Canada

Feds urged to act as data suggests COVID-19 making it hard for veterans to get help

OTTAWA - The federal government is being criticized for not doing enough to help disabled veterans as new figures appear to confirm fears that COVID-19 has made it more difficult for them to apply for...

Oct 25, 2020

Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq chief casts doubt on Ottawa's bid to quell violence over lobster

HALIFAX - The First Nations chief behind a small but contentious fishing fleet trapping Nova Scotia lobster outside the regulated season raised concerns on Sunday about Ottawa's latest bid to quell vi...

Oct 25, 2020

Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq chief casts doubt on Ottawa's bid to quell violence over lobster

HALIFAX - The First Nations chief behind a small but contentious fishing fleet trapping Nova Scotia lobster outside the regulated season raised concerns on Sunday about Ottawa's latest bid to quell vi...

Oct 25, 2020

Canadian provinces hardest hit by COVID-19 reach sobering milestones

MONTREAL - The Canadian provinces hardest hit by the global COVID-19 pandemic released sobering numbers on Sunday, with Quebec's overall case count passing the 100,000 mark and Ontario registering mor...

Oct 25, 2020

John Horgan says he will work across party lines to find ideas that work for B.C.

VICTORIA - British Columbia's election results show a divided province with Liberal victories in many rural ridings and the New Democrats in urban areas, but Premier John Horgan says his government wi...

Oct 25, 2020

Ontario records more than 1,000 new daily COVID-19 cases for first time

The next week in Ontario's battle with the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic will be crucial, an infections diseases expert said Sunday after the province reported more than 1,000 daily cases for t...

Oct 25, 2020

QuickSketch: A look at Saskatchewan NDP Leader Ryan Meili

REGINA - A look at Ryan Meili, leader of the Saskatchewan NDP: Born: April 11, 1975, in Moose Jaw, Sask. Early years: Grew up on a farm 40 kilometres south of Moose Jaw. His family moved into th...

Oct 25, 2020

Mountaintop coal mine hearings to begin amidst fears of pollution, development rush

A proposed coal mine that would create hundreds of jobs but shear off a mountaintop in one of Alberta's most sensitive environments is to go to a public hearing this week. Riversdale Resources, propon...

Oct 25, 2020

QuickSketch: A look at Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe

REGINA - A look at Scott Moe, leader of the Saskatchewan Party: Born: July 31, 1973, in Prince Albert, Sask. Early years: Raised as the oldest in a family of five on a grain farm near Shellbrook, Sask...

Oct 25, 2020

New Democrats turn minority into majority in British Columbia election

The New Democrats won a majority government in the British Columbia election on Saturday as voters rewarded John Horgan with a second term after he took a gamble on calling an election during the COVI...

Oct 25, 2020