Canada

Beijing blasts Bob Rae after ambassador calls for UN to investigate genocide claims

OTTAWA - The Chinese government is firing back at Canada's ambassador to the United Nations for calling on the UN to investigate whether China's persecution of ethnic Muslim Uighurs in its Xinjiang pr...

Nov 16, 2020

2nd coronavirus vaccine shows early success in U.S. tests

For the second time this month, there's promising news from a COVID-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavir...

Nov 16, 2020

'She's everything to me': B.C. mom in coma due to COVID-19 gives birth

Dave McIntosh is in "uncharted territory": he's able to hold his newborn son close, but his wife, unconscious in a hospital bed due to complications from COVID-19, cannot. Gill McIntosh, 37, remains i...

Nov 16, 2020

U.S. extradition fight for Huawei CFO back in B.C. court with evidence hearings

VANCOUVER - The lengthy extradition process resumes today for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou as her lawyers fight against her removal from Canada to the United States. The legal team for Meng is ...

Nov 16, 2020

Alek Minassian's father to testify as defence launches its case in van attack trial

TORONTO - The father of a man who is on trial for killing 10 and hurting 16 more in Toronto's van attack is set to testify today.Alek Minassian's lawyers will begin mounting their defence as they argu...

Nov 16, 2020

COVID-19 counts continue to rise as Canada approaches 300,000 cases

Canada's COVID-19 hot spots reported minor declines in daily infections on Sunday, but health officials are urging people to remain cautious as the country rapidly approaches the 300,000-case mark and...

Nov 15, 2020

COVID-19 counts continue to rise as Canada approaches 300,000 cases

Canada's COVID-19 hot spots reported minor declines in daily infections on Sunday, but health officials are urging people to remain cautious as the country rapidly approaches the 300,000-case mark and...

Nov 15, 2020

Canada faces fresh calls to help fight terrorism, facilitate peace talks in Mali

OTTAWA - Canada is being urged to step up in Mali, including through the provision of military assistance to help fight Islamic militants in the region and a diplomatic push to lead peace and reconcil...

Nov 15, 2020

'He is not alone,' victim of Toronto's van attack struggles to understand Minassian

TORONTO - Dina Risin is terrified there are other men like Alek Minassian. The fears that began when she became one of his victims intensified this week as she watched the first day of the virtual mur...

Nov 15, 2020

'It's just disgusting': Broncos parents angry over lack of action on bus seatbelts

AIRDRIE, Alta. - Not a day goes by in the painful aftermath of the Humboldt Broncos bus crash that Michelle Straschnitzki doesn't wonder what if? Straschnitki's son, Ryan, was one of 13 survivor...

Nov 15, 2020