government says no "backroom" business factored into the agreement. Fran...

Dec 04, 2020

Black federal public servants file lawsuit alleging systemic discrimination

OTTAWA - A group of current and former Black federal workers has filed a class-action lawsuit against the federal government, alleging systemic discrimination in how it hired and promoted thousands of...

Dec 04, 2020

Age, income among top factors affecting health during pandemic in B.C., survey shows

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's deputy provincial health officer says a survey on people's experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic shows the most important areas that must be addressed relate to healt...

Dec 04, 2020

Trudeau affirms farmers' right to demonstrate after India criticizes his remarks

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rejected the diplomatic scolding Canada's envoy to India received on Friday for his recent comments in support of protesting Indian farmers. Trudeau was asked Fr...

Dec 04, 2020