Canada

Quebec announces working group for 'nation-to-nation' discussions with First Nations

MONTREAL - The Quebec government is creating a new political working group that will hold regular 'nation-to-nation' meetings with First Nations leaders on issues that concern them. The announcement w...

Nov 17, 2020

New Brunswick premier crows about province's pandemic response in throne speech

FREDERICTON - Premier Blaine Higgs says New Brunswick has handled the COVID-19 pandemic better than most jurisdictions, and he repeatedly highlighted that accomplishment today in a throne speech that ...

Nov 17, 2020

Feds launch nuclear-waste strategy review amid elusive solutions for toxic waste

TORONTO - The federal government has launched a new initiative aimed at finding long-term solutions for the growing quantity of radioactive waste produced by Canada's nuclear reactors. To that end, th...

Nov 17, 2020

Info commissioner slams RCMP, Liberals on rampant access-to-information failures

OTTAWA - The federal information commissioner is blasting Public Safety Minister Bill Blair and the RCMP for what she suggests is a complete disregard for transparency and accountability. The assessme...

Nov 17, 2020

New privacy bill promises greater control for consumers, stiff fines for companies

OTTAWA - Federal privacy legislation introduced today would require companies to get consent from customers through plain language, not a lengthy legal document, before using their personal data. The ...

Nov 17, 2020

Tories push Liberals to decide 5G, Huawei amid China imprisonment of Kovrig, Spavor

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says Chinese telecom giant Huawei rose to dominance by stealing the technology of the defunct Canadian firm Nortel. O'Toole is levelling the industrial-espion...

Nov 17, 2020

'Not so good': Ocean organizations targets Canadian fishery management in audit

HALIFAX - An ocean conservation group says Canadian fisheries and the federal government have failed to make good on commitments to maintain the longevity of seafood populations. Oceana Canada release...

Nov 17, 2020

McGill men's sports teams to be called Redbirds after lengthy renaming process

MONTREAL - McGill University has chosen Redbirds as the new name for its men's varsity sports teams. The university made the announcement today, more than a year after doing away with the old Redmen n...

Nov 17, 2020

Ontario hits 12th straight day of 1,000-plus COVID cases as count rises across Canada

OTTAWA - The COVID-19 case count continues to climb at an alarming pace west of the Maritimes, despite tighter restrictions as some jurisdictions get ready for more drastic measures. New cases exceede...

Nov 17, 2020

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada for Nov. 17, 2020

The latest news on COVID-19 developments in Canada (all times Eastern): 10:35 a.m. Ontario is reporting 1,249 new cases of COVID-19 today, and 12 new deaths due to the illness. Health Minister Christi...

Nov 17, 2020